Boards · Nomination · Governance
Is the candidate as independent as the papers say?
Before a nomination or the yearly statement on independence, Glasstie maps a person's public business ties across Europe: every board seat, cross-directorship, executive role and auditor, and every tie to the company's counterparts, each with the filing it comes from.
Request access§ 01
When you would use it
| 01 | Nominating a new board member |
| 02 | The yearly statement on independence in the governance report |
| 03 | Approving a transaction with a related party |
| 04 | Checking the management of a key supplier or partner |
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What you get
Every line backed by a source you can open.
| 01 | Every board seat and role Boards, chairs and executive roles from registers across Europe, with the filing and its date, current and past. |
| 02 | Cross-directorships and shared auditors Search two companies, or a person and a company, to see every shared board member, executive and auditor. |
| 03 | Public office PEP, sanctions, parliament and council hits, stated as facts. |
| 04 | A record for the board papers A dated search with every quote, ready to attach to the nomination or the governance report. |
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What an answer looks like
An illustration with invented names.
Search GT-EX-0001Illustration. Invented names, not a real search.Done · 3 reviewed links · 9 min
Ida Modelsenperson
Eksempel Byg A/Scompany · CVR 00000000
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Ida Modelsen · board member of · Eksempel Byg A/S 2023 to now
Reviewed by independent check
“The board: Per Prøve (chair), Ida Modelsen, Ole Opdigt”
Annual report 2024, board · regnskaber.virk.dk / XBRL filing
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Ida Modelsen · member of the council of · Modelby Kommune 2022 to now
Reviewed by independent check
“Ida Modelsen, member of the city council since 1 January 2022”
Municipal website, council members · modelby.dk / byraadet
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Modelby Kommune · awarded a contract to · Eksempel Byg A/S March 2025
Reviewed by independent check
“Winner: Eksempel Byg A/S, CVR 00000000. Buyer: Modelby Kommune”
TED contract award notice · ted.europa.eu / notice 000000-2025
Possible conflict of interest. Modelby Kommune awarded Eksempel Byg A/S a contract while Ida Modelsen sat on the city council and on the company's board. The record does not show whether she took part in the decision. For you to assess.
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Where it fits
| 01 | Recommendations for Corporate Governance, recommendation 3.2.1: independence, including cross-directorships and material business relations |
| 02 | selskabsloven § 139 d on related-party transactions in listed companies |
| 03 | IAS 24 related parties |
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Your call, with every fact
The board makes the call on independence. Glasstie makes sure it is made on the full public record.
See what the public record says about any two names.
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