We are seeking an exceptional, Chief Corporate Development Officer to lead our organization into its next phase of strategic expansion, operational excellence, and market growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Shapes long-term strategic direction, market entry, and portfolio diversification alongside the Board..
- Orchestrate strategic partnerships, joint ventures, and high-impact alliances across the global supply chain to unlock new distribution channels.
- Lead digital transformation and ensuring manufacturing capabilities remain cutting-edge and cost-efficient.
- Actively engaging with current shareholders, institutional investors, and financial institutions to secure capital for capital expenditure (CapEx) and growth.
- Ensure robust internal controls, risk management frameworks, and strict adherence to statutory, regulatory, and corporate governance standards.
- Cultivate a high-performance executive culture, mentor senior department heads, and build agile succession pipelines across the business.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration. Professional accounting qualification is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership within manufacturing, industrial engineering, heavy manufacturing, or capital-intensive sectors is advantageous.
- Deep mastery of capital structuring, corporate restructuring, financial modeling, treasury, and statutory reporting.
- Proven capability to translate complex financial insights into clear, actionable commercial strategies and top-line expansion.
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills with board members, institutional investors, banks, regulatory authorities, and industry partners.
- Exceptional ability to negotiate and secure high-value commercial contracts and institutional partnerships.
- Strong understanding of global supply chains and hedging strategies for raw materials/commodities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, Bahasa Malaysia, and Mandarin to effectively engage with local authorities, regional partners, and international stakeholders.