Situations where NorthHelm fits well

• A residual or surviving entity needs a named Canadian-resident director or officer following a plan of arrangement, sale, spin-out, or other corporate transaction, and the existing leadership is exiting.

• A board or special committee needs an independent operator to take the helm during a complex situation that the existing CEO or CFO cannot or should not run.

• Lenders or secured creditors need a single accountable principal in the seat to rebuild reporting credibility, run a workout, or execute a SISP or other court-supervised process.

• A complex transaction (recapitalization, plan of arrangement, cross-border structuring, sanctions-adjacent matter) requires a principal who can make judgment calls alongside counsel and carry the mandate through closing and beyond.

• A sponsor, founder, or shareholder needs a trusted independent to run a sensitive governance situation without political baggage or conflict.

• A wind-down or dissolution requires a principal willing to take the seat through to dissolution rather than handing the matter back early.

If your situation looks like this, contact NorthHelm for a confidential conversation about your file.

Situations where NorthHelm is probably not the right fit

• The corporation needs a permanent full-time CEO. NorthHelm engagements are time-bound by design and end when the seat is handed back to permanent leadership.

• The work is purely advisory. NorthHelm is structured to take accountable roles. Pure advisory work is available from many capable Canadian boutiques and is often a better fit for straightforward situations.

• The corporation is an early-stage growth company without complex capital structure, governance, or transaction issues. NorthHelm focuses on situations where multiple dimensions need to be addressed at once.

• The mandate requires deep sector technical expertise the practice does not have. NorthHelm brings commercial judgment, governance discipline, and capital markets fluency. Where deep technical expertise is required (specialized engineering, niche regulatory regimes, sector-specific operating knowledge), the practice operates alongside that expertise rather than substituting for it.