Interim and fractional leaders

Hire a board member in Greece and Cyprus

An independent voice at the table, with the standing to challenge and the rhythm to make governance real.

Many boards in Greece and Cyprus exist mainly on paper: the shareholders meet, the lawyer records it and the real decisions happen over dinner. An independent board member changes what the table is for, with an outside voice, a governance rhythm and challenge from someone with the standing to give it. Seats open when:

A family business prepares succession and needs a voice that is neither family nor founder
Investors expect a real board after a raise
A fund wants oversight aligned with its horizon in a portfolio company
An audit or remuneration committee needs an independent member

The board members on Hellenic Talent are elite professionals who have run companies, led at CEO and CFO level or made partner at top firms, and many hold or have held seats of their own.

What does a board member actually do?

Challenge management in the meeting, rather than after it
Hold the governance rhythm: agendas in advance, papers read, decisions minuted and revisited
Serve on or chair a committee: audit, remuneration or nomination
Ask the succession questions families and founders keep postponing
Benchmark how comparable companies govern, decide and report
Develop the board itself: composition, evaluation and how meetings run

How to choose the right board member

What to test in the first conversation, whoever you end up hiring.

Declares every tie first
Lists their links to your management, family, banks, suppliers and competitors before you ask, in writing.
Prepares from the papers
Describes how they prepare for a meeting: the papers they ask for, by when and what they do when papers arrive late.
Has chaired a committee
Has chaired an audit, remuneration or nomination committee, and can describe a decision it changed.