Chief Executive Officer

Foreground LLC; Dubai; On-site; AED 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Foreground LLC, a fast-growing hospitality and F&B group in the UAE, seeks a Chief Executive Officer to lead the portfolio’s strategy, performance and expansion across existing concepts and new ventures. You will have full P&L responsibility and oversee operations, finance, brand and growth, driving profitability across the group.

You will standardise operations, strengthen leadership depth, and partner with shareholders on expansion strategy, franchising and regional growth, while acting as the

Qualifications

• Senior executive experience within hospitality, F&B or multi-brand consumer environments.
• Strong exposure to scaling restaurant or lifestyle concepts is essential.
• Experience operating in the UAE market is highly preferred.
• Commercial discipline with brand sensitivity and people leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the group's overall strategy, performance and expansion across existing and new concepts with full P&L responsibility.
• Oversee operations, finance, brand and growth; standardise operations and strengthen leadership depth to ensure profitability.

Skills

Strategic leadership

P&L management

People leadership

Franchising/expansion

Stakeholder management

Job description

Our Client

Our client is a fast-growing hospitality and F&B group with a diversified portfolio of restaurant concepts and lifestyle venues across the UAE. The group is backed by strong investors and is entering a disciplined scale-up phase.

The Role

The Chief Executive Officer will lead the groups overall strategy performance and expansion agenda across existing and new concepts. This role will have full P&L responsibility and oversight of operations finance brand and growth. A key focus will be standardising operations strengthening leadership depth and ensuring profitability across the portfolio. The CEO will work closely with shareholders on expansion strategy franchising and regional growth. The role will also act as the public face of the group with partners landlords and regulators.

Candidate Profile

Candidates must have senior executive experience within hospitality F&B or multi-brand consumer environments. Strong exposure to scaling restaurant or lifestyle concepts is essential. Experience operating in the UAE market is highly preferred. The ideal candidate combines commercial discipline with brand sensitivity and people leadership. Board and investor-facing experience is a strong advantage.