Bvalco – we review, you improve
Bvalco helps boards and directors to be the best they can be through board evaluations, advice and training.
Our board evaluations are different. By combining commercial experience with behavioural psychology and governance expertise, we can provide a deeper understanding of board psychology and therefore clearer insights to achieve greater effectiveness.
Bvalco is concerned not with how well a board has performed, but on how well it could perform; we work with boards to create a clear plan of action to meet their evolving challenges and to be fit for the future. Furthermore, our board services don’t just help you to stretch the strategic thinking, but also create the right culture, roles and development to get you there. The Bvalco team will always be engaging, intelligent, straight-talking and when necessary, challenging.
I enjoyed working with Bvalco on this review. Alison has an engaging style focusing on the important issues and handling them professionally and thoroughly.
Helen Weir, Senior Independent Director, SuperdryReally pleased to have worked with Bvalco who spent time on the things that mattered. They gave us a really good value-added advice
Philip Wolfe, Chairman, Hurricane EnergyA good, perceptive and competent review which promoted a very healthy debate during and post review and raised some helpful issues. I would certainly recommend Bvalco.
James Hambro, Chairman, Guide Dogs for the BlindThe review was well managed, professional, attentive with well conducted challenges. It was a worthwhile process and importantly, it added value to the Board and thus to the business itself because it delivered actionable insights. I would certainly use Bvalco again and would be pleased to refer them.
John Daly, Chairman, Britvic“We used Bvalco to carry out our board review for three years in a row. The recommendations were very insightful. Overall it made the board process more efficient and improved understanding of the respective roles of the executives and non-executives.”
Douglas Flint, Former Chairman, HSBC Group“Often when you go in for a board review everyone sits around the table agreeing but then the report gets put away and nothing happens. Bvalco’s recommendations were very good - substantial but not too long. It made the board more reflective and creative.”
Clarissa Farr, Fellow (NED), Winchester College“We found the analysis was thorough and the final report was focussed and concise, without superfluous comment. The board will put the recommendations to good use and we would be happy to work with Bvalco again.”
Charles Sinclair, Chairman, Associated British Foods plcWhat we’re thinking about
FCA Decision Notices Issued in Relation to Carillion Plc and its Former Executive Directors
By Peter Snowdon | 02/08/2022
So what can NEDs learn from this ? The key lesson is that it is vitally important to be proactive in assessing and managing risk. This means asking tough questions about the company’s business model and liquidity position, and ensuring that timely and accurate information is disclosed to investors.
Leadership and management are prone to biases, here’s how you can mitigate it
By James Bagge | 30/06/2022
How is it that collectively a group can be ‘…….ist’ when its component parts are not?
AI in Business: Accountability, responsibility, and informed decision-making in the boardroom
By Peter Snowdon | 24/06/2022
AI is widely recognised as a game changer, offering opportunities and benefits for businesses of all sizes. But with this comes risk, and boards need to be aware of these in order to make informed decisions about where and how to use AI in their organisations.
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Primarily used by the FTSE 100, we also work with Aim listed, subsidiary, large family and privately owned, sporting and charity boards.
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