Nominee
Director Sourcing for Cyprus & Dubai.
Independent Non-Executive Directors for Cyprus CIFs, AIFs, AIFMs, EMIs, Payment Institutions, CASPs, and newly-licensed fintech entities. Real individuals, not paper arrangements. Matched to the specific board and regulator.
Sourced through 25+ years of direct relationships across the Cyprus regulated financial services market. Also available for Dubai DFSA and VARA board appointments.
Discuss a Mandate See Available ProfilesSouring Non Executive Directors.
We are a specialist recruitment consultancy focused on Cyprus FinTech, Financial Services, and regulated businesses. We source individuals with the regulatory background, availability, and substance to hold a board seat properly. We assess each candidate against the specific mandate, introduce 2 to 4 credible profiles, and support the appointment through to completion.
If you are launching a new regulated entity, restructuring a board, or replacing an independent director, we can help.
Profiles in Our Network.
Built over 25 years of direct relationships in the Cyprus regulated financial services market.
Former CIF Executives
Former CEOs, Executive Directors, and Board members of CySEC-authorised Investment Firms. Deep understanding of regulator expectations, board dynamics, and CIF operational matters.
Senior Compliance & Risk
Senior Compliance and Risk professionals with CySEC Advanced certification and 15+ years of regulated services experience. Well-positioned for non-executive roles requiring compliance oversight.
Former Regulators
Individuals who have held positions within regulatory authorities and now operate independently. Useful where the board composition benefits from direct regulator perspective.
Ex-Audit & Advisory
Former Big Four partners and senior advisors from financial services audit and advisory practices. Strong governance, internal controls, and financial oversight credentials.
Sector Veterans
15+ years leadership experience within specific verticals: FX/CFD brokerage, crypto and digital assets, payments, fund management. Where sector depth matters more than generalist governance.
Fully Assessed
Every candidate we introduce is pre-assessed for fit and proper credentials, clean regulatory history, existing board commitments, and genuine availability for the mandate in question.
Real Candidates, Available Now.
A selection of profiles from our active network, anonymised to protect candidate confidentiality. Each represents a real individual we can introduce once a specific mandate is defined and mutual NDAs are in place.
Serving Independent NED, regulated forex broker
Currently holds an Independent Non-Executive Director position at a CySEC-authorised forex brokerage. Established NED capacity, familiar with board dynamics and regulator engagement. Open to additional mandates.
Former Group Chief Compliance Officer
Extensive board-level regulatory leadership across multiple jurisdictions. Currently active in non-executive and advisory capacity. Strong for boards requiring regulatory weight, audit committee engagement, and multi-regulator awareness.
CIF CEO with technology depth
Currently Executive Director of a CySEC-regulated investment firm, with engineering and data science credentials alongside financial services leadership. Cypriot national, fit-and-proper approved. Open to executive and non-executive mandates.
Serving NED with legal and fraud credentials
Legal qualification combined with fraud examination credentials. Currently serving as Independent NED at a Cyprus regulated entity. Strong fit for boards requiring legal depth, AML oversight, or governance rigour alongside financial services knowledge.
Executive Director, CIF and investment firm experience
Current Executive Director at a regulated investment firm. 15+ years of sector leadership spanning operations, business development and regulatory interface. Open to non-executive and advisory appointments alongside executive responsibilities.
Senior CIF executive, multi-role background
Former CEO and Executive Director across multiple Cypriot regulated entities. Background in compliance, operations, and corporate governance. Explicitly seeking NED and advisory appointments as next-stage work.
Pool is regularly refreshed. Additional profiles available on request. Candidate introductions are made only after a mandate is defined and confidentiality terms are agreed.
Common Mandate Scenarios.
Most Nominee Director engagements fall into one of these categories.
New Licence Application
You are applying for a new CIF, AIF, EMI, CASP or similar licence and need to present an independent director to the regulator as part of the board composition and fit and proper assessment.
Board Refresh or Replacement
An existing independent director has stepped down, retired, or exited. The board needs a replacement who meets regulatory expectations and fits the current composition.
Governance Strengthening
The business is scaling, entering new markets, or responding to a regulatory review. A more experienced independent voice is needed on the board to match the evolving scope.
A Typical Engagement.
Initial Conversation
A 30-minute call to understand the entity, the regulator, the reason for the mandate, board composition, and the profile you are looking for. NDA available if needed.
Shortlist Presentation
Within one week we present 2 to 4 credible candidates from our network, with profiles, context on why each fits the mandate, and availability.
Introductions
We coordinate introductions between you and the shortlisted candidates. You meet each, assess fit, and make the selection.
Appointment Support
We support the appointment process including regulatory notifications, documentation, and onboarding. Typical timeline: 2 to 4 weeks from first call.
Discuss a Mandate.
Nominee Director engagements are relationship hires. They start with a direct conversation, not a form. All initial conversations are confidential, and NDAs are available on request.
For Dubai DFSA or VARA appointments, use the same email. The Dubai candidate pool is smaller and more selective, happy to discuss what is available for the specific mandate.
Questions Clients Commonly Ask.
A Nominee Director is an independent non-executive director appointed to the board of a regulated entity to meet regulatory, governance, or ownership requirements. In Cyprus, this most commonly applies to CySEC-authorised Investment Firms (CIFs), Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMs), Electronic Money Institutions (EMIs), Payment Institutions, Crypto-Asset Service Providers, and newly-licensed fintech entities. They are typically needed during initial licensing, when an existing independent director steps down, or when the board composition needs to be strengthened.
Most corporate service providers offer Nominee Director appointments as a bundled product alongside company formation and administration. The director is often a name on paper with limited engagement in the actual governance of the entity. Our approach is different. We source individuals with substantive regulatory experience, genuine availability, and the capacity to engage meaningfully with board matters. We are a specialist recruitment consultancy, not a corporate services provider.
Yes. The profiles on this page are drawn from real individuals in our network who have indicated interest in NED and board appointments. Names and current employers are not published to protect candidate confidentiality, but each profile represents a genuine candidate we can introduce once a specific mandate is defined and mutual NDAs are in place.
Former CIF executives and Executive Directors, senior compliance and risk professionals with CySEC Advanced certification, former regulators, ex-auditors with Big Four financial services background, and sector veterans with substantial experience in Cyprus regulated markets. All candidates are assessed for fit and proper credentials, clean regulatory history, and genuine availability for board commitments.
You share the mandate context: the entity, the regulator, the reason for the appointment, and what you are looking for in a director. We shortlist 2 to 4 credible individuals from our network, provide profiles, and coordinate introductions. You meet the candidates, make the selection, and we support the appointment process. Typical engagement runs 2 to 4 weeks from initial brief to appointment.
We also source independent directors for Dubai-based entities regulated by DFSA or VARA, though our Dubai pool is smaller and more selective. For other jurisdictions, we can often make introductions through our network but typically work with a local partner on the appointment process itself.
Fee arrangements are discussed directly with the appointing entity at the outset and tailored to the mandate. Happy to walk through the typical structures in a first conversation.
Yes. All mandates are handled with full confidentiality. Initial conversations can be held under NDA if required, and candidates are only approached after the mandate is defined and aligned.