What NEDs Need to Know About Valuations and Investor Expectations
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: A non-executive director does not need to be a valuation expert, but they do need to understand two things well enough to exercise real oversight: how the company’s …
How to Manage Disagreements Between NEDs and Executives
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: The first thing to understand about disagreement between a non-executive director and an executive is that it is not a problem to be eliminated — it is the …
The Growing Need for Tech-Savvy NEDs in Non-Tech Companies
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Technology is no longer the concern only of technology companies. A manufacturer, a retailer, a professional-services firm or a charity now has technology woven through its operations, its …
The Role of NEDs in Overseeing AI-Powered Businesses
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: When a business increasingly runs on artificial intelligence, the board faces a genuinely new oversight problem: it must govern the risks of technology it cannot itself build or …
Why Emotional Intelligence Is a Competitive Advantage for NEDs
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: A non-executive director has no executive authority — they cannot instruct, cannot command, and hold no operational levers. Their entire contribution depends on influence: on being able to …
How the Role of Non-Executive Directors Differs Across the UK, US, and EU
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: The core purpose of a non-executive director — independent oversight of management — is the same in the UK, US and EU, but the structures differ. The UK …
How to Use LinkedIn Effectively to Win NED Roles
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Most non-executive director roles are filled through networks and search firms, not job adverts — so the real value of LinkedIn for a board aspirant is not applying …
The Tax Implications of Being a Non-Executive Director
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: The single most important — and most misunderstood — point is this: a non-executive director is an office-holder, and UK tax law treats office-holders like employees. So NED …
The Role of Non-Executive Directors in Fintech Startups
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: A fintech startup is two things at once — a fast-scaling technology company and a financial firm that is regulated, or soon will be. That double nature is …
Why Non-Executive Directors Are Increasingly Targeted by Regulators
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Regulators have shifted, over the past decade or so, from treating governance failures as collective board matters to holding named individuals personally accountable — and non-executive directors have …
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