Word template · Executive
Executive bio template, in a full and a short version
An executive bio is a third-person summary of a senior person's career for a board paper, a shortlist, a pitch or an appointment announcement. This Word template puts it on one page in the firm's brand: photo or initials, name, post-nominals, current title and organisation, areas of expertise, a full biography of two or three paragraphs, up to three career highlights, and a short bio of about 50 words for programmes and announcements. A side panel lists current roles, board and non-executive roles, previous roles, education and languages. Formatix writes it from the executive's CV and leaves out anything the CV does not state.
Search firms write bios all the time: for non-executive and board shortlists, for client pitches, for the announcement once a candidate is appointed. Each bio is usually rewritten by hand from a CV. This template produces both lengths at once, in the same house style every time, and it never adds a board seat or a qualification the CV does not show.
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An editable file with neutral branding and a fictional example candidate, to fill in by hand. Formatix fills it automatically from a CV.
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What's in the template
A one-page executive biography in two lengths: a full biography and a 50-word short bio, with photo, current roles, board and non-executive roles, previous roles, education and areas of expertise, written only from the CV.
- Photo or initials, name, post-nominals, current title, organisation and location
- Up to six areas of expertise
- Full biography in two or three paragraphs
- Up to three career highlights
- Short bio of about 50 words
- Current, board and non-executive and previous roles, education and languages
What it's for: Board and non-executive shortlists, appointment announcements and pitch documents.
WordDelivered as an editable Word file, or saved as PDF.
Who uses it
Board and non-executive practices
Bios for chair, NED and trustee shortlists, with board roles kept separate from executive roles.
Executive search consultants
Appointment announcements and client updates once a candidate is placed, with the 50-word version ready to send.
Firms pitching for a mandate
Consistent bios of the partners and consultants proposed for the search.
Every page of the example
The example is in Formatix branding with fictional content. When you pick this template, it is rebuilt with your logo, colours and fonts before you use it.
How you use it
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Pick the template
Open Formatix, choose this template in Studio, and give us your website. We pull your logo, colours and fonts and rebuild the template in your brand. You see a sample before you use it.
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Drop a CV or your notes
Upload the candidate's CV, in any layout or language. For reports that carry your ratings or notes, add them alongside the CV. One credit fills one document.
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Check and send
The filled document appears beside the original for checking. Edit anything in place, then download the Word, PowerPoint or Excel file, or save it as PDF.
Download or automate? The free download is a plain file you fill in by hand. In Formatix the template is rebuilt in your brand, with your logo, colours and fonts taken from your website, and filled from a CV or your notes in about a minute. What you keep is the finished document: an editable Word, PowerPoint or Excel file.
Ask for changes in plain words, such as "move the photo to the right" or "add a Languages section", and the template is updated with the rest of its formatting kept. If you already have a document you send clients, upload that instead and Formatix turns it into a template. How Studio builds templates
Questions about this template
- What should an executive bio include?
- The current role and organisation, what the person is known for, the main steps of their career, any board or non-executive roles, education and professional qualifications. This template also carries up to three highlights with a stated figure or outcome, the languages the person works in and up to six areas of expertise.
- Why two lengths?
- The full biography, two or three paragraphs and at most about 210 words, is for board papers, shortlists and pitch documents. The short bio, about 50 words, is for event programmes, announcements and profiles where space is tight. Both are written from the same CV, so they never disagree.
- Will it invent board roles or honours?
- No. Board, non-executive, trustee and advisory roles appear only when the CV states them, and post-nominals only when the CV shows them. A senior executive title is never turned into a board seat, and the bio does not use opinions such as "visionary" or "world-class".
- How is it different from a candidate profile?
- A candidate profile presents a candidate for a role: fit, assessment, notice and package. An executive bio is neutral and publishable. It describes the person's career without judging them, so it can go on a board paper or a press release.
- Can I download this template?
- Yes. A free, editable Word version with neutral branding and fictional example executives is on this page, to fill in by hand. To have it rebuilt in your brand and written automatically from a CV, use it in Formatix; what you keep is an editable Word file.
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Use the executive bio in your brand
Give us your website, and the template is rebuilt with your logo, colours and fonts. Your first ten documents are free, with no card, valid for 14 days.
Formatix fills it from the CV for you: see our CV formatting software, or bulk CV formatting for a whole shortlist at once.