Leading Network

What Leading Network does

Leading Network is an Italian professional association (Associazione Italiana dei Temporary Manager) founded in 2009 and headquartered in Milan that defines, disseminates, and enhances the Temporary Manager profession. It operates under Law 4/2013 for non-organized professions and is registered with MIMIT (Ministero delle Imprese e del Made in Italy) in Section II as one of the authorized bodies to issue Qualification Attestations for professional services rendered by its members. The association serves both sides of a two-sided market: individual Temporary Managers who join for credentials, training, and access to mandates, and companies, family businesses, professional studies, and investment funds that source interim executive talent through the association.

Its core offerings are structured around a member-services stack. The Assessment process and Attestazioni di Qualificazione provide the formal credentialing function; Leading Business School (launched April 2013) delivers ongoing managerial training including video courses; the Manuale del Temporary Manager codifies the profession; the searchable Profilo dei Soci connects members with opportunities; periodic Member Meetings are recognized by MIMIT as formative events; and Leading Magazine publishes expert-authored content. The reserved Area Riservata (soci.leading.it) hosts job opportunities, including international mandates sourced via INIMA. A separate Standard Leading offering defines quality benchmarks for client companies. The association operates through a national structure comprising the Milan headquarters and 55 regional branches.

The business model is subscription/recurring membership-fee based. As a nonprofit professional association under Italian Law 4/2013, Leading Network does not disclose revenue or pricing. Its member base consists of credentialed Temporary Managers — typically senior executives, with INIMA 2026 survey data indicating an average daily rate of approximately €724 and 75% active engagement in assignments. The association is governed by a Consiglio Direttivo led by President Fabio Montefiori, who also represents Italy on the INIMA board. Leading Network co-founded INIMA, the European umbrella body for interim manager associations, providing international research collaboration and cross-border mandate flow. Leadership under President Fabio Montefiori and Board Member Leonardo Greco has continued active editorial output and legislative engagement, including substantive contribution to the PDL 2474 proposal on temporary management in Italian SMEs.

Name

Leading Network

Legal name

Leading Network - Associazione Italiana dei Temporary Manager

Website

https://leading.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Leading Network is the Italian professional association representing Temporary Managers, issuing MIMIT-recognized qualification attestations under Law 4/2013, delivering training through Leading Business School, and serving SMEs, family businesses, professional studies, and investment funds seeking interim executive leadership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Leading Network operates as a professional association generating revenue through membership fees from Temporary Managers who join to receive professional qualification attestations, training, networking, and other member benefits.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Leading Network is an Italian professional association (Associazione Italiana dei Temporary Manager) that qualifies, represents, and connects temporary (interim) managers across Italy. It provides official qualification assessments and attestations under Law 4/2013, continuous training via the Leading Business School, networking through meetings and a searchable member directory, quality standards for client companies (Standard Leading), and acts as Italy's representative in the European INIMA network.

Product overview

Leading Network is a professional association for Temporary Managers in Italy, operating under Law 4/2013. The organization offers a portfolio of services including professional qualification assessment and attestations, the Leading Business School for continuous training, member networking through searchable profiles and periodic meetings, and Leading Magazine for knowledge sharing. The association also provides standards for companies (Standard Leading) and serves as Italy's representative in INIMA, the International Network of Interim Manager Associations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assessment (Membership Assessment Procedure) Initial assessment procedure through which aspiring members obtain the quality and professional qualification attestation required to deliver services as Temporary Managers within the association. For prospective individual Temporary Managers seeking to join Leading Network.
• Attestazioni di Qualificazione (Qualification Attestations) Official qualification attestations issued to members for their professional services as Temporary Managers, pursuant to Italian Law n.4 of January 14, 2013 on non-organized professions. For individual Temporary Managers who have passed the association's Assessment procedure.
• Leading Business School Permanent managerial training project launched in April 2013, aimed at association members to enhance and update their managerial culture, delivered through video courses. For individual Temporary Manager members of Leading Network.
• Manuale del Temporary Manager (Temporary Manager Handbook) Reference handbook documenting the characteristics of the Temporary Manager profession, providing members with clarity on professional dynamics and practice. For individual Temporary Manager members of Leading Network.
• Profilo dei Soci (Member Profiles Directory) Searchable directory of member profiles filterable by level, competence, geographic area, and other criteria to connect members with job opportunities. For individual Temporary Manager members and for client companies seeking qualified interim executives.
• Meeting dei Soci (Member Meetings) Periodic in-person member meetings recognized as training events for maintaining network membership according to MIMIT (Ministry of Enterprise) requirements. For individual Temporary Manager members of Leading Network.
• Leading Magazine Online magazine featuring articles on temporary management, family business succession, turnaround, digital transformation, finance, operations, and other business topics written by member professionals. For the broader business audience and prospective clients seeking to understand interim management.
• Standard Leading Quality standards framework for companies utilizing Temporary Manager services, ensuring consistent service delivery and professional benchmarks. For Italian SMEs, family businesses, investment funds, and professional studies engaging Temporary Managers.
• Area Riservata (Reserved Member Portal) Reserved member area providing access to job opportunities, member resources, and exclusive content for association members. For individual Temporary Manager members of Leading Network.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• INIMA (International Network of Interim Manager Associations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Network represents Italy in INIMA, the European organization that brings together European Temporary Manager associations, which it helped to found. The partnership involves joint research (INIMA surveys), knowledge sharing, and international collaboration in the interim management sector.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• INIMA (International Network of Interim Manager Associations): European umbrella of national interim manager associations that Leading Network co-founded. INIMA is the direct counterpart organization that aggregates the same member-value proposition across multiple European countries.
• AIM (Association pour la Promotion de l'Interim Management): French interim management association, fellow INIMA member. Operates the same membership, qualification, and advocacy model for French interim executives — directly comparable in role and structure to Leading Network.
• IMA (Interim Management Association, UK): UK-based professional association for interim managers and fellow INIMA counterpart. Same membership-model business and same positioning vis-à-vis UK SMEs and enterprises.
• DDIM (Bundesverband Deutscher Interim Manager): German federal association of interim managers, also an INIMA member. Comparable as a national professional association performing qualification, advocacy, and matching functions for the German interim management market.

Broad incumbents

• Confindustria (Italian General Confederation of Italian Industry): Major Italian business association representing manufacturers and service providers. While broader in scope than Leading Network, it is a comparable Italian professional/membership association model influencing SME access to executive talent and policy frameworks.
• Assolavoro: Italian association of employment agencies and staffing/LPO firms. Comparable as a national Italian professional association operating in the workforce/talent space, with advocacy and member qualification functions, though broader (includes temporary staffing, not just executive interim).

Emerging players

• InterimExpat: Digital marketplace/platform for interim managers. An emerging alternative matching model that bypasses traditional associations — comparable because it competes for the same end-customer (companies needing interim executives) via a different (technology-led) channel.
• Top of Minds: European executive search/interim talent firm operating digital matching between senior executives and companies. Competes with Leading Network's matching function via a commercial platform rather than an association model.

Regional players

• SDA Bocconi School of Management: Italy's leading business school offering executive education. Comparable for its Leading Business School–like training offering and member-base model in Italy, competing for the same pool of mid-to-senior Italian executives seeking professional development.

Others

• Consulenti del Lavoro (Consiglio Nazionale): Italian national professional association of labor consultants operating under a Law 4/2013-style framework. Comparable as a fellow Italian membership-based professional association with MIMIT-recognized qualification attestation authority, demonstrating the same regulatory model Leading Network operates within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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