Board Excellence is a leading provider of board and governance services to Family Businesses. There are many examples of successful family businesses and these families usually demonstrate a sense of unity, a set of values for themselves and their business beyond solely financial gain, a unified vision, and a succession plan that seeks to develop and prepare current and subsequent generations for leadership and ownership. A significant factor in the majority of high-performing family businesses is their approach to ensuring a modern board and governance structure that blends family nominee directors with external independent board directors, leveraging the benefits of a highly-effective strategic board while respecting the traditional family values.
However, history shows that the vast majority of family businesses will fail before the third generation has been able to enjoy the success that has been achieved, purely because of internal conflicts rather than external events or pressures. In many cases, a root cause was a failure to professionalise the board of directors and ensure modern governance structures were in place. The issues that typically lead to such conflicts are many and varied and we can support you, your family and your business in addressing many of the pitfalls which are common to family businesses before they become a cause for concern or strife.
At Board Excellence we’ll support you in compiling your family constitution, developing a coherent and robust succession plan for leadership of the business and ensuring that a board and governance structures are in place that optimally support the business. We provide a full range of high-quality board support services for family businesses customised for the scale and governance maturity of the business including the following:
- Board Chair and Non-Executive Director Search service (Ireland only)
- Board best practices workshop training for directors and executives
- Mentor service for Board Chairs and Non-Executive Directors
- Support on Family Constitution development and family business governance
- External board evaluations
- Support on Board composition, diversity and succession planing
- Support on CEO and leadership succession planning
- Mediation of boardroom disputes and issues seriously impacting board effectiveness
- Strategy and Board Away-Day facilitation
- General Governance support
Some of Our Clients
What Our Clients Say
“Anne-Marie Taylor and the team at Board Excellence are clearly experts in their field and truly understand the unique requirements of sourcing Non-Executive Directors. They worked closely with us to develop a tailored recruitment strategy that fitted our specific needs and goals. They took the time to understand our company’s vision, strategy and values, as well as the specific skills and experience required for our Non-Executive Director position. Furthermore, the team provided invaluable guidance and support throughout the entire process. Thanks to Board Excellence, we have successfully filled a key position on our board with a highly skilled and experienced individual. The expertise, dedication, and commitment of Board Excellence to finding the right fit for our company was truly exceptional and I highly recommend them to any company that requires highly skilled and experienced board members.”
“We recently engaged Board Excellence to assist with recruiting an independent non-executive director, to sit on our Board. Working with Anne-Marie, was a pleasure, in what can sometimes be a daunting process. Anne-Marie invested time and energy to fully understand our business, our Board, and our requirements. At all points during this search Anne-Marie kept us pro-actively updated with regards her progress. The outcome was that we had the privilege of interviewing several high calibre candidates, and subsequently securing our first-choice candidate, whom we very much look forward to working with. We would highly recommend the services of Anne-Marie and Board Excellence”
“Corrib Oil is one of the largest Irish family-owned, oil distribution and forecourt retail companies in Ireland with over 1,150 employees across the South, the Midlands, and the West. We have been working with Board Excellence Ltd for the past 18 months on our corporate governance, the development of our senior leadership team and formulating our Strategic Plan 2024-2029. Kieran Moynihan delivered a board best practices workshop and support programme that has provided the board and senior leadership team with an excellent pathway for sustained improvement of our board effectiveness, corporate governance and performance. I am very happy to recommend Board Excellence Ltd for similar work.”
“We recently engaged the services of Board Excellence to conduct a search for a non-executive Board Advisor. We were very pleased with the guidance and support we received, in particular the robust process of assessing and defining our needs and devising a comprehensive brief for the role. We are also delighted with the appointment of a high calibre board advisor and excited about the future and how this advisor will constructively challenge and inspire the senior executive team on overall performance and on innovative growth opportunities. Thank you Board Excellence”
