Chief Executive Officer (Dallas)

Our client is a globally recognized leader in food processing solutions, known for its broad portfolio of advanced technologies and integrated systems. With a history of strategic growth and successful acquisitions, the company operates through an extensive international network, supporting clients of all sizes, from small artisanal producers to large multinational food corporations.

Our client is seeking an experienced and results-driven Chief Executive Officer to lead the strategic transformation of its U.S. operations, including the consolidation of multi-location teams into a unified, organization, while driving commercial excellence and operational efficiency.

The role calls for a dynamic, results-driven executive with the ability to balance strategic vision with hands‑on operational execution. This leader will be instrumental in driving revenue growth while building the organizational infrastructure needed to capitalize on emerging market opportunities in the food processing sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership for U.S. subsidiary, managing P&L and serving on Global Leadership Team to align operations with headquarters.
• Bridge U.S. operations with European headquarters, ensuring effective collaboration and coordination with European resource centers.
• Rebuild trust and strengthen cross-regional collaboration, integrating acquired entities while maintaining engineering standards.
• Lead strategic consolidation of multi-site operations into unified organization.
• Drive sales growth by targeting key markets and expanding relationships with major food manufacturers.
• Oversee budgetary planning, resource allocation, and operational optimization while setting short- and long-term organizational goals.
• Collaborate with global leadership to define measurable strategic priorities and capitalize on Texas's emergence as a food processing hub.
• Support the growth in key international markets
• Interface with headquarters on sales pipeline, forecasting, and market updates while representing organization in external relationships and industry events.

Key Qualifications:

• Proven leadership in sales, business development, and operations, with experience managing departments, regions, or business units with full P&L responsibility.
• Skilled in leading organizational consolidations, mergers, and multi-unit integrations.
• Extensive experience in selling process-driven, highly engineered products and capital equipment across diverse channels and applications.
• Strong market knowledge and established relationships with key accounts.
• Effective in global organizations, leveraging international resources and collaborating across borders.
• Familiar with European business culture and quality standards, particularly within European engineering companies.
• Demonstrated leadership and management capabilities with a consistent record of delivering results.