GOVERNANCE • GROWTH • ACQUISITIONS
Board & Advisory
Practical board, advisory and governance support for business owners, founders, investors and organisations facing growth, change or complexity.
Stephen Mold brings together commercial leadership, business ownership, public accountability, digital transformation and board-level governance experience. His work is particularly relevant to owner-led businesses, acquisition-led growth, digital transformation, security, fire, public safety and organisations operating in complex or regulated environments.
What Stephen Brings
Business Growth & Ownership
Experience building, scaling, restructuring and repositioning businesses across technology, e-commerce, digital media and advisory services.
Board Governance & Challenge
Board chair and non-executive experience across public safety, policing, victims’ services, professional standards, charity governance and national digital infrastructure.
Acquisition & Scale-Up Thinking
Practical insight into how owner-led businesses can become stronger, more valuable and more resilient through clearer strategy, better leadership and operational improvement.
Digital, Cyber & Transformation
Experience helping organisations understand the opportunities and risks created by technology, cyber, digital transformation and data-led operating models.
Complex Stakeholder Leadership
Experience operating in high-scrutiny environments involving government, regulators, public bodies, boards, communities and senior leadership teams.
Values-Led Decision Making
A practical, grounded approach to leadership, governance and change — focused on people, outcomes, accountability and long-term value.
Selected Board & Advisory Experience
Police Digital Service
Chair and Non-Executive Director
Stephen served as Chair and Non-Executive Director of Police Digital Service, supporting national digital standards, cyber capability and digital transformation across UK policing.
College of Policing
Non-Executive Director
Appointed to the College of Policing, Stephen contributed to work focused on professional standards, leadership, training, evidence-based policing and the modernisation of policing practice.
National Police Air Service
Board Member
Stephen served as a board member of the National Police Air Service, supporting operational efficiency, technology integration, fleet considerations and strategic service review.
Emergency Services Network Programme
Board Member
Stephen served as a board member on one of the largest mobile technology programmes of a generation, supporting the development of improved communications infrastructure for the emergency services.
Voice for Victims
Chair and Board Member
Stephen chaired and supported the development of services for victims and witnesses of crime in Northamptonshire, including expanded support for children, young people, domestic abuse victims and people affected by road harm.
Grandparents Plus Charity
Non-Executive Director
Stephen supported the charity’s work promoting the role of grandparents and relatives caring for children during family crisis, including oversight during merger activity and engagement with government.
Board, advisory or acquisition conversation?
Stephen is open to board, advisory, acquisition, speaking and partnership conversations with business owners, founders, investors and organisations looking to grow, transform or navigate change.