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# How to Be the NED That's Needed

The non-executive director role has evolved from oversight-only comfort to managing complexity across AI, climate governance and continuous CEO succession, demanding independence, judgment, technical literacy and risk intelligence. Chairs and nomination committee members must treat succession as continuous oversight rather than an annual agenda item. This clarifies the modern NED and chairman mandate for scale-up and mid-market boards.

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