Board Management
At AGM, we understand that effective board management services to support the board and its committees, is essential for robust decision-making and alignment with established frameworks. Our tailored solutions ensure board activities adhere to compliance standards, relevant codes and best practices, enabling your organisation to thrive.
What we offer our clients
Our comprehensive board management services are meticulously designed to address the unique challenges faced across various sectors. Whether you are negotiating the stringent regulatory landscape of the financial sector, addressing the evolving demands of the public sector, or ensuring that governance aligns with the expectations of shareholders in publicly listed companies, AGM consistently delivers a high standard of excellence.
We prioritise the efficient operation of boards, offering robust support from the planning and preparation of meetings to bespoke training that equips board members with the competencies essential for informed and strategic leadership.
Furthermore, we provide tailored advisory services to ensure that board activities are closely aligned with overarching organisational objectives.
Search Service for Non Executive Directors and Board
AGM can provide a comprehensive search service for Non-Executive Directors and Board Chairs. Progressive organisations have high-performing boards that add significant value for shareholders and other stakeholders. High-performing boards typically have a membership consisting of diverse and appropriately experienced directors, including non-executive directors who individually and collectively act with independence, intelligence and integrity.
If you’re looking to add to the diversity, skill-set and strength on your board, or if you’re contemplating adding your first independent non-executive director or directors, our cost-effective recruitment service is focused exclusively on finding the best Non-Executive Director and Board Chair candidates for your organisation's needs.
We’ll work closely with you to understand your organisation’s plans, goals and challenges, and your board skills and diversity requirements, so as to deliver high calibre and appropriate candidates to you for your consideration and interview.
We retain a significant database of skilled and experienced Directors and Board Chairs. We have access, when required, to a wider pool of domestic and international talent, the combination of which is sure to meet your requirements.
Customized Service
AGM 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 practice
Board Chair and Director Mentor Support
AGM provides a unique Board Chair and Board Director mentor support service. Examples of our mentor assignments include supporting;
- Board Chairs taking on their first role
- Experienced Board Chairs who are dealing with a challenging set of problems on their board
- Company Secretary looking for support in helping them shaping the structures and practices required to support the board in achieving excellence.
- Partners and Nominee Directors of Private Equity and Investment firms
- Non-Executive Directors taking on their first board role
- Committee Chair taking on their first role
- Senior Independent Non-Executive Director (SID) or Lead Director taking on their first role
- Non-Executive Director looking to grow their overall skill-set and contribution level
- CEO looking for support on optimally engaging with the board
A key component of our Board mentor service is that the AGM partner mentor is available to the Board Chair/Director on an ongoing basis in the event of important issues that arise which the Board Chair/Mentor would benefit from support and guidance on the matter.