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Directorship Checks
Zinc provides fast, compliant directorship checks to help you confidently hire for senior and board-level roles. Our platform identifies conflicts of interest, past disqualifications, and current appointments, so you can protect your business and build leadership teams with integrity.
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Why run a directorship check?
A directorship check reveals whether a candidate holds or has held company directorships that could present a conflict of interest or regulatory issue. It’s essential for assessing whether a candidate is suitable for leadership and governance positions, particularly in sectors where compliance, ethics, and transparency are key.
By verifying disqualifications and business affiliations early, you mitigate risk and avoid reputational damage, delays in onboarding, or regulatory penalties down the line.
Key benefits of Zinc's directorship checks
Mitigate risk
Thorough background checks and expert guidance
Zinc provides tools to quickly and confidently vet candidates for leadership positions. Reduce risk in high-stakes situations and avoid costly hiring mistakes.
Reduce admin
Candidate reports
Zinc automatically builds detailed reports of your candidates to fast-track the hiring process. Save weeks of time for your staff with our simple screening platform.
Smooth onboarding
Best-in-class candidate experience
Zinc’s automated process reduces turnaround time for directorship checks. Deliver a smooth onboarding and make a great first impression on your leaders-to-be.
How directorship checks work
Zinc’s streamlined process ensures quick and accurate directorship checks, helping you keep your hiring plans on track:
The candidate securely provides their details via the Zinc platform.
Our system checks for current and historic directorships, disqualifications, and affiliations across relevant databases and jurisdictions.
You receive a structured, easy-to-understand report through your ATS or directly via your dashboard.
FAQs about directorship checks
Find answers to common questions about our directorship checks and processes.
What is a directorship check?
A directorship check is a type of background check that verifies whether a candidate holds, or has previously held, a directorship position in a company. It provides insights into business affiliations, disqualifications, and potential conflicts of interest that help organisations assess their suitability for a role.
How long does a directorship check take?
A global directorship check typically takes around one to two days. However, if there are complications or if additional verification is needed, the process could slow down significantly.
Find all of Zinc’s current turnaround times, including directorship checks, here.
How does Zinc protect the privacy and confidentiality of personal information collected during the background check process?
Zinc takes data privacy and confidentiality very seriously. As an ISO27001-certified company, we use strict security measures to protect personal information collected during the background check process and comply with all applicable data protection laws and regulations. We also provide customers with secure online access to their background check reports, ensuring that personal information is only accessible to authorised personnel.
How user-friendly is your software for both the recruiter and the candidate? Are there tutorials or customer support options available?
At Zinc, a seamless experience is at the heart of everything we do. From an intuitive, mobile-first platform for candidates to live chat and email support, we’re always here to help.
Learn more about how Zinc supports a great candidate experience here.
Does Zinc offer compliance support to help employers understand and adhere to local and international laws and regulations related to background checks?
Yes, Zinc provides compliance support to help employers understand and adhere to local and international regulations related to background checks. Our team of experts stays up-to-date with changing laws and regulations, and while it’s still our customers’ ultimate responsibility to ensure compliance, we can provide ongoing guidance to reduce your risk.
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