Preparing for Sale: How to Improve EBITDA and Attract Buyers
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Preparing a company for sale is about more than pushing up profit. Buyers pay a multiple of EBITDA, so improving the quality and durability of those earnings — …
8 Emerging Trends in Board-Level Recruitment for 2026
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Board-level recruitment is being reshaped by eight structural shifts: a move from status to demonstrable skills; diversity that goes beyond box-ticking to genuine cognitive range; rising demand for …
The NED Recruitment Process: A Step-by-Step Guide for Chairs
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Recruiting a non-executive director is one of the chair’s most consequential responsibilities, and a good process runs through six clear stages: define the need through a board skills …
The Next Wave of NED Roles in the Social Impact Space
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Non-executive opportunities are growing across the social impact space — charities professionalising their governance, social enterprises and community interest companies, and purpose-led businesses that hold themselves to a …
How to Avoid Groupthink When Selecting NEDs
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Groupthink on a board usually starts at the point of selection. Boards tend to appoint non-executive directors in their own image — through the same networks, selected for …
How to Showcase Your Board Potential in Interviews
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Showcasing board potential in an interview is less about rehearsing answers than about demonstrating that you already think like a non-executive rather than an executive. A board interview …
How to Use Your Industry Network to Get on a Board
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: A large share of board appointments still happen through relationships rather than advertisements, so your industry network is one of the most useful assets you have in reaching …
How to Build a Board That Attracts Investors
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: Investors read your board as a signal — of governance maturity, of reduced risk, and of whether the founders can be held to account. A board that attracts …
Non-Executive Director Interview Questions and How to Prepare
By Adrian Lawrence FCA, founder of NED Capital · Part of the Board Governance Hub In short: A non-executive director interview is not a job interview in the usual sense — it is an assessment of judgement, independence and fit with a specific board. Expect …
Who is the Most Powerful in the Boardroom: CEO or Chairman?
The Short Answer In UK listed companies the roles are deliberately split, and neither individual is designed to dominate. The chief executive holds operational power over the business. The chair holds procedural power over the board, including the power to lead the process that removes …
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