Non-Executive Direction

Where do you go for the right sort of help?

In recent years, the lack of ethical leadership in large corporate bodies has brought forth a plethora of new law and officially endorsed codes of conduct on both sides of the Atlantic. All are aimed at monitoring performance and controlling potential abuse. Leadership ‘gurus' have also appeared in the form of pensioned-off business leaders. Who should you turn to, to help with the direction of your company?

You can choose from large scale, corporate control systems, or the "one size fits all" approach to leadership promoted by authors and coaches. Which approach is right for your business?

It is no wonder that many SMEs, facing the dilemma of who to work with and what to do, actually do nothing and miss vital opportunities.

At CMC we believe that good, simplified governance, led by the board, using the skills and long term commitment of Non Executive Directors is the right solution to planned growth and sustainable business structures.

This area of our website has been created to help executives in SMEs and your professional trusted advisers appreciate the benefits that a good, constructive, risk bearing non-executive board presence offers your company, where your ambition is to excel and grow faster to the benefit of all your stakeholders.

Click on the articles below to read about Non Executive Direction. New articles will be added regularly.

Martin Rowe – Lead Partner for Non Executive Direction at CMC

Martin Rowe leads CMC's involvement in non-executive direction. He is the main author of the articles published on this page. As an entrepreneur in his own right he has enhanced his own and CMC's credibility by "crossing the fence" from advisor to director and is a capable non-executive with a number of client organisations.

Martin is a very resourceful individual with wide commercial experience gained over 20 years in senior roles within the energy industry. He is comfortable dealing with a very wide range of skills and personalities and passes on his directional skills in a very practical manner. This experience also extends into his knowledge of the world outside business – he is socially aware and has a wide knowledge of politics and social issues. He applies these qualities as a charity Chairman and is the Independent Chairman of The Standards Committee for Buckinghamshire County Council.

He has particular strengths in the areas of Sales, Marketing, Financial Management, Management Accounts, Corporate Legal matters, Capital Investment and Project Management.

For more advice for your business, contact us now to arrange an initial consultation, at no cost to you. This meeting will tell you whether or not we can help you and will give you practical ideas you can start working on straight away. Call Martin Rowe on 01491 829 186 or 07766 110 582 or email martin@cmc-partnership.com.