Natalia Danilenko

I help boards and founders govern what most often determines whether strategy succeeds or stalls: leadership quality, talent, culture, incentives and organisational dynamics.

My experience spans executive roles in multinational and market-leading companies including BNP Paribas, Cetelem, Generali, PPF and UniCredit, as well as large software and technology businesses with more than 10,000 engineers across multiple countries. I have worked extensively with highly skilled technical talent, modern management systems, digital HR platforms, agile transformation and international expansion, including the development of new offices and business presence in Europe and Asia.

As an Independent Director and Chair of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee in public and private technology companies, I focus on the issues boards and shareholders care about most: executive quality, succession, engagement, accountability, governance maturity, committee effectiveness, and the alignment of people decisions with business strategy.

I am particularly valuable to ambitious, technology-advanced companies that depend on strong engineers, technical leaders and cross-functional execution — especially when they are scaling, expanding internationally, professionalising governance, or trying to ensure that the right people are in the right roles, supported by management and incentive systems that truly work.

My governance education includes a director programme based on the IoD curriculum and the Global Directorship Programme of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors.