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VirtualNonExecs is a premier platform for non-executive directors, offering unparalleled access to board opportunities and career tools. Our network enables members to expand their influence and capabilities in boardrooms worldwide, facilitating professional growth and strategic impact. We streamline the journey for aspiring and established NEDs to excel and thrive.
Unlocking Off-Market M&A: How PE Funds Are Leveraging Non-Exec Networks
"It Worked Until It Didn’t": Rethinking Recruiters for Non-Exec Roles
Unlocking Business Potential: ExitBoards
Simplifying Strategy: The Role of Non-Executives and External Advisers in Scaling Up
Navigating the Highs and Lows: The Role of Non-Executive Board Advisors in Mitigating Startup Stress
This article explores how private equity funds leverage non‑executive director (NED) networks to access off‑market M&A opportunities. It explains why NEDs provide unique deal origination intelligence, highlights the revenue sweet spot for mid‑market businesses, and discusses how VNXD’s platform connects investors with valuable NED insights.
Empowering America's SMBs, One Board Advisor at a Time
Discover how Virtualnonexecs brings seasoned board advisors and independent directors to America’s small and mid‑sized businesses. This article explains the value of board‑level expertise for growth, governance and exit readiness and how VNXD’s global network provides affordable access to non‑executive directors and board advisors.
Young, Ambitious and On the Board: A New Era of Non-Execs
This article discusses the rising presence of younger, next‑generation non‑executive directors on corporate boards. It highlights statistics showing the average age of first‑time independent directors dropping, explores why boards are hiring younger NEDs, and examines how generational diversity is reshaping governance.
Want to Raise Capital? Get a NED First!
Investors now gauge startups by whether they have a Non-Executive Director. Evidence shows NED-linked companies raise more, attract VC interest and scale stronger. A NED brings governance, investor credibility and networks that help start-ups prepare for funding and exit.
Ex-Lawyers Out, Exited Founders In: The New NED Reality
Non-executive director roles are no longer reserved for retired lawyers and accountants. Today, exited founders and scale-up veterans bring growth experience and commercial insight to the boardroom. This shift in supply and demand is reshaping the NED reality, as entrepreneurial directors offer hands-on experience and a fresh perspective.
The Smart Entrepreneur’s Exit Strategy: Hire a NED, Not a Banker (Yet)
Thinking about selling your business? Start by recruiting a non‑executive director, not a banker. Experienced NEDs help prepare your company for sale, fix financial issues, drive governance and strategy, and ensure you hire the right advisers when the time is right.
Family Office Boom: Big Capital, Loose Structure
Family offices have exploded as entrepreneurs and wealthy families invest directly with patient, flexible capital. Unlike private equity or VC funds, these unstructured investment vehicles operate under the radar and base decisions on relationships and values. Learn why the family office boom offers opportunities and challenges for founders and NEDs.
What the Wimbledon Finals Can Teach the Boardroom
The drama of the Wimbledon finals offers more than entertainment—it illustrates resilience, long‑term strategic thinking and composure under pressure. This article draws lessons from Grand Slam champions for boards and NEDs, showing how elite sports strategies can inspire better governance and decision‑making.
The Business of Sport: Why Non-Executive Directors Are No Longer Optional
Professional sports clubs are under pressure to run like businesses. This article explains why non‑executive directors are now essential for football, rugby and cricket boards—bringing commercial discipline, long‑term strategy and independent governance to help clubs weather financial volatility and regulatory scrutiny.
The Role of Non-Executive Directors in Harnessing Pattern Recognition for Business Success
In the era of AI-driven dashboards, experienced non‑executive directors bring pattern recognition—the ability to spot subtle signals and recurring behaviours. Drawing on decades of corporate memory, NEDs read between the lines to identify risks and opportunities that data alone can’t reveal. Learn how this skill drives boardroom success.
The Quiet Power of the Non-Executive in High-Growth Companies
In high-growth companies, a skilled non-executive director provides calm, strategic oversight as entrepreneurs rush to scale. By challenging assumptions, managing risk and bringing governance and corporate memory, NEDs act as a counterweight to bullish CEOs and help startups transition to sustainable scale-ups.
Why Private Equity Needs to Rethink Its Talent Playbook for Portfolio Companies
Private equity’s traditional reliance on battle-hardened chairs to parachute into portfolio companies is breaking down. With fewer exits and retiring operators, funds need a new talent playbook focused on digital natives and diverse independent directors who understand modern business and can help portfolio companies grow and create value.
The Shifting Role of the Non-Exec: Why SMEs Are Rethinking Their Boards
SMEs and scale‑ups are rewriting the non‑executive director playbook. Modern boards want hands‑on expertise in digital marketing, data and growth as well as independent oversight. Today’s NEDs provide fresh energy and practical, strategic guidance to help younger businesses thrive.
Envy and the Erosion of Ambition: Why It’s Ruining the UK
The traditional recruiter-driven model for finding non-executive directors is breaking down. As board needs evolve and the talent pool diversifies, companies must rethink search strategies, embrace digital platforms and networks, and focus on transparency and fit.
The London Stock Exchange: Time for a Wake-Up Call
Companies are fleeing the London Stock Exchange for nimbler, cheaper alternatives. Administrative burdens, outdated bureaucracy and high listing costs have turned London into a laggard. This article calls on the LSE to modernise to attract growth companies again.
How much do non-executive directors earn in FTSE companies?
This article explores how much non‑executive directors earn in FTSE companies, summarising Spencer Stuart data on chair, SID and NED remuneration in the FTSE 350. It notes that average chair pay is around £373k with fees declining to 2016 levels, SIDs earn around £164k, and typical NED fees range from £75k–£110k in the FTSE 100 and 250, highlighting differences across sectors and the shifting pay landscape.
London’s Listing Woes: How Over-Regulation is Stifling Entrepreneurial Growth
This article argues that London’s stock market is losing its allure for entrepreneurs due to heavy regulation, complex listing requirements and high compliance costs, leading many high‑growth firms to delist or avoid the LSE. It suggests that while regulatory reforms offer some flexibility, the core issues of burdensome governance and reporting remain, prompting founders and non‑executive directors to look to alternative markets or direct private investment to fuel growth.
The Changing Face of the Modern Non-Executive Director
This article explains how the profile of non‑executive directors has evolved from retired bankers and lawyers to hands‑on entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and scale‑up veterans. It notes that today’s NEDs bring real‑world experience, having grown and exited companies themselves, and that investors now demand board members with commercial insight, operational know‑how and diversity of thought rather than traditional ‘expert’ credentials.
Introducing NEDWorkin' "On Demand": The Ultimate Networking Tool for Board Advisers
This post introduces NEDWorkin’ “On Demand,” a rebranded and enhanced networking platform that uses algorithmic matching to connect board advisers and industry professionals. Formerly known as BoardAI, the intuitive platform lets users make targeted connections, find sector experts and generate deal flow with ease, offering access to over 20,000 board advisers at their fingertips and delivering seamless networking for the Virtualnonexecs community.
The Integral Role of Non-Executives|> in Off-Market Deal Making
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