Ethosmentor | Values-First Leadership for Directors

Ethosmentor: Born from Boardroom Reality, Shaped by Singapore

Ethosmentor was founded by a former chief governance officer who spent more than a decade working with boards of listed entities and family-controlled companies headquartered in Singapore and the wider ASEAN region. After observing how often directors felt pulled between compliance, performance pressure, and personal conscience, he designed Ethosmentor as a specialist practice focused on values-first leadership at the board level.

The practice blends governance expertise, leadership psychology, and practical facilitation. We draw lessons from local institutions such as the Singapore Institute of Directors and regional stewardship dialogues, but always translate them into plain language and concrete boardroom behaviours. Ethosmentor operates independently, serving clients across sectors from logistics and healthcare to technology and professional services, always with one guiding premise: clarity of ethos is a strategic capability, not a luxury.

How Ethosmentor Creates Structured Value for Directors

Ethosmentor’s value proposition is precise: directors gain structured clarity on their personal and collective ethos, and they integrate that clarity into recurring board processes and high-stakes decisions. The primary audience comprises non-executive and independent directors, committee chairs, and board leaders of organisations based in Singapore or using Singapore as a regional hub, including family-owned firms, government-linked entities, and regional subsidiaries.

Services are delivered through three main channels. First, customised in-board programmes conducted on-site at client premises or neutral venues in the Central Business District. Second, small, curated director circles held periodically in central locations near Raffles Place or Tanjong Pagar, where directors from different industries explore shared dilemmas under strict confidentiality. Third, ongoing individual mentoring conducted via secure video platforms for directors who require a confidential thinking partner between meetings.

Revenue streams are straightforward: structured programme fees, retainer-based mentoring arrangements, and selected speaking or facilitation assignments at board offsites and governance retreats. Key partners include governance lawyers, organisational psychologists, and seasoned board facilitators with experience in Singapore and key regional markets. Core resources are our proprietary frameworks, diagnostic tools, and session designs grounded in local regulatory expectations and cross-cultural dynamics.

The cost structure is centered on expert time, continuous research into governance and leadership trends, high-quality facilitation venues, and secure digital infrastructure for assessments and mentoring. Ethosmentor deliberately limits the number of concurrent board engagements to preserve depth, confidentiality, and direct senior practitioner involvement in each mandate.

Anchoring Decisions in Ethos, Not Noise

Ethosmentor exists to foster a generation of directors in Singapore whose decisions are consistently grounded in clearly articulated values. Our mission is to equip boards with the language, structures, and personal disciplines required to act with integrity in complex, ambiguous situations, so that organisations governed from Singapore contribute to a business environment defined by steadiness, accountability, and human dignity.

Board-Seasoned Practitioners with Diverse Lenses

The Ethosmentor team brings together practitioners who have sat on both sides of the boardroom table. Our core group includes a former group company secretary from a regional conglomerate, a leadership psychologist with experience at a global consultancy, and a governance specialist who has advised boards in sectors ranging from logistics to digital services across Southeast Asia.

Team members hold qualifications such as the Chartered Director designation and International Coaching Federation credentials, and have worked with directors linked to institutions including NUS Business School’s governance programmes and regional leadership academies. The team reflects Singapore’s diversity across ethnicity, language, and professional background. What unites us is a disciplined approach to confidentiality, evidence-informed methods, and a shared belief that principled leadership can be precise and practical, not abstract.