Services
01. Board Search
Identifying and securing the right leaders at board level.
Appointing the right leadership at board level is one of the most important decisions an organisation can make.
Ford Hastings has spent more than two decades supporting business owners, boards and investors in identifying and securing exceptional executive and non-executive talent.
Our approach combines deep market knowledge with a highly targeted search process, ensuring that every introduction is both relevant and considered.
The Importance of Getting It Right.
Board-level appointments have a direct impact on the direction, performance and long-term success of an organisation.
Whether appointing a Chief Executive, strengthening a leadership team, or introducing non-executive oversight, these decisions require careful judgement and a deep understanding of both the business and the individual.
Ford Hastings supports organisations in making these appointments with confidence.
Our Approach.
We take a targeted and discreet approach to board search.
Rather than relying on volume, we focus on:
• understanding the specific needs of the business
• defining the role and leadership requirements clearly
• identifying individuals with relevant experience and track record
• assessing both capability and cultural fit
This allows us to introduce a small number of highly relevant candidates, rather than a broad selection of CVs.
Roles We Support.
We work with organisations to appoint:
• Chief Executive Officers
• Managing Directors
• Chief Financial Officers
• Sales Directors
• Operations Directors
• Non-Executive Directors
• Chairs and Advisory Board Members
Long Term Partnership.
Ford Hastings works closely with clients throughout the search process, ensuring alignment at every stage.
Many of our relationships extend beyond a single appointment, supporting organisations through multiple leadership transitions over time.
Tim Hastings
Founder
Tim has 20+ years board search and NED experience. He spent his early career at KPMG and EY and he now works closely with investors and business owners, advising on commercial strategy, succession planning and recruiting at board level in support of this for fast growth entrepreneurial business, which are often PE or VC backed.
Tim’s experience encompasses the complete investment cycle from pre-transaction, through funding and scale-up and on to successful exit. This has given him a very robust network of investors (institutional and private), HNWIs, family offices and NEDs.Tim is also an active NED within a number of growth and scale-up businesses.
20+ years of transactions
Discuss your options
At Ford Hastings, we pride ourselves on a personal and trusted approach. With over 100 transactions supporting both incoming and outgoing management teams and owners, our experience spans growth companies, M&A, MBO/MBI, and turnarounds. We operate quickly, quietly, and professionally, valuing the strength of relationships built with repeat clients over the past 20 years.