Discuss a principal mandate
An initial conversation can establish the organisation, the condition to change and the decision timetable. Sensitive documents can follow on an appropriate basis.
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Discuss a principal mandate.
A short initial conversation is sufficient. Identify the organisation, the outcome at risk and why existing arrangements are no longer enough; authority, timing and diligence can then be established in a controlled sequence.
Begin with the condition that needs to change.
No presentation deck or confidential pack is required for the first conversation. Exploratory discussions are treated discreetly, and sensitive material should not be sent before an appropriate basis for engagement has been established.
Send the role brief directly
A tailored, dated CV can be returned within one working day without requiring a preliminary conversation.
Send a search brief →For a CEO, COO, transformation, turnaround, special-situations, Chair or board mandate, identify the ownership context, the material condition and the decision that can no longer be deferred.
Direct approaches and introductions through retained executive-search partners are equally welcome. Where timing is critical, identify the decision date in the subject line.
Steven’s public professional record is available through LinkedIn. Controlled evidence and diligence material are provided proportionately after identity, purpose and fit are established.
For principals, boards and sponsors
A controlled route from initial fit to informed diligence.
- Initial discussion Establish the institutional condition, required outcome, timing and decision-maker.
- Mandate definition Clarify authority, reserved matters, constraints, reporting relationship and the intervention the board is prepared to support.
- Conflicts and availability Confirm capacity, institutional separation and any matters requiring governance before appointment.
- Evidence access Following appropriate confidentiality arrangements, provide a dated CV, evidence index and supporting material proportionate to the mandate.
- References Public professional recommendations can be reviewed directly; confidential referee conversations and formal-report extracts are arranged selectively and with appropriate consent.
Material claims are supported, as applicable, by contemporaneous records, formal appraisal reports, public recommendations, transaction reporting and other third-party evidence. Confidential or transaction-sensitive material should not be sent through an initial email.