Chief Executive Officer

Bell Ward; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food and beverage group in Kuala Lumpur is seeking an experienced CEO to lead its growth. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in scaling multiple outlets and a strong appreciation for quality and brand consistency. This role involves strengthening operations and implementing strategic systems to enhance growth while maintaining the brand’s core identity and ensuring customer loyalty. Passion for food and a hands-on leadership style are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience growing or scaling a business with multiple outlets, ideally in F&B.
• Strong appreciation for consistency, quality, and long-term brand relevance.
• Ability to put in place systems, processes, and structures that support growth.
• Strategic mindset with a practical, hands-on leadership style.
• Genuine passion for food and understanding of what keeps customers coming back.

Responsibilities

• Lead the business into its next phase of sustainable, scalable growth.
• Strengthen operations and drive expansion while preserving the brand’s core experience.

Skills

Scaling a business

Operational strength

Strategic mindset

Passion for food

Consistency and quality

Job description

We are partnering with an established F&B group with multiple outlets to appoint a CEO who can lead the business into its next phase of sustainable, scalable growth. The brand has built its reputation on consistency, quality, and a clear identity — values that have kept it relevant and well-loved across the years.

We’re seeking a leader who understands how to scale a food business without compromising what customers already love. Someone who can strengthen operations, build repeatable systems, and drive expansion while preserving the brand’s core experience.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven experience growing or scaling a business with multiple outlets, ideally in F&B.
• Strong appreciation for consistency, quality, and long‑term brand relevance.
• Ability to put in place systems, processes, and structures that support growth.
• Strategic mindset with a practical, hands‑on leadership style.
• Genuine passion for food and understanding of what keeps customers coming back.

This role is ideal for a thoughtful, growth‑minded leader who believes that long‑term success comes from strengthening what works, keeping quality consistent, and expanding with intention.

For more information or confidential consultation, please do not hesitate to contact Pui Yee at ***********@bell-ward.com.

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