Non-Executive Director
What it actually takes to build a serious board career – and to create real impact once you're in the room. No theory. No generic advice. Just what I've learned across eleven years and three governance systems.
About
The gap between a qualified executive and a board member who truly makes a difference is not credentials. It's knowing how to create impact from a position of influence without authority.
I've spent eleven years on international boards – in Canada, the UK, and Germany – across listed and private companies, professional services firms, and growth-stage businesses.
Before that, 22 years as a Partner and Managing Director at BCG, and five years as Member of the Board of Management at Voith Hydro.
I'm now making that knowledge more widely available: through content, conversations, and advisory work for anyone seriously building an international board career.
What I write about
Patterns I've seen across eleven years and three governance systems. What actually happens in boardrooms – not what the governance literature says should happen.
How mandates are really found, what headhunters don't tell you, and what separates the board members who get heard from those who don't.
CEO succession, audit committees, board evaluations, and the structural questions that determine whether a board creates value or just oversight.
Risk as a strategic lens, not a compliance exercise. ESG under pressure. AI governance. The questions boards should be asking and often aren't.
How I use AI across my mandates – from automated briefings to meeting preparation. What works, what doesn't, and where to draw the line on confidentiality.
Occasional reflections on leadership, the adjustment from operator to overseer, and what eleven years on boards has changed about how I think.
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How I set up AI for board work, what I use it for, and what I never do. A practical guide for senior executives who want to use these tools without compromising confidentiality or their own voice.
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