Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Diversified Group

Our client is a leading family owned group of companies with operations across the region. They have been in operation more than three decades and are looking to hire a COO who will be responsible for the group and their various divisions across the region.

The COO will report to the Chairman and will be responsible for the day-to-day operating activities including revenue and sales growth, cost and margin control as well as quarterly and annual financial goal management. You will manage and support the entire group with all priorities and growth, oversee the implementation of new strategic business plans and continue to build and maintain the operational and financial infrastructure necessary to guide growth and sustainability of the organisation.

Requirements
The successful candidate should have strong commercial acumen along with a minimum of 10 years' experience as a COO working at the corporate level of a diversified group. A proven track record of strategic planning for a growing and diversified group is essential as well as having progressively increasing operational and financial management experience. You should have a bachelor's Degree in business administration or finance and an MBA is highly preferred. Excellent leadership, people management and operational skills are a must.

About the Company
The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.