The Board Sector of Excellence at Alexander Hughes is designed to offer advice at the highest levels of industry.
The group’s approach is that the best talent can make the difference between winning or losing in an increasingly
competitive business environment. This is never truer than at the board level. This applies not only to the
chief executive and other front-line executive positions but also the chairman (executive, non-executive or
supervisory) and other non-executive or supervisory directors. These days it is vital that all members of the
board are there by merit only.
Alexander Hughes brings a practical approach to advising the board and assessing the contribution of its members.
It is able to do this through a combination of experience and focused industry knowledge.
The entrepreneurial nature of Alexander Hughes is put to very effective use by utilising partners who have current
or previous experience at board level, particularly in non-executive director and chairman positions. These
partners have also raised money from the markets, or run their own companies, and have been responsible for
a successful return on shareholders’ funds. They are therefore able to relate to the shareholder interests
as well as the day-to-day issues of the line management.
This empathy with the responsibilities of the board can be matched with specialists around Europe who can bring
to bear in-depth knowledge of relevant industries. This is a powerful combination and explains why Alexander
Hughes is asked to tackle important roles at the highest levels.
To keep abreast of today’s issues there is a continuous programme of meetings with chairmen, chief executives
and non-executive directors or supervisory directors.
This sector includes:
• Non-Executive Director Recruitment
• Management Appraisal & Team Audit
