Chief Executive Officer | 15+ YoE | For a Recycling Company

Strategic Leadership

• Visionary thinking (e.g., setting multi-year growth trajectories).
• Strategic agility (e.g., pivoting strategies in response to market/company trends).
• Build vs. Buy decisions for growth.

Market & Business Development

• Market foresight (e.g., identifying high-impact partnerships with brands etc.)
• Influential networking (e.g., building alliances with key sector stakeholders/customers)
• Expanded market presence by securing partnerships with large corporations and government, boosting sales by 25%+.

Operational Oversight

• Process improvement acumen (e.g., scaling operations through efficiency)
• Cross-functional synergy (e.g., harmonizing operational, financial, and sales teams)
• An experienced operations strategist who has led cross-functional teams to execute complex projects, such as scaling multiple recycling plants, with an emphasis on quality and efficiency.

Financial Acumen

• Capital allocation skills (e.g., optimizing budgets for high ROI projects)
• Profit maximization (e.g., identifying cost-saving initiatives)
• A financially experienced CEO who has optimized $25mn+ budgets to drive growth while keeping costs low, ideally familiar with PE-backed environments to balance growth and profitability.

Impact, Innovation & Sustainability

• Tech-driven approach (e.g., integrating cutting-edge recycling technology)
• A forward-thinking leader who has successfully implemented sustainable practices that significantly reduced environmental impact, such as product lifecycle management.
• Environmental commitment (e.g., championing sustainability initiatives)

Stakeholder & Team Leadership

• Stakeholder engagement (e.g., trusted advisor to investors and board)
• Team building and empowerment (e.g., cultivating high-performing, cross-functional teams)
• A respected leader with board-level influence, known for building motivated leadership teams that drove company-wide initiatives, like launching new product lines or expanding into new geographies.

Fundraising & Capital Management

• Relationship-building (e.g., established rapport with PE investors and financiers)
• Capital strategy alignment (e.g., structuring funding for expansion projects)
• A capital-savvy CEO with a track record of raising funds in high-growth sectors, having successfully secured $20M+ in growth capital from PE investors to fuel expansion and technological innovation.