Director Search

In addition to executive search, Schelstraete & Desmedt also offers Director Search services.  A company’s Board of Directors is responsible for determining its strategic orientation and for creating the best circumstances to enable their realisation. We advise boards on the recruitment of executive board members and on HR related corporate governance topics such as compensation.

Schelstraete & Desmedt Director Search contributes to the creation of an effective Board of Directors. It helps companies to set up a Board of Directors as well as to identify and attract the right kind of individual. Our methodology is based on 3 critical steps:


The Board Effectiveness Test supports Boards in their efforts to optimize the added value brought by the Board of Directors, its individual members and their work together. The following set of questions can provide a Board with a quick assessment of its performance: Board Effectiveness Test

The Corporate Board Self-Evaluation Instrument is designed to help Board members identify specific areas for improvement. It is a self reflection instrument for Directors which helps them think about Board performance and the contribution of individual Board members to the Board’s performance as a whole: Corporate Board Self-Evaluation Instrument