Recruiting suitably qualified and experienced non-executive directors resident in international financial centres can be a challenge for many companies.

Via Executive can provide introductions to non-executives for both trust and fund administration companies operating from international financial centres as well as board members to funds and insurance companies located in these centres.

The growing globalisation of business and increasing sophistication of tax regimes is encouraging many companies to establish a physical presence in an international finance centre. Starting an operation in a new jurisdiction is often a high risk/high stress exercise particularly if there is a requirement to hire local staff or relocate staff to the jurisdiction.

Via Executive provides a cost effective solution advising on the initial phase of establishing the business. We offer a combination of experience and local knowledge to support an institution looking to redomicile into an international financial centre.

The areas for which Via Executive offers support include:

• Introductions to legal advisers and other professional organisations to obtain the necessary regulatory consents to establish the business.
• Assisting to identify business accommodation and managing the purchase and installation of equipment.
• Helping to identifying and recruit staff for the new organisation.
• Advising on initial business resource requirements.

Via Executive’s role is to provide advice to free the business’s key staff from tasks which may divert them from properly establishing the business in the jurisdiction.

Via Executive brings knowledge, an objective view and human capital to a business in crisis.

Senior managers can be faced with businesses critical projects which require the advice of skilled consultants within a short time frame so their business can continue to flourish.

Examples of this type of consulting project can include:

• Advising ahead of a regulatory visit both in terms of preparation for the visit and activities required post any regulatory report.
• Advising on accounting or process breakdowns, their re-engineering and resolution.
• Advising on client related crises.

Via Executive delivers experience and knowledge entirely directed towards solving the problem as quickly and completely as possible.

Via Executive can boost a business’s sector and job functional experience on a consultancy basis.

We will work with a business on a consultancy basis to assist in the recruitment of senior management. These recruitment tasks often require a high degree of discretion and confidentiality which is sometimes difficult to obtain within the client’s business itself and the service offered by Via Executive can overcome this risk.

Via Executive does not operate as a recruitment consultant. Instead, Via Executive will:

• Work with the business to accurately define the need for the new role and design the role description. The objectivity offered by Via Executive can often be a benefit in accurately identifying and defining the client’s requirements.
• Work with executive recruitment specialists on the client’s behalf to identify potential candidates.
• Manage the recruitment process including first interviews, candidate testing etc.
• Consult on the induction process for successful candidates.

Via Executive can also source and provide executive coaching programmes for the key appointee.

Via Executive is available on a consultancy basis to prepare business or sector specific briefings which bring a wealth of knowledge, contacts and experience as well as communication skills to deliver knowledge quickly.

We can be retained to prepare business briefings and articles both for publication within a business and for marketing or client communication. Topics covered can include:

• Regulatory and legal updates.
• Accounting standards.
• Client specific news. features
• Taxation matters.

Via Executive can also carry out a wide range of research assignments as well as working with leading specialist companies to provide customer and market feedback to clients.

Via Executive can work to develop a client’s senior management team to maximise potential.

Any corporate activity, such as an acquisition or retrenchment, can place enormous pressures on a management team. Via Executive has experience in advising on the impact of corporate acquisitions and mergers on a company and assists can advise on  matters such as:

• Logistical management.
• People management.
• Cultural matching.
• Publicity and public relations.

Via Executive provides management consulting skills over the short intense period of corporate activity thereby lowering the risk of failure. Via Executive can also provide an objective view of the strengths and weaknesses of the business after change.

Via Executive can also consult on the management of exit or redundancy programmes for businesses. Via Executive is able to focus on achieving the objective with a minimum of cultural or emotional baggage.