Nominee Director Service
Get qualified nominee directors in 70+ countries.
Commenda appoints a vetted professional in days: fast, reliable, and indemnified in writing.
At least one director ordinarily resident in Singapore (Companies Act, s. 145).
- Vetted professional, appointed in days
- Indemnity and defined scope, in writing
- Satisfies statutory and bank KYC requirements alike
Prefer a written quote? Get a fixed quote
Trusted by global businesses
Meet the resident director
requirement with certainty.
Many countries require at least one director who is ordinarily resident, and most teams discover it mid-formation. It is a known requirement with a clean answer, not a roadblock. Commenda appoints a vetted resident director in your jurisdiction, indemnified in writing, so formation keeps moving and your board stays compliant from day one.
What the requirement is
Most jurisdictions require at least one director who ordinarily lives in the country. The rule varies by country and entity type, and it changes, so the current rule for your jurisdiction is always the starting point.
Who should fill the role
A qualified professional who understands the statutory duties of a director. Not an employee pressured to 'just sign on,' and not a law firm nominee inside an opaque retainer. The right appointee satisfies the requirement without taking control of your company or creating liability you never priced in.
Why it holds after day one
The appointment puts a name on your compliance record, and a director who cannot see your filings resigns the moment they slip. Keeping the director and the filings on one platform is what makes the arrangement stand up in an audit.
What you get
What the service includes.
A vetted professional, not a name off a list
Every Commenda director is a qualified professional who understands the statutory duties of the role: screened, referenced, and experienced in the jurisdiction.
Indemnity and scope, in writing
Every appointment comes with a full paper trail: consent to act, indemnity agreement, and a defined scope. The director satisfies the statute; your shareholders keep control.
Compliance the director can stand behind
Directors resign from non-compliant companies. Ours sit on the same platform that tracks your filings, so the appointment and the obligations are managed together.
One fixed annual fee
Priced per country, quoted upfront, flat for the year. No hourly billing, no retainer creep, no year-end surprises.
Swap in your own hire, anytime
Hired a country manager? We prepare the board resolution, handle the change filing, and step down cleanly. No lock-in, no penalty.
Built into the formation workflow
Nominee director service is a line item in the same formation engagement, not a separate vendor to find, vet, and manage.
Coverage
70+ countries. One playbook.
The markets where companies most often need a resident director, all handled on the same workflow. Explore a country guide to see local requirements.
- Singapore
- Australia
- India
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Hong Kong
- United Arab Emirates
- Germany
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Malaysia
- Vietnam
- Indonesia
- Switzerland
- Brazil
How it works
Appointed and on file
in days, not weeks.
Same workflow whether the director joins at incorporation or replaces one on an existing entity.
Step 01
Scope and quote
Tell us the country. We confirm the residency requirement and return a fixed quote, typically within 48 hours.
Step 02
KYC and appointment papers
Consent to act, indemnity agreement, and board resolution prepared and signed. Both sides complete KYC.
Step 03
Appointment on file
We prepare and submit the appointment paperwork in your jurisdiction, as part of formation or as a board change.
Step 04
On file, on the platform
The director stays on file, with ongoing management handled in the Commenda platform: every filing tracked and every obligation in one place. Ready to appoint your own? We hand over and step down.
A workaround,
or a system.
The requirement is statutory. The way most companies meet it is improvised. Commenda replaces the workaround with a service that holds up in an audit.
The usual workarounds
A person problem solved with a favor.
- An employee asked to 'just sign on'
- Personal liability nobody priced in
- Law firm nominee at hourly rates
- Director has no view of your filings
- Resigns the moment compliance slips
- Board change paperwork left to you
Commenda nominee director
A statutory requirement handled as a system.
- Vetted professional director
- Indemnity and defined scope, in writing
- Fixed annual fee, quoted upfront
- Same platform that tracks every filing
- Compliance managed alongside the appointment
- Clean handover when you hire locally
Where it fits
One line item in a
bigger engagement.
Most customers don't buy a director on their own. The service arrives as part of an incorporation, or inside a Fully Managed Entity where Commenda runs formation and every ongoing filing. Either way, the director, the registers, and the compliance calendar live on one platform.
Common questions
Don't let one missing
signature stall a country launch.
Tell us the country. We'll confirm the residency requirement, quote a fixed fee, and have a director ready to appoint, usually within days.
Commenda is a private compliance platform, not a government agency. We prepare and file your corporate paperwork on your behalf; government fees are separate from our service fees.
