Client Testimonials

“Board Excellence reviewed the effectiveness of the Connexus Board at an important time in our growth as an organisation; immediately after the appointment of a new CEO, and with Board member succession a key priority for us. Board Excellence’s structured and wide-ranging assessment framework, teamed with Paul George’s experienced, open and collaborative style, has delivered a comprehensive, constructive and honest assessment of where we are now, and helped us to set out the key actions required to take Connexus forward.”

“The Governance and Culture Review for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries touched on a wide range of issues from process through to behaviours. Board Excellence carried out a very thorough diligence with a full range of stakeholders and, despite the complexity of the picture, quickly identified the key issues. Where they needed to dig deeper, they did so quickly and sympathetically leaving virtually all interviewees feeling that their input had mattered. The conclusions were clear and are already being put into practice. Though it is still early days the signs are encouraging that Board Excellence have given us a platform and a roadmap from which to build.”

“Efficient and effective boards are an important ingredient in managing and developing high growth businesses. We have worked with Board Excellence to great effect both training our own team in how best to maximise the effectiveness of boards but also with a number of our portfolio companies and chairmen. Board Excellence have great experience and are able to deliver the lessons learned in a coherent and digestible way. We are very happy to be working with them”

“The Board evaluation we have undertaken with Board Excellence has been a very powerful experience. Kieran combined a very comprehensive and structured evaluation process with a tailored approach that met the specific needs of Robinson. He listened for understanding and context, but was not afraid to challenge us to ensure we did not miss any opportunities to improve and to become an even higher performing Board. In summary, the Board Excellence evaluation experience has been pragmatic, collaborative, informative and realistically challenging; importantly, it is already adding substantial value for our Board”

“Board Excellence supported me on our recent Annual Board Chair and Trustee evaluations. I want to put on record my gratitude and appreciation of Kieran’s contribution to our appraisals. It resulted in a more comprehensive and focused set of goals for each Board Member. His input also provided an independent assessment of Lewisham Homes Appraisal of the Board based on his knowledge and experience of working with a wide variety of Boards outside of our sector. Having reviewed the testimonials on Board Excellence’s website I was confident that any analysis that Kieran made would be honest and uncompromising. Therefore the comments he made about Lewisham Homes’ Board were highly valued by me and provided some assurance that Lewisham Homes’ Board is one which is positive, competent and made up of independent thinkers who are focused on the best outcomes for its stakeholders.”

“Following an extensive trawl of the Board Evaluation consultancy market, we engaged Board Excellence to complete our governance evaluation. Kieran’s easy manner and responsiveness greatly assisted with engagement and made the process an enjoyable one. The final report was thorough and detailed and a step-up from previous exercises we have completed. It has provided us with a set of practical suggestions and aspirational goals to incorporate into our governance framework and practices. We very much welcome the additional 12 months of support from Kieran and expect to keep him busy!”

“Africa50 engaged Board Excellence – a leading international board consulting practice – to conduct an external independent board and committee evaluation as part of our deep commitment to the highest standards of corporate governance. At Africa50, we believe that regularly conducting and acting on such assessment is meant to improve board and committee’s overall effectiveness and performance. We found the process to evaluate Africa50 Board performance to be comprehensive, tailored to our requirements and added significant value. The quality of the team – Kieran and Chaka – were excellent, highly engaging, with deep expertise in the board governance area. The Corporate Secretary team kept engaged in the planning and during all the process. They managed to keep our directors engaged all along in a helpful and pleasant manner. We are delighted to recommend the engagement of Board Excellence in assessing a board and advising on how best to deliver enhanced board effectiveness.”

“Kieran led our Board of Directors and Executive Management Team through an education session on Board Best Practices. The session covered key best practices for the executive team partnering with the board of directors, optimizing the value of board committees and evolving expectations of and key trends in publicly listed company boards. With Kieran’s extensive experience as an advisor and a board member, he was able to provide current and practical advice and guidance to the board and executive team. Thanks to his facilitation style, we had genuine healthy engagement and discussion from both board members and executive. We would not hesitate to recommend Kieran.”