Change can require time to navigate. The search for new management in a private club environment is particularly challenging, and can be a stressful and time-consuming. Boards have a responsibility to look more deeply into paving the way for their new General Manager/COO to be successful. Bringing in an Interim Executive Leader empowers a club’s board with the ability to address critical opportunities to strengthen operations prior to the arrival of a new General Manager/COO. Clubs searching for new team members to fill critical roles face pressure to “complete the search,” but with an Interim Executive Leader, it’s possible instead to “strengthen the search.”
Engaging the best search professionals to work with you is paramount. The equally critical is to manage the club while the transition is underway. An experienced Interim Executive Leader provides tremendous opportunity to ensure the continuance of quality, day-to-day operations and advance club operations in an expert and expeditious manner.
Interim assignments include the following positions:
- General Managers/Chief Operating Officers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Clubhouse Managers
- Golf Course Superintendents
- Directors of Golf
- Fractional CFOs
In an effort to provide a full list of solutions for our client clubs, KOPPLIN KUEBLER & WALLACE offers resources for securing top Interim General Manager/COOs and supporting operational oversight utilizing industry proven best practices.
I write to you today with sincere appreciation for delivering the perfect interim solution in Craig Schaner. I cannot say enough about the KK&W Interim Management Solution model and candidates from which to choose from. In our case, we were fortunate to secure Craig and his more than forty years of experience to help us successfully navigate through a tough time.
KK&W’s Interim Management Solutions provided flexibility and optionality that we would not have had if we had gone on another route. I highly recommend the Interim Management Solution model to any organization with such a temporary need.
Craig Schaner was an outstanding addition to Montclair Golf Club. Experienced, thoughtful, diligent, and intelligent, Craig brought something hard to find and that is an experienced leader. That is precisely what we needed. I enjoyed working with and learning from Craig and myself and the Board of Trustees have been working to implement several of his suggestions after his detailed and thoughtful observations. The Montclair Golf Club Members all had a great reaction to Craig and were relieved to have experience on the floor and our staff delivered an excellent product. Craig would have been a perfect permanent solution for us under different circumstances.
Our Club went through a major project under Craig’s guidance and without his past experiences there were pitfalls that were awaiting us. Craig’s experiences led us through this time, and we could not have done it without him.
I highly recommend Craig Schaner and KK&W Interim Management Solutions as the best path forward for any organization having such need.
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In the Interim General Manager/COO role, Platek draws upon leadership experience with top tier private clubs, diverse management skills geared toward operational success, and discernment around best practices in highly performing clubs. A warm, relatable, and nationally recognized club professional with a strong work ethic and drive for excellence, Zach provides clubs with proven, results-oriented leadership.
Recent Interim Management GM/COO assignments include: Green Island Country (GA), Dunwoody Country Club (GA), The Minikahda Club (MN), and Hillsboro Club (FL). Long-term GM/COO career appointments include: Grandfather Golf & Country Club (NC), Athens Country Club (GA), and Atlanta Athletic Club (GA).
Previously, Christy served as Operations Lead with the Club Leadership Alliance (CLA), where she played a key role in managing operations, enhancing client engagement, and supporting governance initiatives focused on strengthening leadership within private clubs.
Christy brings more than a decade of industry experience to the KK&W team, including 13 years as Client Manager with Creative Golf Marketing, where she specialized in client relations and marketing strategy for private club organizations.
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