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NED services help people move into and succeed in non-executive director and board roles. This covers NED and board-readiness training, NED coaching and mentoring, CV and profile support, board search and matching, and professional networks for aspiring and sitting non-executive directors, chairs and trustees.
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Cranfield School of Management's Executive Development division offers globally ranked open and custom leadership programmes incorporating executive coaching. Ranked in the Financial Times Top 10 global executive education providers, programmes span emerging through to senior executive levels, with evidence-based learning, personal coaching, and inter-modular applied work.
London-based diversity and talent consultancy delivering inclusive leadership training, diagnostics and diverse talent solutions to build more representative leadership teams. Also runs an executive search and board practice placing Chairs and NEDs, with a particular focus on diversity and inclusion in boardroom appointments.
Starbuck & Associates is a Lincolnshire-based coaching and leadership development firm, winner of the National Coaching Awards Coaching Business of the Year 2025 and a certified B Corp. Their team of ICF Master Certified Coaches (MCCs), placing them in the top 4% of coaches globally, delivers CEO and executive coaching, team coaching, NED coaching, and accelerating women in leadership programmes. ICF accredited coach training is delivered under The Coaching Craft brand, with ACC (ICF Level 1) and PCC (ICF Level 2) routes and an MCC route on a waiting list. ELCAS funding is available for service leavers. Rated Excellent on Trustpilot, with ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certification.
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Mission Match is a specialist retained board search practice appointing Chairs, Non-Executive Directors, and Independent Directors. We focus on one outcome: exceptional board appointments. Every search is led at Partner level, from mandate to appointment. We are founder-led, with backgrounds spanning executive search, senior government, and public appointments. We have experience leading international searches, including board and C-suite appointments in financial services and fintech. We specialise in ambitious SMEs, high-growth and PE-backed businesses, mission-driven organisations, and public bodies. Through strategic partnerships, including with Starbuck & Associates' NED Academy, we reach governance-trained, board-ready talent beyond traditional networks, and we assess every candidate for their contribution to cognitive diversity. We find the thinking your board is missing.
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The Exceptional NED Programme from the University of Leeds Business School trains experienced executives to become effective non-executive directors. It combines workshop sessions with a three-month placement on the board of a high-growth SME, including at least three board meetings. On completion, participants receive a certificate and can apply to join a national NED network.
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Salford Professional Development, part of the University of Salford, runs a two-day Non-Executive Director Programme for professionals who want to secure a NED role or advance their board-level career. It covers the fundamentals of the NED role, the legal framework, people skills and managing a portfolio career, using case studies and role-play. The programme is offered face to face at the University of Salford and as a virtual classroom.