Hilary Sears has been appointed as director of InterimWomen a business network that supports women working as interim managers, set up by interim provider Russam GMS.

Sears, who will be responsible for leading the organisation’s growth and development, is an executive coach and mentor who specialises in working with women to help them reach their full potential in the workplace.

She is chairman of KIDS (a £12m national charity for disabled children), deputy chairman of the international advisory board at Cranfield School of Management and a director (and recent past chairman) of the Association of MBAs.

Charles Russam, chairman of Russam GMS and founder of InterimWomen, says: “We are delighted that Hilary Sears has joined InterimWomen. Hilary has an excellent professional reputation and will be a huge asset to InterimWomen in its next exciting phase of development.”