Ian Daniell has a degree in civil engineering but when confronted with the prospect of work joined the British Army instead.

For the next twenty years most of his career was dedicated to defending the North German plain. He ended up commanding the Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Regiment in time to clear up after the first Gulf War. During this time he also gained an MA in Management from the Kent Business School.

He left the army in 1994 to set up an interim management business which gave him his first taste of consultancy. He ran that business successfully for ten years, for three of which he was chairman of the Interim Management Association.

In 2004 he sold the business in order to focus on his research and to complete his book. He was awarded a Doctorate in Professional  Studies in 2008 and now provides a range of consultancy services to the interim management industry as well as advising charities and SME on their executive recruitment, assessment and management development.

He is married to Emma and they have two children at university.

In his remaining spare time he maintains two old houses in Kent and Normandy, sails a wooden boat on the Swale and is sad enough to drive a classic MG.