IDT doesn’t promote or name individual trustees because we don’t want our potential clients to be swayed by a glossy photo or a carefully crafted description. We also don’t want to put our trustees in the position of having to consider an appointment where they know they won’t be able to add value, just because a client is insistent that they are the one for them.
Instead, we want to understand each individual clients’ motivation for seeking an independent trustee, what they expect their appointee to bring to their discussions, and to challenge their preconceptions about what the individual can do. Often this latter is driven by misconceptions gained through desk top research, conversations with others who have (or often don’t have) direct experience of the role and its benefits, or who have a focus purely on cost not cost
and
benefit.
If you want to know more on our view, check out our article on the
role of an independent trustee.
Suffice it to say, we believe each and every one of our trustees brings something unique to the role, backed by the collective wisdom of their fellow IDT trustees, and the practical tools held in the IDT Trustee Toolkit.
All our trustees have boardroom and governance experience. And each brings something slightly different and invaluable to IDT and our clients.
In addition, amongst our group we have:
- Founders who have exited their own business through an EO sale;
- Leaders who have been part of the team who crafted and delivered an EO exit;
- Directors within small and large businesses covering all aspects from finance to sales and marketing, people management to operations, distribution and logistics and all activities in between;
- Business Owners who have, and in some cases continue, to run their own business as an SME;
- Non Executive Directors , who also act as an independent trustee and often straddle both roles in one organisation, recognising the difference and when to apply their skills to each;
- Professionally qualified and trained lawyers, accountants, financiers, directors … and let’s not count the number of degrees, masters, and further professional qualifications within our team;
- Mentors and coaches , especially of leaders and those stepping into a more senior role;
- Experts in governance and organisational design who have, and can, help to craft an organisation structure that can make a real difference to business success in practical terms;
- Marketing and communications experts who have, and continue, to enliven through communicating with style, energy and purpose.
As you can tell, their collective experience creates a pool of knowledge available to our clients that, if provided through a team of advisers, would add up to many many billable hours. No wonder we believe that our independent EO trustee proposition is second to none, and that it provides an invaluable resource that can stretch well beyond the core role of an independent trustee.
Whether you have a passive or an active trust, are a large or small organisation, are seeking your first, or your latest, independent trustee, we are sure we have an individual who could work with you for the benefit of your EO business.
If you would like to know more, or would like to schedule a confidential, no strings, chat about your independent trustee requirements or the role in general, please email
info@directorsandtrustees.co.uk
