Chief Executive Officer

LHH Middle East has been retained by a leading multinational to appoint a Chief Executive Officer with full commercial and operational responsibility across the GCC markets.The role carries complete P&L ownership, leads the local management team, and operates within a Group governance structure reporting into Headquarters. It calls for a leader who can set commercial strategy, expand into new markets, and hold the organisation to the numbers.RequirementsMinimum ten years at Chief Executive, Managing Director, General Manager or Country Manager level, with direct ownership of commercial growthFull P&L ownership, with command of financial flows and the metrics that drive performanceSector background in building materials or adjacent industrial fields.Substantial track record developing and managing commercial operations across the GCC marketsDemonstrated leadership of multidisciplinary teams at scaleA record of translating strategy into measurable executionExceptional negotiation and relationship-building capability with strategic customers, business partners, institutional stakeholders and key industry players, including government-linked entitiesExperience operating within a Group structure, with the discipline to maintain structured governance and transparent reporting to Headquarters on strategy, results and challenges alikeFamiliarity with Group reporting standards across accounting, taxation, management control and ESGExposure to digital transformation and the rollout of software and management toolsEnquiries and expressions of interest are handled in confidence.About LHHHeadquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, LHH is a global Executive Search and talent solutions partner with more than 25 years of experience, operating across 60 countries with over 12,000 professionals. We combine global scale with deep local expertise to help organisations build leadership capability and navigate the evolving talent landscape.