Board Excellence provides a wide range of customised services including the following;
Board Composition and Diversity Planning
- Support on development of a board skill-sets and diversity matrix
- Assessment of the current board skill-sets, mix of sector-specific expertise and generalist expertise, diversity and identification of key skill-sets and experience gaps
- Development of an overall plan to improve diversity and range of thinking styles
Board and Executive Succession Planning
- Support on developing a CEO Succession Plan process
- Support on Board Chair and Director Succession Planning
Annual Board Chair and Board Director Evaluation
- Support on implementing a high-value Annual Board Chair and Director evaluation process that adds significant value enabling the Chair/Directors drive sustained improvement in their effectiveness and contribution
Family Business board and governance structures
- Support on developing the Family Business board
- Support on Family Business Board Succession Planning
Executive Reporting to the Board and Committees
- Review of existing board/committee reporting packs
- Support on improving the executive reporting packs based on proven best practices
Strategy and Board away day facilitation
- Facilitation of Board and Executive team strategy days
- Facilitation of Board Away Days and Retreats
Committee Support
- Review of a Committee’s effectiveness and governance structures
- Support on developing/evolving Terms of Reference
General Governance Supports
- Governance frameworks, policies and structures
- Development of a Board induction Guide and Process Governance best practices
- Governance best practices
What Our Clients Say
“The Construction Industry Federation (CIF) is a member-led, national organisation comprising 21 trade associations and 12 regional branches representing 1,400 individual employer companies. In effect, CIF is the ‘voice’ of the Irish construction industry. In late-2023, the CIF appointed Board Excellence Ltd. to facilitate development of our Strategic Plan 2024-2027. Pat McGrath has worked closely with the CIF senior leadership team through surveys, interviews, workshops and various reports that have helped us to develop a robust and exciting strategic plan. Strategic Plan 2024-2027 is already guiding CIF towards its vision and strategic objectives for the next 3-4 years. CIF is very pleased with Pat McGrath’s personal attention and diligence towards the delivery of our Strategic Plan 2024-2027 and we have no hesitation in recommending Pat for similar assignments.”
The University of Limerick has been engaged on several projects with Board Excellence over the last number of years. These include formal Governance Support Programmes with the other universities in the sector, advice on governance issues such as skills matrix for our Governing Authority and sub committees and a complete review of our Induction Programme for Governing Authority. Board Excellence have also provide us with several very useful best practice guides. Kieran presented to our Governing Authority on “The Board’s approach to strategy in the Covid-19 and economic crisis era” and members of our Governing Authority very much welcomed the insights into Board Excellence’s experience on this topic. I would recommend Board Excellence for their high quality support and services
“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 engaged Board Excellence to provide strategic consultancy advice to the company board and executive team. The role involved reviewing & strengthening our board processes and board information model, executive reporting systems, strengthening our corporate governance, supporting our executive team in key areas such as strategy & risk as well as helping the board team embrace leading international best practices in board effectiveness & performance. Working with the Board Excellence team was enjoyable & rewarding and their unique ability to listen and to ask the tough questions in a constructive manner helped us identify the challenges facing us as a board team and as an executive team in addressing our own organisational weaknesses in sustaining planned company growth.”
