Where board-level conversations happen.
Pivt Exec supports senior leaders and NEDs with coaching, mentoring and a curated network, built for real insight, real opportunity and real progression.
Developmental, strategic and commercial. Not a single lens.
Pivt Exec brings together over 50 years of combined experience across the executive and non-executive landscape: leadership, board advisory, governance, accredited coaching, mentoring and executive search.
Quality over volume, by design
We understand how board appointments are secured, how portfolios are built and how senior leaders sustain performance under scrutiny.
- Executive and non-executive career guidance
- Accredited executive coaching
- Board and leadership mentoring
- Executive search and headhunting
- Strategic positioning for portfolio careers
Real-world leadership, not theory
We work with a carefully selected group of senior leaders and NEDs, combining military and commercial insight so everything stays practical, relevant and actionable.
- A long-term, personal view, not transactional outcomes
- Meaningful conversations and trusted challenge
- Access to the right people, conversations and opportunities
Seven professionals, one standard
Drawn from executive leadership, accredited coaching, executive search and non-executive portfolios, each bringing military and commercial experience.
- Considered challenge from multiple angles
- Balanced thinking, not a single viewpoint
- Outcomes that withstand board-level scrutiny
Structured support, for wherever you sit on the board journey.
One-off Coaching Session
A single, focused session on a specific challenge, decision or opportunity, with no ongoing commitment.
Multi-Session Coaching
Sustained, confidential one-to-one coaching for board members, C-suite leaders and aspiring non-executives.
NED Interview Practice
Structured preparation for non-executive interviews and board scrutiny. Refine your narrative, evidence governance competence.
NED CV Rewrite
A professionally written NED CV, designed to position you effectively for the board roles you actually want.
LinkedIn Rebrand
A LinkedIn profile rebuilt around your board-level value, so the right people notice you for the right reasons.
Mentoring
Regular check-ins, accountability and access to a trusted network, to keep you moving toward your next appointment.
A private club for aspiring Non-Executive Directors.
NED100 gathers a carefully selected group of just 100 aspiring NEDs. Membership is free, but entry is selective. Applicants must show a credible pathway towards board-level roles.
Book a call about NED100Inside: focused boardroom discussions, guest speakers, governance insights and curated introductions that help members understand how boards operate, and how to position themselves for their first or next appointment.
What would help you most right now?
A few quick questions. One clear recommendation, matched to where you actually are.
A focused conversation, with the right level of support.
Here are two ways to take this forward, depending on whether you need one decision sorted, or ongoing support.
One-off Coaching Session
A single, focused session on the specific challenge or decision in front of you right now.
Book a one-off sessionMulti-Session Coaching
If this turns out to be the first of several conversations, ongoing coaching keeps the momentum going.
Book a coaching consultationSustained support, for sustained performance.
This is about more than one decision, it's about how you lead over time. Here's where to start.
Multi-Session Coaching
A consistent space for reflection, challenge and measurable progress over time.
Book a coaching consultationOne-off Coaching Session
Prefer to start with a single session first and see how it feels before committing further.
Book a one-off sessionAccess the network, backed by coaching support.
What you need most is visibility into opportunities that never get advertised, and someone to help you make the most of them.
NED100
A free, invite-only club of 100 aspiring NEDs, with curated introductions and boardroom discussions.
Book a call about NED100One-off Coaching Session
Pair NED100 with a coaching session to turn introductions into a credible board appointment.
Book a one-off sessionWalk in prepared, not hopeful.
Structured, realistic practice for panel and board-level interviews, with coaching support if there's more behind it than one interview.
NED Interview Practice
We pressure-test your narrative against real panel questions, so it holds up when it matters.
Book interview practiceOne-off Coaching Session
If the nerves are about more than this one interview, a coaching session can address the bigger picture too.
Book a one-off sessionLook like the board-level candidate you already are.
Most aspiring NEDs are under-selling themselves on paper. Here's how to fix that, and what to pair it with.
NED CV Rewrite & LinkedIn Rebrand
We rebuild your CV and LinkedIn profile around your actual board-level value.
Book a CV & LinkedIn reviewOne-off Coaching Session
Pair the rewrite with a coaching session to make sure the new narrative actually sounds like you.
Book a one-off sessionMomentum, with someone keeping you accountable.
You know roughly what to do, the gap is consistency. Here's where to start.
Mentoring
Regular check-ins, real network access and a peer group to keep you moving toward your next appointment.
Book a mentoring callOne-off Coaching Session
Want to test the fit first? Start with a single coaching session before committing to mentoring.
Book a one-off sessionLet's talk about who you're hiring.
Pivt Exec is our coaching and NED arm. For hiring, recruitment and workforce solutions, talk directly to the Pivt Group team.
Military rigour. Commercial insight.
Dave Marshall
Leadership CoachChartered Manager and ILM Level 7 Executive Coach with over 20 years as an RAF Engineering Officer, followed by senior corporate leadership including PMO leadership at John Crane.
Dave Tait MBE
Executive Leadership Coach & MentorFormer Air Commodore with 35 years' RAF service, overseeing training, education, recruiting and resettlement for 150,000 personnel. EMCC Senior Practitioner, Chartered CIPD.
Andrew Masterson
Executive Coach & MentorFormer senior British Army officer who led large, multi-disciplinary teams in high-pressure environments. Level 7 certified coach and Learning & Development Manager.
Veteran talent, sourced properly.
Pivt Exec is our coaching and NED arm. If you're looking to hire, build a team or access veteran talent, that's Pivt Group, our specialist recruitment and workforce solutions business.
Speak to the Pivt team- Specialist veteran and service-leaver recruitment
- Roles across sales, technology, engineering and logistics
- Executive search and headhunting
- A trusted network built over 20 years