GCC Chief Executive Officer — P&L Growth Leader

LHH Recruitment Solutions; Dubai; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

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 calls for a leader who can set commercial strategy, expand into new markets, and hold the organisation to the numbers, within a Group governance structure reporting into Headquarters.

Enquiries and expressions of interest are handled in confidence.

Qualifications

• Minimum ten years at CxO/MD/GM/CM level with direct ownership of commercial growth.
• Full P&L ownership with control of financial flows and performance metrics.
• Sector background in building materials or adjacent industrial fields.
• Proven track record managing commercial operations across GCC markets.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams at scale.
• Record translating strategy into measurable execution.
• Exceptional negotiation and relationship-building with strategic customers and partners.
• Experience in a Group governance structure with transparent reporting to Headquarters.
• Familiarity with Group reporting standards across accounting, taxation and ESG.
• Exposure to digital transformation and rollout of software/tools.

Skills

P&L ownership

Commercial growth

Strategic leadership

Executive stakeholder mgmt

GCC market experience

Digital transformation

Governance & reporting

Negotiation & partnerships

Multidisciplinary team leadership

Strategy execution

Job description

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 calls for a leader who can set commercial strategy, expand into new markets, and hold the organisation to the numbers, within a Group governance structure reporting into Headquarters.

Enquiries and expressions of interest are handled in confidence.