# Board Directors & Chairs — Executive Search

> Board director, chair, and committee-chair search for industrial and family-owned companies across the US and Mexico, led by Silvia Flores of Alder Koten.

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Independent directors, chairs, and Audit Committee chairs for industrial companies and family-owned groups across the US–Mexico corridor.

Board composition is one of the highest-leverage decisions a company makes. The wrong director does no harm on any single day and quiet damage across a year; the right director changes what questions get asked in the room. Silvia Flores runs board-director and chair searches for industrial and manufacturing companies, family-owned groups, and private-equity-backed platforms across the US and Mexico — as part of [Alder Koten's](https://www.alderkoten.com) retained practice.

## Where board searches fit

Four patterns come up most often. A family-owned industrial group in Mexico moving from a family council to a formal board with independent directors. A private-equity-backed platform building an institutional board around a value-creation plan. A US parent naming a Mexico-resident director to give its Latin America operation governance depth. And a public or near-public industrial company recruiting an Audit or Compensation Committee chair with real technical bandwidth.

## Roles the practice covers

-   **Independent Directors** — non-executive board members with industry and functional pattern-recognition
-   **Board Chairs and Vice Chairs** — for family-owned groups, private-equity platforms, and industrial mid-market boards
-   **Audit Committee Chairs** — CPA / CFO-track directors with public-company or complex-financials experience
-   **Compensation Committee Chairs** — directors who can hold CEO compensation and executive pay design
-   **Governance / Nominating Committee members** — directors carrying board effectiveness and succession discipline

## How a board search runs

Board searches follow [The Dynamic Fit Method™](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/methodology/) — Ability, Capability, and Capacity assessed against the specific governance context the seat carries. The engagement starts with a board composition read (skills matrix, tenure, independence, industry adjacency) and ends with an onboarding plan for the incoming director. Where cross-border coverage is needed, we coordinate with [IMD International Search Group](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/global-reach/) member firms in the director's home market.

## Related

For companies also naming a CEO alongside a board build, see [Chief Executive Officers](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/chief-executive-officers/). For private-equity portfolio boards, see [Private Equity Executive Search](https://www.silviaflores.info/en/private-equity-executive-search/).

## Board Directors & Chairs — questions

What kinds of board seats does the practice serve?

Independent directors, non-executive board members, Audit Committee chairs, Compensation Committee chairs, and board chairs — for industrial and manufacturing companies, family-owned groups formalizing governance, private-equity-backed platforms building institutional boards, and US parents naming Mexico-based directors.

How is a board search different from a C-suite search?

The candidate pool is smaller, more networked, and less overtly on the market. Diligence focuses on governance track record, committee experience, industry pattern-recognition, and stakeholder judgment rather than day-to-day operating output. References and pre-briefings carry disproportionate weight.

Do you work with family-owned businesses formalizing a board?

Yes. Mexico has a deep bench of family-owned industrial groups moving from a family council to a formal board with independents. That transition needs directors who understand family dynamics, not just governance mechanics.

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