Location: UK · Frame: sold-and-stayed-adjacent (not founder-of-record) · Judge tier: BN · Judge Focus-44 rank: 20
Ex-HNC Client Services Director (Asker portfolio); NOT the CH-verified founder — Raife is
_Company: Former HNC (Asker)._
Client Services Director HNC through the Asker acquisition Jul-2025.
HNC ops through Asker acquisition Jul-2025; not CH-verified founder-of-record (Raife is per Talent 5th self-correction).
TALENT 5th self-correction (msg-fnh7gq): McBride is NOT and never was a CH-registered director of HNC 06777778; his 3 CH directorships are personal holdco + Amigo Ventures + one 2024-09 unnamed. Lin v9 Aug-2025 statutory-director resignation for McBride UNSUPPORTED by CH. Not founder-of-record; ex-Client-Services role only.
AVAILABLE_NOW
Outreach window: Broader network for HNC-Asker context + warm-intro to Raife
Direct or via HNC transaction advisers
sold-and-stayed-adjacent (not founder-of-record) · Asker portfolio operator · L4 bracket UNMAPPED · L1=1 L2=2 L4=4 L5=5 L6=3
Path to seat: hnc_operator_through_asker_transaction
Data gap: Aug-2025 statutory director resignation claim (Lin) UNSUPPORTED by CH per Talent brr
Data gap: L6 evidence-only rescore: Operationally in HNC through Asker deal; not the CH founder-of-record; motivation direction unknown