Chief Executive Officer/General Manager - Fire & Life Safety - Industrial Products

About the Client:

Client of Meru Consultants operates in the fire, life-safety, security and integrated building-technology sector. With 25 years of promoter-led development, the company is entering the next phase of its evolution. The company intends to progressively transition from a promoter-dependent organisation into a professionally managed enterprise capable of substantial, profitable and sustainable growth.

Purpose of the Job:

- Accelerating profitable revenue growth

- Personally driving significant new business

- Developing major customers and key accounts

- Building AMC, Service and recurring revenues

- Strengthening customer, consultant, EPC and principal relationships

- Improving operating profitability

- Maintaining rigorous collection and working-capital discipline

- Building and retaining a strong organisation

- Developing second-line leadership

- Institutionalising processes and management systems

- Maintaining high standards of governance and financial integrity

- Assuming complete P&L responsibility

- Progressively succeeding the present promoter-CEO

Candidate Profile:

The preferred candidate would possess approximately 18 - 25 years of experience, including substantial senior leadership and P&L responsibility in sectors such as:

- Fire & Life Safety

- Fire Detection / Suppression

- Security & Surveillance

- BMS / IBMS

- Building Automation

- ELV

- HVAC / MEP

- Electrical Systems

- Industrial Automation

- Related technical project-and-service businesses

Direct fire-industry experience is desirable but not mandatory. Sufficient technical credibility to engage effectively with customers, consultants, EPCs, principals and engineering teams is essential.

THIS IS A CEO SUCCESSION AND LONG-TERM VALUE-CREATION OPPORTUNITY.