Vlerick Business School × Academy Lab

MASTERING INTERIM MANAGEMENT

From Corporate Leadership to Independent Impact

A selective executive programme designed for experienced leaders who want to expand their impact beyond traditional corporate roles and explore the future of executive careers.

Limited to 20 Leaders

Ready for your next leadership chapter?

The future of executive careers is no longer defined by a single organization. Transform your experience into opportunities as an:

Designed for experienced leaders who want to expand their impact, build portfolio careers, and create value across multiple organizations.

Why Interim Management?

Today’s organisations need experienced leaders who can step in quickly, assess complex situations and deliver results in times of growth, transformation, restructuring or uncertainty.

Interim leaders bring clarity, execution capability and strategic perspective when it matters most.

This programme provides the frameworks, tools and mindset required to succeed in this new leadership model.

What You Will Learn?

Strategic Clarity for
Interim Leaders

Assess business strategy rapidly and align leadership teams around clear priorities.

Executing Strategy in
Transition

Translate strategic direction into operational impact and measurable results.

Energising Change
Initiatives

Lead organisational change using Vlerick's renowned Batteries of Change framework.

Finance & Performance
Management

Understand organisational performance, identify value creation opportunities and drive sustainable results.

Faculty

Prof. Dr. Kurt Verweire

Strategy Professor & Partner Vlerick Business School

Internationally recognised expert in strategy execution and organisational transformation.

Prof. Dr. Wouter De Maeseneire

Professor of Corporate Finance Vlerick Business School

Leading expert in corporate finance, valuation and strategic value creation.

VLERICK Business School

Located in the heart of Europe, Vlerick Business School is a world-renowned, independent business school based in Brussels, Belgium. As one of the select institutions worldwide holding all three prestigious accreditations—AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA—Vlerick belongs to the top 1% of business schools globally with “triple accreditation” status.

Consistently ranked among the world’s leading institutions for executive education by the Financial Times and QS rankings, Vlerick is home to a powerful international network of more than 26,000 alumni across 99 countries. The school is recognized for its practice-oriented approach to leadership development, entrepreneurship, innovation, and digital transformation.

Why Belgium? Why VLERICK?

The interim management model, as we know it today, first emerged in Continental Europe during the 1970s. The Benelux region has since become both a pioneer and one of the most mature markets for interim leadership. Belgium and the Netherlands remain among Europe’s most established interim management ecosystems.

Brussels alone accounts for more than 60% of Belgium’s interim management demand. As the home of European institutions, multinational headquarters, and international organizations, the city has become one of the world’s most advanced hubs for flexible, project-based executive leadership.

No institution represents this expertise more comprehensively than Vlerick Business School.

Ranked as the #1 business school in Belgium and the Benelux region for Executive Education for 14 consecutive years by the Financial Times, Vlerick currently ranks among the top executive education providers in Europe and globally.

Now, through an exclusive collaboration with Academy Lab, Vlerick’s acclaimed Mastering Interim Management program is being delivered in Türkiye.

Limited to only 20 participants, the program offers a unique opportunity to gain internationally recognized expertise in interim leadership and earn the prestigious Vlerick Business School Interim Manager Certificate, positioning graduates as capable and globally recognized interim executives.

More than a program: A global career opportunity

Successfully completing the program is about far more than earning an internationally recognized certification.

Participants will also gain access to a broader ecosystem of executive opportunities through Benson & Partners, the Türkiye representative of the International Executive Search Federation (IESF), a global network operating in more than 50 countries.

This creates the opportunity to become part of a global interim executive talent pool and expand your visibility within international executive search and leadership networks.

The certificate is only the beginning. The global network is where your next chapter starts.

Who Should Attend?

C-Level Executives

General Managers

Functional Leaders

Board Members

Senior Consultants

Experienced professionals exploring portfolio careers

Leaders preparing for interim executive assignments

Why Vlerick Business School?

One of Europe’s leading business schools, Vlerick has helped hundreds of senior executives develop the capabilities needed to lead transformation, strategy and growth in complex environments.

The programme combines academic excellence with practical business application, creating immediate value for participants.

Exclusive Information Webinar

Join our online information session to learn more about:

  • The Interim Management model
  • Global executive career trends
  • Programme content and faculty
  • Participant profile Application process

Programme Details

From Corporate Leadership to Independent Impact

Your next career chapter starts with the ability to create impact beyond organisational boundaries.

Academy Lab combines global academic partnerships with real-world experience to provide customized development and transformation solutions for organizations.

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    Program Application Form

    Your application to this program, carried out in collaboration with Boğaziçi University, will be reviewed for preliminary evaluation. Suitable candidates will be contacted.

    Başvuru ve Bilgi Formu

    Kontenjan, uygulama ve etkileşim kalitesini korumak amacıyla 25 kişi ile sınırlandırılmıştır. Başvurunuzun ardından Academy Lab ekibi sizinle iletişime geçecektir.

    Program Başvuru Formu

    Boğaziçi Üniversitesi iş birliğiyle hayata geçirilen bu programa başvurunuz ön değerlendirmeye alınacaktır. Uygun bulunan adaylarla iletişime geçilecektir.