Chief Executive Officer

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.

1. 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

1. 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.

1. 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.