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04 / Formal board-level role

Non-Executive Director

Bring independent operator judgement into the boardroom for the decisions, risks and responsibilities that deserve formal challenge.

Purpose
Formal board-level role
Engagement
Selected appointments · by mutual fit
Typical range
Typically £18,000–£36,000+ per year
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The dividing line

Chris accepts the responsibilities and duties of a formally appointed non-executive director.

The board and management team remain responsible for executive delivery.

Best suited to

An established business whose board is ready for independent challenge and the commitment of a formal director appointment.

Choose this only when the business needs formal board contribution, not more consulting capacity. Every appointment requires due diligence, clear expectations and mutual fit.

Scope

What is included and excluded from the engagement

You should know exactly what you are buying, who owns delivery and where Chris’s responsibility ends.

Chris will

  • Board challenge, governance and risk oversight
  • Commercial strategy, growth and major decisions
  • Management accountability, succession and owner dependency
  • Independent input on systems, technology and operational performance

This does not include

  • A packaged advisory retainer
  • Day-to-day executive management
  • Buying implementation time online
  • An appointment without due diligence and mutual fit

The engagement

What working together looks like

Strengthen board decisions, governance and accountability through a formal independent director appointment.

  1. 01

    Mutual fit

    Establish whether independent challenge will strengthen the board

    The first stage examines why an independent director is needed, how the board currently works and whether Chris is the right operator for the responsibilities involved.

  2. 02

    Due diligence

    Define the responsibility before accepting the role

    The business, role, time commitment, information access, governance arrangements and director duties are examined before any appointment is agreed.

  3. 03

    At the board table

    Bring independent judgement to material decisions

    Chris contributes to strategy, risk, accountability and material decisions as a director. The executive team remains responsible for delivery.

Expected outputs

What you should be able to see, decide or use afterwards

  1. 01Independent challenge where the board needs it most
  2. 02Clearer governance and stronger management accountability
  3. 03Experienced scrutiny of material decisions, risk and succession
  4. 04A formal contribution shaped around the needs of that board

The wider pathway

A formal appointment, not the top tier of a package

The core pathway moves from diagnosis to implementation to ongoing advice. A non-executive appointment sits alongside it because the legal role, governance duties and mutual commitment are different.

Questions about NED

What happens next

A board appointment starts with fit, not a package.

Selected appointments only. The first conversation is to understand the business, the board and whether the role is appropriate for both sides.

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