Having completed the exit of my previous company, I was looking to speak to people who could advise me on building a non-executive portfolio.  I approached Cindy Casciani at EquityChair following a trawl of the internet. 

Cindy responded promptly to my unsolicited email.  I found our initial meeting to be very productive as  Cindy gave me some great advice on how to present myself online and through my cv. She went on to introduce me to a number of relevant people who helped me to define and find the type of role and engagement I was looking for.  Cindy's positive and friendly approach was a great confidence booster as I ventured into the new world of Chairmanship.

I approached a number of other organisations at the same time, but Cindy and EquityChair stood out as the one firm that went that extra mile and delivered tangible results.

Eight months after first meeting EquityChair, I am now fully occupied with an exciting portfolio. However I will be keeping in touch with Cindy to look for any fresh engagements in future.

I would definitely recommend engaging with EquityChair. 

Thanks for your work on this Cindy – I don’t think had we had a blank sheet of paper, we could have written a CV for a more suitable candidate.

 

 

We asked Cindy Casciani of EquityChair to help source a Chair for a new deal we were working on.  We had a pretty specific brief and were delighted that Cindy was able to identify and attract an excellent candidate who has subsequently joined the board as Chair. 

Having recently completed a successful Series A funding round, we were introduced to EquityChair to help us recruit our first Chair. RevLifter personalises deals for retailers using AI to understand real-time signals from users to deliver the right deals to customers for retailers. 

We were looking for a Chair who understood the dynamics of our business who could work with us as we scale our rapidly growing international business. Cindy Casciani presented a strong list of relevant candidates, enabling us to select our excellent new Chair.  We were very pleased with the service and delivery from EquityChair.

BSC and SI2 commissioned EquityChair in early 2020 for a difficult assignment: recruiting a Non-Executive Director to jointly represent them on the Board of Spacehive, the leading community crowdfunding platform in the UK.

The challenge arose from the rare combination of experience and skills that was desired, along with the need for this NED to work productively with both investors and the management of Spacehive.  It was important to find someone with extensive venture experience, as well as a deep understanding of community organisations and the public sector.  Strong communication skills also were essential given the numerous stakeholders around this particular NED role. 

Cindy Casciani at EquityChair understood these requirements very well and led an extensive search that surfaced several strong candidates. We were delighted and ultimately appointed a candidate who met all the criteria.

I was introduced to Cindy at EquityChair when we were looking to add an NED/ member of the Investment Committee to our Board.

The selection of candidates put forward was excellent and actually resulted in us hiring two from the shortlist.

We contacted Cindy Casciani at EquityChair to help us find a Chairman for a business we had identified as an excellent investment opportunity. Cindy understood our requirements, in terms of sector knowledge and previous private equity Chairman experience but also in terms of the character and chemistry fit required. We were delighted that Clive Williams was introduced as he added a great deal of value to the deal process and has subsequently joined the board of Instant Offices as Chairman since the deal completed. We would have no hesitation in working with Cindy and EquityChair again.

 

Cindy did a great job for us across two separate searches that resulted in five appointments. The time taken to clearly understand the brief combined with thoughtful input resulted in her putting forward a broad range of high quality candidates. Communication was timely and efficient throughout, and as a result the process was a smooth one.

Thanks for your help on this Cindy - Pete will be a real addition to us as Chair at Big Issue Fund Management and brings a genuinely complementary skill set to us.