Transformation CEO - MENA Region

Reporting to the Board / Group CEO

Role Requirements:

The CEO will lead the next phase of enterprise evolution for a diversified business group operating across the MENA region. The role requires a strategic yet execution-oriented leader capable of driving large-scale transformation, accelerating growth, modernising operating models, and building a future-ready organisation aligned with regional expansion ambitions.

The leader will act as a catalyst for business reinvention across operations, talent, customer experience, technology, governance, and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Transformation:

- Lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives across business units and geographies.

- Build and execute a multi-year strategic roadmap aligned to Vision 2030 and regional growth priorities.

- Drive organisational redesign, digitisation, operational simplification, and performance optimisation. Identify new growth engines, partnerships, acquisitions, and diversification opportunities

Business Performance:

- Own P&L accountability across the region.

- Improve profitability, EBITDA, operational efficiencies, and shareholder value.

- Build scalable governance and execution frameworks.

- Drive commercial acceleration across existing and emerging markets

Leadership & Culture:

- Build a high-performance leadership culture with strong accountability.

- Lead leadership succession and capability development.

- Drive change management across culturally diverse teams.

- Create an agile, innovation-led organisation

Stakeholder Management:

- Partner closely with Boards, sovereign stakeholders, investors, regulators, and strategic partners.

- Represent the organisation externally across industry, government, and investor ecosystems. Strengthen global partnerships and alliances