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Independent counsel for boards making consequential technology decisions

Every board now carries technology risk on its register — cyber exposure, AI adoption, data governance, transformation, M&A due diligence. Few boards have an independent voice who can translate that risk into the language of fiduciary oversight. Kalika exists for that gap.

  • Certified Chair™ — credentialed against the ABF101 Advisory Board Best Practice Framework™
  • Former Regional CIO inside a 19,500-person global group — operator, not observer
  • Independent by design: no vendor commissions, no reseller margin, no stake in the outcome
Certified Chair™ ABF101 Framework™ Board-Tested Since 2023

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Certified Chair™Advisory Board Centre credentialed
28 CountriesRegional CIO across Americas & Pacific
25+ YearsCross-disciplinary technology leadership
Zero ConflictsNo vendor, reseller or implementation ties
Who This Is For

Built for boards where technology depth is the missing seat

Governance rigour and operator credibility, in the same chair — for directors who need independent assurance, not another consultant with something to sell.

Chairs & Non-Executive Directors

Who need independent assurance that technology strategy, spend and risk posture actually match what management is reporting to the board.

Audit & Risk Committees

Facing cyber, AI governance, data and resilience questions that outrun the committee's collective technology depth.

Boards Navigating M&A or Transformation

Who need technology due diligence and programme assurance from someone with genuine operating experience — and no stake in the outcome.

Family Offices & Founder-Led Boards

Formalising governance for the first time and wanting technology risk built into the structure from day one — not retrofitted after an incident.

How We Engage

Structured advisory arrangements, or direct one-to-one counsel

Deliberately advisory — challenge and assurance, never a shadow executive. Every engagement is matched to your ownership model, sector obligations and growth stage.

Independent Technology Risk Advisor to the Board

An ongoing, retained role: attending board or committee meetings on a defined cadence and giving directors a plain-language, independent read on what management proposes.

  • Pre-review of strategy, investment & risk papers
  • Cyber posture, AI governance & data sovereignty
  • Vendor concentration & programme assurance

Strategy & Governance Evaluation

Before recommending any structure, we review what your board actually needs. A board in name only — one that meets but doesn't sharpen decisions — is worse than none.

  • Objective review of current oversight arrangements
  • Right engagement model for your stage
  • Recommendation aligned to your ownership model

Advisory Board Establishment

For organisations formalising an advisory structure for the first time, or resetting one that isn't working — with technology risk oversight designed in from day one.

  • Charter, scope & decision rights
  • ABF101 Framework™ applied end-to-end
  • Member recruitment matched to your risk register

Chairing & Facilitation

Ongoing chairing of advisory boards, technology risk committees, councils and panels — creating the conditions where honest challenge actually happens.

  • Draws out the full value of the room
  • Keeps the structure inside its advisory scope
  • Structured, director-ready reporting to the board

One-to-One Strategic Counsel

Not every board is ready for a structure. Some chairs and CEOs need a single, independent voice to pressure-test decisions before they reach the boardroom.

  • Regular 1:1 sessions before positions lock in
  • No reporting line, no stake in being agreed with
  • A bridge toward a formal structure when ready

Technology Due Diligence for M&A

Independent technology assessment for acquisitions, integrations and major transformation programmes — from someone who has led them at group scale.

  • Technology dimensions of M&A, pre & post deal
  • Integration risk & programme assurance
  • Findings translated into fiduciary language
Colin Yeung, Certified Chair and independent technology risk advisor
Colin Yeung — Certified Chair™ Advisory Board Centre · ABF101 Advisory Board Best Practice Framework™
Why Boards Engage Kalika

Operator credibility. Governance rigour. Genuine independence.

When your board discusses transformation, integration or international operations, the advice comes from someone who has carried that accountability — not studied it.

Operator, not observer

As Regional CIO (Americas & Pacific) for Egis — ~19,500 staff globally — Colin led technology strategy for 4,500 people across 28 countries and a €417M revenue line, including the group's Inhabit acquisition integration.

Cross-disciplinary range

25+ years across engineering & construction, digital, automotive, retail, not-for-profit and health — because technology risk never presents itself in a single discipline.

Board-tested since 2023

Independent technology advisor to the board of the Alannah & Madeline Foundation and member of its Information Security Committee — translating technology risk for directors in a regulated, high-trust environment.

Independent by design

No vendor commissions, no reseller margin, no implementation volume to protect. Advice that answers only to the board in the room.

25+

Years of technology leadership

28

Countries under direct CIO remit

€417M

Revenue line supported at Egis

19,500

Staff in the global group led from within

"A board in name only — one that meets but doesn't sharpen decisions — is worse than none. The right structure adds challenge without diluting accountability."
— Colin Yeung, Certified Chair™ · Kalika C&A
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Ready to secure your future?

If technology risk is on your board's register and independent assurance isn't, let's talk. Initiate a confidential discussion — no obligation, no sales pressure, and no stake in being agreed with.

All enquiries handled in strict confidence.