Any ideas/solutions to finding the right chairman of the board?

The chairman must be a retired but not absolutely tired individual that you can leverage on his industry knowledge and experience cum connection, if he is willing to partake in your deals he will get part of the proceeds but remember you need that person to give you a ton of industrial leverage.

Thanks for the tag ^Searchfunder member‌. Hi Diego - where to look is going to depend upon what you are looking for. I would focus on defining that first. You mentioned you want M&A experience, and specifically in your specific industry. Depending upon how big the company is, where it is located and what sector you are in, that might be a tall order to find both traits in 1 person. You should think about what support management needs in various disciplines, and make sure the board as a whole can provide this. ^Searchfunder member‌ mentioned a lot of important traits, most of which are qualitative in nature. I would suggest you pursue someone who has the right qualitative traits plus 1 specific expertise (M&A, industry, etc.) rather than trying to find everything in just the chairman.