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.

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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.

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Specialists in Board

Performance Reviews

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Specialists in Board Performance Reviews

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Specialists in Board Performance Reviews

We Review. You Improve.

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Why Choose Bvalco?

Bvalco Board Performance Reviews are different. We understand the delicate balance between the informal dynamics within boardrooms and the formalities of corporate governance. Our unique expertise lies at the intersection of these realms, enabling us to help our clients to optimise both. At the heart of our approach is a forward-looking mindset, asking: What can boards do better or differently to maximise their value to the business?

 

Our clients consistently commend us for striking the balance between being engaging and straight-talking and for focussing on a small number of impactful recommendations. They confirm that our reviews have a positive and tangible impact on board effectiveness.

WHY CHOOSE BVALCO?

Bvalco board reviews are different. We understand the delicate balance between the informal dynamics within boardrooms and the formalities of corporate governance. Our unique expertise lies at the intersection of these realms, enabling us to navigate and optimise both. At the heart of our approach is a forward-looking mindset, asking: What can boards do better or differently to maximise their value to the business?

 

Our clients consistently commend us for striking the balance between being engaging and straight-talking. They attest that our comprehensive reviews yield a positive and tangible impact on board effectiveness.

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We Review.

You Improve.

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.


What makes a good board evaluation?

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"An excellent review. Impactful, productive and a really positive learning exercise. It exceeded our best expectations."


James Ramsbotham

Chair

Newcastle Building Society

"We enjoyed working with Bvalco. Alison has an ability to build trust while remaining independent and objective resulting in an outcome offering some clear and practicable recommendations which we are intent on implementing. I would highly recommend Bvalco.'"


James Thomson

Chair

Gleeson

"Bvalco’s conduct of this review was very reassuring. Alison’s interviews were constructive and probing and the outcomes of the review insightful both in terms of how the Board operates in fulfilling its strategic objectives and understanding the relevance of behavioural aspects to optimise performance. Overall, it was an extremely positive experience."


Patrick Meier

Chair

Ecora Resources

“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

Superdry

Our Board Performance Reviews Are Different

Our approach to Board Performance Reviews is to recognise that there’s no point looking back over what you’ve done, when it’s how well you’re going to do in future that really matters.


This requires recognising that the board isn’t just governed by the formal roles, processes and strategies in place, but is also a social entity whose decisions are as much influenced by the informal culture, values and beliefs at play.

OUR BOARD PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Our approach to board evaluation is to recognise that there’s no point looking back over what you’ve done, when it’s how well you’re going to do in future that really matters.

This requires recognising that the board isn’t just governed by the formal roles, processes and strategies in place, but is also a social entity whose decisions are as much influenced by the informal culture, values and beliefs at play.

In response, our board evaluation methodology involves six elements of good corporate governance.

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We Review. You Improve.

We Review.

You Improve.

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.


What makes a good board evaluation?

Watch the video >

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.


What makes a good board evaluation?

Watch the video >

“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,

Superdry

"The Bvalco process was engaged and conversational with good questions and insights – one of the better processes I have experienced. I would certainly recommend Bvalco and use them again."


IAN MCHOUL

SID and Chair of the Audit Committee,

Britvic

"Really pleased to have worked with Bvalco who spent time on the things that mattered. They gave us really good value-added advice."


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Chairman, Hurricane Energy

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