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 …
How the UK Corporate Governance Code Impacts Non-Executive Directors
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: The UK Corporate Governance Code shapes almost every aspect of the non-executive director role in listed companies. It requires that at least half the board, excluding the chair, …
Can Non-Executive Directors Be Company Shareholders?
The Short Answer Yes. Nothing in UK company law prevents a non-executive director from owning shares in the company, and many listed companies encourage it so that directors have their own money at stake. The constraint is on how the shares are acquired: a non-executive …
Accredited member of GBC.
Carbon offset via Tree Nation
