Independent director and advisory-board appointments
We put forward a principal’s board or advisory profile against a real appointment brief, after a conflicts and availability review.
Tell us what you needWe put forward a principal’s board or advisory profile against a real appointment brief, after a conflicts and availability review, so both sides know the fit before anyone commits.
- Led by
- Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma and Kenneth Gagakuma and Michael Gagakuma
- Delivery
- Remote, and on site from Accra
- Fees
- Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
- Practice
- 10 of 11: Executive advisory
Who commissions this, and when.
Buyers and moments where this work pays for itself, and where it does not.
Who it is for
- Boards seeking independent directors
- Institutions forming advisory boards
- Search firms and nomination committees
When to call us
- You have a board vacancy or are forming an advisory board
- The board needs governance, strategy or research experience
- A nomination committee is building a shortlist
When it is not the answer
Appointments follow your governance process. We check conflicts and time commitments before any profile is submitted.
What you receive.
Documents you can use, each with its method and sources attached.
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See a demonstration of the output: Specimen · Independent director & advisory-board appointments
Fit note
How the principal’s experience matches the brief.
Conflicts review
Existing roles and interests declared.
Board profile
Tailored to the appointment.
Availability statement
The time the principal can commit.
How the work runs.
Each stage ends in something you review before the next begins.
Stage 1 of 5
Question
Read the appointment brief.
Review pointThe question is written down before the session.
Stage 2 of 5
Expert match
Match the principal to the board’s needs.
Review pointThe principal is matched to the question.
Stage 3 of 5
Preparation
Review conflicts and availability.
Review pointPreparation is read and noted in advance.
Stage 4 of 5
Conversation
Meet the chair or nominations committee.
Review pointThe conversation stays on the decision.
Stage 5 of 5
Next action
Agree next steps under your process.
Review pointA short written note records the next action.
Scope and fees.
Fees are agreed in writing before work begins. Estimates are shown as estimates.
Fees
Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
Send a brief or book a short call. We reply with a written scope, dates and a fixed fee before any work begins.
What we need from you
- The appointment brief
- Board composition and needs
- Your governance process and timeline
Not included unless agreed
- Guarantees of appointment
- Roles that would create conflicts
- Search-firm fees
Led byProf. Wisdom Gagakuma and Kenneth Gagakuma and Michael Gagakuma
- Practice
- 10 · Executive advisory
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
- Consultation
- from USD 150
Documented experience.
Roles held by the principal who leads this work, each with its source.
- Attested 26 March 2025Health Sector Occupational Pension Scheme: five-year strategic planThe Professor served as Lead Strategic Project Expert, through OKYEAME Consult, for the scheme’s five-year strategic plan.
Individual experience of our principals, before or outside GKM Strategic Advisory & AI. Not GKM contracts.
Questions buyers ask.
Anything else: ask in a brief.
Which principal would serve?
Usually the Professor; Kenneth or Michael for technology, growth or data roles.
Is this a search service?
No. We put forward our own principals against real briefs.
Is there a free tool?
Yes: the board agenda and action-register planner.
Related work
What needs to move forward?
Tell us the decision, the challenge or the opportunity. We reply with a scoped approach, a named principal and a fee before any work begins.
No charge to submit an enquiry.