What is a nominee director and is it legal?
Legal and common: a professional appointed to satisfy the resident-director requirement for foreign-owned companies. Done properly it comes with clear terms — annual fee in advance, a security deposit for foreign-director appointments, a full indemnity from the company, zero involvement in business decisions, and disclosure under beneficial-ownership rules so nothing is hidden from SSM.
Statutory figures: Companies Act 2016 s.196 SSM BO guidelines
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Our terms are in writing before engagement, including the resignation rights that protect both sides: the nominee may resign on breach or sustained non-payment, and never touches operations or bank accounts. If a provider offers a nominee with no indemnity and no disclosure, walk away — that structure fails the smell test the law applies.
Key facts
- Satisfies s.196 residency requirement
- Indemnity + deposit + advance fee = market-standard terms
- BO disclosure keeps it transparent
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