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IoD Ireland Board Evaluation Service

Raising Corporate Governance Standards

About

IoD Ireland’s Board Evaluation Service enables your board to better execute its roles and responsibilities. The process is objective, candid, confidential and actionable to enable boards to act as a strategic asset to their organisations.

Through the lens of best practice governance standards and your organisation’s business context, IoD Ireland's experienced Board Assessors examine how effectively your board and board committees are operating in practice.

If you would like to discuss this service further, please contact Caroline Kinsella, Board and Member Services Director, IoD Ireland in complete confidence.

Benefits

Benefits To Your Board

Undertaking an IoD Ireland Board Evaluation enables your board to recognise and build upon its strengths while identifying the areas which may require improvement. It provides a trusted environment for individual board members to give honest feedback in a constructive context.

It is a context-rich, easy to use, efficient, confidential, and reliable process with measurable outputs. It provides a comprehensive analysis of board effectiveness with detailed findings, and clear indicators of next steps to take to improve board performance and effectiveness. The IoD Board Evaluation Service is a wholly independent professional service devoid of conflict of interest. Learn more about why this service will be of benefit to your board.

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Meet our experts

Our highly qualified team of Board Assessors , who are Chartered Directors and/or governance specialists - Meet Dr Margaret Cullen, Carol Bolger CDir, Marie Collins CDir, Tony Lawless CDir, Michael O'Donovan CDir, Clare Duignan and Hugh McCallum.

Meet our experts
Client Endorsements

Board evaluations are crucial for keeping organisations agile and responsive to external changes, ensuring they remain well-equipped to handle evolving industry dynamics and regulatory challenges. We engaged IoD Ireland for an external board evaluation, and the process was both professional and thorough. The insights and recommendations we received have enhanced our board's performance and effectiveness. IoD Ireland customised the board evaluation to fit our specific industry needs and circumstances. We strongly recommend IoD Ireland to others without reservation.

Rose Hynes Chair, Irish Aviation Authority

The IoD Board evaluation was thorough, professional, and impartial. IoD Ireland showcased exceptional skills in highlighting best practices that will enhance our Board's performance going forward. They tailored the assessment to suit our specific circumstances. I wholeheartedly recommend IoD Ireland to others without any hesitation

Tom Ryan Director General, GAA

Evaluations help all boards stay responsive to external changes and challenges, ensuring they are well-prepared to navigate evolving industry dynamics and regulatory environments. We collaborated with IoD Ireland for an external board evaluation guided by Dr. Margaret Cullen and Clare Duignan. The evaluation was professional and comprehensive. The insights and advice received enable our board to perform at a higher level and to work more effectively. IoD Ireland tailored the board evaluation to suit our industry and specific circumstances. We wholeheartedly recommend IoD Ireland to others without any hesitation

Gerry Boylan, Chair and Mike Byrne, CEO GS1 Ireland

IoD Ireland delivers board evaluations that are objective, candid, confidential and actionable to enable boards to act as a strategic asset to their organisation. Being a board director is more challenging than it used to be. The opportunity for reflection offered by IoD Ireland’s robust board evaluation is an opportunity to raise the bar on board performance.

John McRedmond Company Secretary, Ornua Co-operative Limited

We collaborated with IoD Ireland for our external board evaluation, Guided by Carol Bolger CDir, the evaluation was thorough, professional, and practical. IoD Ireland provided an adaptable approach, customised to our specific needs. The entire process was smooth and comprehensive, and the report offered valuable development suggestions that provided useful prompts for our Board’s consideration. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend the IoD Ireland Board evaluation service to others.

Greg Sparks Chairperson, (Independent Non-Executive Director), Vhi Group

We collaborated with IoD Ireland for an external board evaluation. Guided by Carol Bolger, the evaluation was thorough, professional, and impartial. Carol showcased exceptional skills in highlighting best practices that will enhance our Board's performance going forward. IoD Ireland tailored the evaluation to suit our industry and specific circumstances. I wholeheartedly recommend IoD Ireland to others without any hesitation.

Billy Doyle CEO, Dundalk Credit Union

Being a board director is more challenging than it used to be. The opportunity for reflection offered by IoD Ireland’s robust board evaluation is an opportunity to raise the bar on board performance.

Board Evaluation Client

The board evaluation process protects confidentiality in order to inspire real candour and transparency. It is the trusted connection between the assessor and each director that generates the deepest and most valuable insights.

Board Evaluation Client