Group CEO (Kuching, Sarawak)

Randstad Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 1,000,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Malaysia is partnering with a leading East Malaysian diversified group to appoint a commercially astute Group Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO) to steer the organization from its Kuching, Sarawak headquarters.

This role demands an transformative leader with deep multi‑industry asset experience, full P&L oversight, and a proven track record of strategic expansion, governance, and stakeholder engagement with boards and government partners.

Qualifications

• Executive leadership experience at board or C-suite level in a multi‑business, asset‑driven group.
• Demonstrated financial accountability with full P&L oversight and strong capital deployment history.
• Deep sector expertise in asset-intensive industries such as property, construction, infrastructure, or energy/oil & gas.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and drive a cohesive long-term strategy across all business units, optimizing performance and ROA.
• Oversee P&L, balance sheet health, and disciplined capital allocation; shape data centre entry strategy.
• Lead division heads and senior leaders, fostering a performance-driven culture and robust succession planning.
• Engage with the Board, investors, financiers, and government authorities with high credibility and governance standards.
• Balance disciplined risk with entrepreneurial growth through major developments and partnerships.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor Degree

Job description

Group Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO)

Location: Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Industry: Diversified Conglomerate

Position Type: Executive Permanent Leadership

The Opportunity

Randstad Malaysia is working with a leading, public-listed diversified group in East Malaysia who is seeking a commercially astute, transformative Group Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO) to lead the organization from its headquarters in Kuching, Sarawak.

This is a mandate for an executive leader capable of stewarding a multi-industry asset portfolio, driving operational performance, and capitalizing on strategic expansion across regional and global markets.

Key Responsibilities & Mandate

• Group Strategy & Commercial Execution: Formulate and drive a cohesive long-term strategy across all business units, optimizing operational performance, cash generation, and return on assets (ROA).

• Capital Allocation & Portfolio Management: Oversee full P&L, balance sheet health, and disciplined capital allocation. Evaluate new ventures, strategic investments, and joint venture partnerships—including shaping the group's role and entry strategy into the data centre ecosystem.

• Operational Leadership & Capability Building: Lead and empower division heads and senior leadership across operating entities; foster a performance-driven culture with robust succession planning and talent development.

• Board & Stakeholder Governance: Work closely with the Board of Directors, ensuring rigorous corporate governance, transparency, and high credibility when engaging institutional investors, financiers, government authorities, and strategic partners.

• Growth & Diversification: Balance disciplined risk assessment with an entrepreneurial mandate, taking major developments and infrastructure partnerships from feasibility through successful commercial execution.

Candidate Profile & Requirements

• Executive Experience: Substantial track record as a Group CEO, Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer (COO), or Divisional Head leading a sizeable, multi-business unit or diversified conglomerate.

• Financial Accountability: Demonstrated success managing full P&L, balance sheets, and large-scale capital deployment with a proven history of improving earnings and operational cash flows.

• Sector Background: Deep expertise in at least one asset-intensive sector—preferably Property Development, Construction, Infrastructure, Energy / Oil & Gas, or heavy industrial sectors with the breadth to oversee varied business lines.

Why Consider This Role?

• Pivotal Leadership Mandate: Opportunity to direct the strategy and execution of a premier East Malaysian listed group during a crucial growth transition.

• Emerging High-Growth Sectors: Directly influence pioneering ventures in regional infrastructure and technology-adjacent sectors like data centres.

• High-Impact Governance: Direct engagement with a supportive Board, market-leading partners, and government stakeholders driving regional economic progress.

skills

Multi- Industry experience

qualifications

Bachelor Degree and above

education

Bachelor Degree