Interim vs Fractional CAIO: two forms, one lasting bearer

Interim and Fractional are two forms for the CAIO seat.

Retained AI Executive Search places the lasting bearer.

Three architectures. Not one rate card.

I run retained AI Executive Search mandates from Hamburg for DACH seats. The live Interim CAIO and Fractional CAIO hubs stay separate pages. Here only the comparison, then drain to Money.

Interim

Full-time under a clock.

Fills the seat for a window. Not Fractional.

Fractional

External bearer before the house carries a full-time seat.

Form before the permanent seat. Not Interim.

Retained permanent mandate

Lasting bearer of the AI yes.

The AI Executive Search mandate.

FAQ

### Is Interim the same as Fractional?

No. Clock versus form before the full-time seat.

### For whom?

Decision-makers: not rate-card shoppers.