Board Recruitment · Australia-wide
Find the right non-executive directors and chairs for your board, with a search guided by your skills matrix, your strategy and the culture of your board.
Speak directly with David Spear
Director, VUCA Pty Ltd · FAICD · FAIM
Board Recruitment
The right director can transform a board. A structured search, guided by a clear view of the skills, experience and perspectives your board needs, gives you a stronger field of candidates and a better long-term fit.
David helps boards across Australia find directors and chairs with the skills their strategy demands.
With experience as an independent chair and non-executive director across many sectors, and one of the most extensive professional networks across South Australia and the Northern Territory, David understands what makes a director effective and how to find them.
Tailored to your board
Every engagement is tailored to your organisation and what you want to achieve. Depending on your needs, the work may include:
Board Recruitment
Recruit against a skills matrix, so new directors strengthen the board where it matters.
Reach strong candidates beyond the board's own personal networks.
A structured, documented process that stands up to scrutiny from members and stakeholders.
Consider culture and board dynamics, not just experience on paper.
Plan and run the search for a new chair with care and confidentiality.
Help new directors get up to speed and contribute sooner.
Independent, confidential, practical
Review your board's skills matrix, strategy and culture to agree the profile you're looking for.
Targeted sourcing and approaches to build a strong, diverse field of candidates.
Structured assessment, interviews and reference checks to identify the best candidates.
Support the board's decision and help the new director settle in quickly.
Your advisor
David A Spear FAICD FAIM — Director, VUCA Trusted Advisors
David has over 25 years' experience in commercial business management and board directorship, including significant directorship experience over the last 10 years with Indigenous organisations. He studied board governance at Harvard Business School, completed the AICD Company Directors Course and spent eight years as SA/NT State Director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has served as an independent chair and non-executive director in sectors including housing, agriculture, recycling, local government, the arts and sport, and is a National Facilitator of Governance for ORIC.
Questions
David starts with your board's skills matrix and strategy to define the skills and experience needed, then runs a targeted search, assessment and interview process with reference checks, before supporting the board's decision.
Yes. David works with boards and organisations across Australia. Get in touch to discuss your organisation and how the work would be delivered.
A skills matrix maps the skills, experience and attributes your board needs against those your current directors have. It shows where the gaps are and guides recruitment and director development.
Yes. David supports chair searches and appointments as well as non-executive director recruitment, drawing on his own experience as an independent chair.
Yes. David also provides CEO, CFO and company secretary search and recruitment.
Every engagement is tailored, so cost depends on the size of your board or organisation and the scope of the work. Get in touch with David for a confidential proposal.
Locations
David works with boards and organisations right across Australia, including in:
Related services: Executive Search → Board Review → Governance Training →
Get in touch
A confidential, no-obligation conversation about your board or organisation and how David can help.