CEO

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

Global Marine & Industrial Services Company

Executive Search | Confidential Opportunity

Industry: Marine Services, Industrial Maintenance, Infrastructure & Asset Integrity

Reports To: Board of Directors

Position Type: Full-Time Executive Leadership

Executive Opportunity

A well-established international marine and industrial services organization is seeking a transformational Chief Executive Officer to lead its next phase of operational improvement, financial performance, and strategic expansion.

The company operates in specialized, mission-critical service markets supporting commercial marine operators, offshore energy, industrial infrastructure, and other asset-intensive industries.

With an established international operating footprint, experienced technical workforce, long-standing customer relationships, and a recognized market presence, the organization offers a compelling opportunity for an accomplished executive to create significant enterprise value.

This opportunity requires a hands-on, commercially minded executive who combines operational discipline with strategic vision and has demonstrated success leading complex, multi-location businesses

Position Summary

The Chief Executive Officer will have full responsibility for the company's financial, operational, commercial, and organizational performance.

The successful candidate must be comfortable operating in a highly accountable, board-directed environment where financial transparency, execution discipline, and measurable business results are essential.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Performance

Lead a comprehensive assessment of company operations, financial performance, organizational structure, and commercial effectiveness.

Establish disciplined financial management practices focused on EBITDA

Strengthen revenue quality, pricing discipline, and contract profitability

Establish measurable financial and operating KPIs with clear executive accountability.

2. Strategic Growth & Enterprise Value Creation

Identify opportunities to expand market share across existing customer segments and adjacent service markets.

Strengthen the company's commercial organization, including business development, account management, sales leadership, and strategic customer relationships.

Develop a disciplined approach to major-account penetration, cross-selling, and international customer development.

Evaluate opportunities for geographic expansion, strategic partnerships, and complementary acquisitions.

Build scalable operating systems and management infrastructure capable of supporting significant growth.

Balance growth investment with profitability

3. Global Operational Leadership

Provide executive oversight of a geographically dispersed international services organization.

Improve operating efficiency, workforce productivity, resource utilization, and project execution.

Standardize operating procedures, reporting systems, quality management, and performance measurement across business units.

Evaluate the company's geographic footprint to ensure alignment with customer demand and profitability objectives.

Improve coordination between commercial teams, field operations, finance, and regional management.

Drive continuous improvement in project planning, scheduling, equipment utilization, procurement, and service delivery.

Maintain the highest standards of health, safety, environmental compliance, and operational risk management.

Build an operating model that supports profitable expansion without compromising service quality or safety.

4. Executive Leadership & Organizational Transformation

Recruit, develop, and retain high-performing leaders across finance, operations, commercial development, and regional management.

Establish clear decision-making authority, performance expectations, and accountability.

Create a culture of ownership, transparency, urgency, and continuous improvement.

Improve communication and alignment across international business units.

Develop leadership development initiatives.

Candidate Qualifications

Required Experience

Minimum 15 years of progressive leadership experience, including significant senior executive responsibility.

Demonstrated success as a CEO, President, CCO, Division President, or equivalent senior operating executive.

Proven experience leading a business revenue growth

Substantial P&L responsibility within a complex, multi-location operating business.

Experience managing businesses with annual revenue of at least $50M, with a strong preference for experience scaling operations beyond $100M.

Strong financial acumen, including EBITDA management, working capital optimization, cash forecasting, and capital allocation.

Experience leading international or geographically dispersed operations.

Demonstrated ability to build and execute commercial growth strategies.

Experience reporting to an active Board of Directors, financial sponsors, or institutional stakeholders.

Strong track record of executive team development and organizational transformation.

Preferred Industry Background

Candidates may come from one or more of the following sectors:

Marine and maritime services

Offshore energy and subsea technology

Industrial maintenance and field services

Asset integrity, inspection, and technical services

Energy infrastructure services

Port, terminal, and vessel support services

Specialized engineering and project services

Industrial technology-enabled services

Experience in highly technical, safety-sensitive, labor-intensive, and internationally distributed service businesses is particularly desirable.

Preferred Additional Experience

Private equity-backed

Buy-and-build growth strategies

Multi-country operations

Commercial transformation and strategic account development.

ERP implementation, financial reporting modernization, and operational KPI development.

The Opportunity

This position offers an experienced executive the opportunity to lead a recognized international services platform through a pivotal phase of transformation.

The successful candidate will inherit an established operating business with meaningful customer relationships, technical capabilities, and significant opportunities for improvement and expansion.

This is a unique opportunity for a proven transformational leader to take full ownership of a global operating platform, deliver measurable financial improvement, and create significant long-term enterprise value.