As a member of the Advisory Board, you act as an independent and engaged sparring partner to the board and shareholders. You share your experience and expertise to support the organisation on strategic matters, without being involved in day-to-day management. Your role is advisory, reflective and directional.

You bring perspective and nuance, ask the right questions and help weigh decisions that impact continuity, growth and relationships. You understand that effective advisory work is not about being right, but about strengthening decision-making.

The organisation operates in an environment where business, strategic and sometimes personal interests intersect. As an Advisory Board Member, you contribute to clarity, stability and the quality of decision-making, particularly when interests and perspectives diverge.

The context and challenge

In this role, you support the board and shareholders on matters that extend beyond the short term. You help ensure that strategic choices are carefully considered, with attention to continuity, governance and relationships. You bring clarity and perspective without limiting entrepreneurial freedom.

  • Careful consideration of strategic decisions and investments;
  • Balancing renewal with preserving what has been built;
  • Attention to governance, role clarity and relationships;
  • Space for entrepreneurship within clear frameworks;
  • Clarity, stability and quality of decision-making across differing interests.

Your contribution

As an Advisory Board Member, you provide an independent and substantive contribution to the quality of thinking and decision-making within the organisation. You act as a sounding board for the board and shareholders, bring relevant expertise and help maintain a clear long-term perspective.

  • Advising on strategic, organisational and entrepreneurial matters;
  • Contributing specific expertise, such as growth, internationalisation, finance, governance, succession, technology, commercial excellence or organisational development;
  • Acting as a sparring partner for the board and/or shareholders;
  • Safeguarding long-term perspective and consistency in decision-making;
  • Contributing to professional dialogue and mutual trust.

Who you are

You are an experienced professional or former executive with both depth of expertise and reflective capacity. You maintain sufficient distance to remain independent, while staying close enough to be relevant. You are able to address tension constructively and contribute to thoughtful, balanced decision-making.

  • Extensive experience in senior leadership or supervisory roles;
  • Specific expertise that complements the existing team;
  • Strategic insight with sensitivity to context, history and relationships;
  • Independent, considered and candid when required;
  • Able to surface tension without creating division;
  • Focused on the quality of decision-making and long-term value.

What sets this role apart

This position offers the opportunity to contribute to sustainable value creation through experience and judgement, without operational responsibility. It is a role for someone who values continuity, care and the transfer of a strong foundation into the next phase. The impact lies in better decisions, not visibility.