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Board Search & Selection

Board searches for owners, nomination committees, & founders. Rachel is agile and has an outstanding ability to deliver results of high quality and to engage clients and candidates alike.

Her board network is global and built on years of experience and trust. Clients are entrepreneurial, private equity, family offices, and owners. Sectors- Finance, asset management, Luxury brands, Hospitality (Hotels, F&B, luxury travel), media, and sport. 

Rachel personally is and has been active on several boards. Sectors have included: Luxury fashion apparel, medical, F&B, media, banking, and NGO,  Professional services, Property, family office, holding co. She is also an observer on boards.  Nomination and remuneration committees.

Clients are typically demanding owners, private equity, nomination committees, founders and chairs. Rachel Montagu runs board searches to tight deadlines if necessary. She is agile and has an outstanding ability to deliver results of high quality and to engage clients and candidates alike. Network of candidates built up over 20 years of headhunting and consulting internationally. Her role as Ambassador IDN (International directors’ network) for INSEAD, Global business school, Paris and the INSEAD alumni is a strong base of candidates as well as ESCP-EAP and London Business School.  International board searches. Focus on board composition and team dynamics. Good corporate governance and investor network.

Private equity clients often demand industrial advisors who through their industry knowledge, network and gravitas can potentially bring deal ideas to the Fund.  Montagu provides Industrial advisors to PE houses.  Typical client is mid-size buy-out firm with European and US.

Process is either short with client proposing candidates to be reviewed and benchmarked or longer with full search:
Review proposed list of candidates from client.
Carry out independent assessment
Make recommendations based upon client’s wishes
References carried out on proposed board candidates.  Importance of thorough due diligence cannot be underestimated
Ownership structures vary. Some owners want specific skills in their board. Areas of expertise. Industrial leaders or they are looking at the network that the individual is bringing to the table and how that may assist strategically for the future of the organization.

As an international certified director from the business school INSEAD and with experience from boards.  Rachel has been active in various boards from professional services, consulting, charity, finance and retail. She has also been chairing remuneration committee and nomination committee. Rachel has the required experience to be able to connect to her clients and understand their needs and challenges.  She is aware of the dynamics at play and the importance of diverse board composition that adds value to shareholders whilst retaining solid corporate governance.

Markets of experience: Nordics, Switzerland, UK, France, Germany US, Singapore, Sectors Retail, Energy, Finance, Media & hospitality.

Her network is global and built on years of experience and trust. Private, public, family offices, start-ups, NGO’s

The search process is managed with dedication to client satisfaction. Montagu meets with the client, relevant stakeholders, Chair, Owners, Nomination committee to get a complete full understanding of what the composition of the board needs and how it functions.  The art of a successful search is understanding the dynamics of the team.
 
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Coach and Advisory

Rachel has developed her headhunting business into a coach advisory business. Executive coaching, life coaching, Board advisory & Search, Career,transition, speaker, and workshops. She is a Certified international board director and member of ICF international coaching federation. Her clients are Nordic, European, US, Asia-Pacific.
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