VRIM Verband Rheintaler Interim Manager

What VRIM Verband Rheintaler Interim Manager does

VRIM Verband Rheintaler Interim Manager is a Liechtenstein-domiciled professional association (Berufsverband) of self-employed interim managers, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Schaan with 7 staff. It serves the Alpine Rhine region spanning Liechtenstein, Eastern Switzerland, Vorarlberg (Austria), and adjacent German areas, operating as a non-profit membership organization rather than a commercial enterprise. Its stated mission is to connect pre-qualified interim managers — typically executives covering CEO/Geschäftsführer, turnaround, change management, and project management roles — with regional companies facing leadership gaps, restructuring, or transformation needs. Governance is by an elected board of directors; founding president Kurt Schädl er led the organization for more than ten years before Götz Dittmar assumed the presidency in March 2023.

The association's core deliverables are not technology products but a curated service portfolio: a searchable online member directory with full-text search and downloadable one-pager reference project PDFs; an events platform hosting the annual VRIM-Kongress, Neujahrstreffen, VRIM-Bodenseetalk, VRIM-Inside member presentations, and Stammtisch meetings; member support services covering quality criteria, admission procedures, and a code of conduct (Verhaltenskodex); and educational content including republished industry studies (notably DDIM Marktstudie 2026) and specialist articles. The "technology" layer is therefore a conventional content/directory website (rheintal-interim.org) with social media presence on Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, XING, and YouTube; no proprietary platform, AI capabilities, or integrated software product is indicated.

VRIM generates revenue exclusively through recurring membership fees (Mitgliederbeitrag), which are not publicly disclosed and require direct contact for pricing. Pricing details, contract terms, and member counts are withheld, and no funding rounds, external investors, or commercial revenue lines exist. GTM is community-led: the member directory and recurring events serve as the primary matching mechanism between supply (interim managers) and demand (regional companies), supplemented by reciprocal partnerships with parallel DACH associations — DDIM (Germany), DÖIM (Austria), AIMP (Germany), DSIM (Switzerland), and UnitedInterim — and a recurring cooperation with the annual Unternehmertag Liechtenstein business conference. Geographic reach is regional by design, with the principal customer segment being SMEs and mid-sized enterprises in the Alpine Rhine corridor needing temporary executive leadership.

Name

VRIM Verband Rheintaler Interim Manager

Legal name

VRIM Verband Rheintaler Interim Manager

Website

https://rheintal-interim.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

VRIM is a Liechtenstein-based, non-profit professional association of self-employed interim managers founded in 2013, serving companies in the Alpine Rhine region (Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Austria, Germany) through a member directory, events platform, and quality standards. It funds itself via undisclosed recurring membership fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Schaan

HQ country

Liechtenstein

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: VRIM generates revenue through annual membership fees (Mitgliederbeitrag). The association provides a directory of qualified interim managers to companies seeking temporary executive leadership, with members paying for access to networking, professional development, and business referral opportunities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

VRIM is a professional association of self-employed interim managers that maintains a curated member directory, organizes networking and educational events, and facilitates the matching of member managers with companies in the Alpine Rhine region needing temporary executive leadership. Revenue comes from annual membership fees; the value delivered is access to a vetted network of interim executives and regional business connections rather than a specific product.

Product overview

VRIM Verband Rheintaler Interim Manager is a professional association of self-employed interim managers operating along the Alpine Rhine region and neighboring areas. The organization offers a unified platform consisting of a member directory for finding interim managers, an events platform hosting conferences and networking gatherings, reference project documentation, and member support services including quality standards and educational resources. The portfolio functions as an integrated ecosystem where the directory enables client-manager matching, events foster industry networking and knowledge exchange, and member services maintain professional quality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Interim Manager Member Directory

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DDIM (Dachgesellschaft Deutsches Interim Management)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman partner association for interim management. VRIM shares DDIM market studies and research with members, and promotes DDIM events and Interim Management Magazine.
• UnitedInterimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized the 1st Virtual Fachtagung Interim Management on April 25, 2020. VRIM participated as a partner, with President Kurt Schädler moderating workshops. Subsequent virtual conferences followed in October 2020.
• DÖIM (Dachorganisation Österreichisches Interim Management)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustrian umbrella organization for interim management. VRIM is a partner, participating in the annual KIM (Konferenz für Interim Management) conference in Salzburg.
• DSIM (Deutscher Senioren-Immobilien Manager / Swiss association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVRIM President Kurt Schädler co-moderated a workshop with DSIM board member Daniel Brüngger on financial challenges post-Corona crisis.
• AIMP (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Interim Management Provider)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman interim management association whose annual forum was cancelled due to COVID-19, prompting the virtual fach tagungen alternative organized by UnitedInterim.
• University of LiechtensteinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVRIM planned a lecture series on business trends in collaboration with the University of Liechtenstein.
• Unternehmertag LiechtensteincoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual business conference in Vaduz where VRIM serves as a cooperation partner. VRIM has participated in multiple editions (5th in 2017, 19th in 2024, 20th in 2025, 21st in 2026).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half: Large publicly listed staffing and interim-management firm. Comparable as a provider of temporary executive talent to companies, but vastly larger and operating across multiple countries rather than as a regional professional association.
• Hays: Global staffing and recruitment firm with a substantial interim management practice. Operates in the same end-market (companies hiring interim executives) but at much greater scale and as a commercial provider rather than a non-profit association.

Direct peers

• AIMP (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Interim Management Provider): German association of interim management providers. Direct peer — VRIM is a documented partner and they share audiences around the German-language interim management community.
• DDIM (Dachgesellschaft Deutsches Interim Management): Germany's leading professional association for interim management and a direct peer — both VRIM and DDIM organise, certify and promote independent interim managers, and they share market studies (e.g. DDIM Marktstudie 2026) and events.
• Management Angels: German interim management provider with an active manager pool and matching service. Comparable as a curated intermediary between interim managers and companies seeking temporary leadership in the DACH region.
• DÖIM (Dachorganisation Österreichisches Interim Management): Austrian umbrella association for interim management. Direct peer of VRIM with the same membership-association model, running the annual KIM conference in Salzburg and cross-promoting members in the DACH region.
• DSIM (Dachverband Schweizer Interim Manager): Swiss umbrella association for interim managers, explicitly listed as a VRIM partner with joint workshops (e.g. Daniel Brügger post-Corona workshop). Directly comparable membership-association model.
• UnitedInterim: Network that organised the 1st Virtual Fachtagung Interim Management in 2020 with VRIM President Kurt Schälder moderating. A peer in the same membership-and-events space with a virtual-events emphasis.
• Interimunity: Austrian interim management platform/provider. Direct peer operating an interim manager directory and matching services overlapping with VRIM's core offering in the DACH market.

Others

• PMI (Project Management Institute) Liechtenstein Chapter: Professional membership organisation for project managers. Adjacent comparable in structure (non-profit professional association in Liechtenstein/DACH) and in the overlap of competencies (PM, change management) demanded of VRIM's interim manager members.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RheintalInterim
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCfRsSE0wHMqUtBmFLgm9QBQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/RheintalInterim
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rheintal-interim

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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