GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO)

YS Lootah Investments (YSLI) seeks an exceptional, highly accomplished, and results-driven Group Chief Executive Officer with an outstanding history of business achievements, investment success, and proven leadership.

We are seeking a proven achiever, not merely an experienced executive.

The successful candidate must demonstrate a verifiable track record of building businesses, increasing profitability, executing successful investments, and creating substantial shareholder value.

The CEO will lead the Group’s strategy, manage its diversified investment portfolio, oversee subsidiary performance, and drive sustainable growth across the UAE and international markets.

The CEO’s principal mandate is to achieve a minimum 20% annual growth in the Group’s adjusted net asset value while maintaining financial stability, profitability, and responsible risk management.

1.⁠ ⁠Strategic Objectives

The CEO shall be responsible for:

Delivering a minimum 20% annual growth in adjusted Group net asset value, compounded year over year.

Increasing Group profitability, operational efficiency, and sustainable cash generation.

Identifying and executing high-return investment opportunities.

Expanding the Group through strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, and partnerships.

Strengthening the performance and value of existing subsidiaries.

Developing new businesses in high-potential sectors and emerging technologies.

Establishing YSLI as a leading UAE investment holding group with international reach.

Protecting shareholder capital and creating sustainable long-term wealth.

2.⁠ ⁠Core Responsibilities

A. Investment Growth & Capital Allocation

• Develop and execute a comprehensive Group investment strategy.
• Source and evaluate acquisitions, investments, and joint ventures.
• Lead negotiations, due diligence, valuations, and transaction execution.
• Optimize capital allocation to achieve the highest sustainable risk-adjusted returns.
• Restructure or exit underperforming investments where commercially justified.
• Pursue domestic and international growth opportunities.
• Ensure all investments meet approved return, liquidity, and risk criteria.

B. Group Leadership & Business Performance

• Provide strategic leadership across the investment portfolio.
• Set measurable annual objectives for subsidiaries and their executives.
• Monitor profitability, cash flow, operational results, and capital efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to improve existing business performance.
• Recruit and develop high-caliber senior management.
• Establish an entrepreneurial, accountable, and performance-oriented corporate culture.

C. Financial Management

• Take overall accountability for Group financial performance.
• Prepare annual business plans, budgets, and investment forecasts.
• Oversee liquidity, funding requirements, and financial risks.
• Establish consolidated financial reporting and investment performance dashboards.
• Improve capital efficiency and return on invested capital.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting and effective internal controls.

D. Corporate Governance

• Implement strong governance and risk-management standards.
• Maintain transparent reporting and accountability to the Chairman.
• Establish professional investment approval and decision-making procedures.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Protect the Group’s reputation, financial interests, and shareholder assets.
• Exercise executive authority within the approved delegation-of-authority framework.

E. Strategic Relationships

• Represent YSLI with major investors, financial institutions, government entities, and international partners.
• Develop relationships that generate significant commercial and investment opportunities.
• Negotiate strategic agreements and partnerships.
• Strengthen the Group’s reputation and international business presence.

3.⁠ ⁠Required Experience & Qualifications

Mandatory Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 5 years in senior executive leadership or investment decision-making roles.
• Proven successful experience as a CEO, Managing Director, investment executive, or equivalent senior leader.
• Demonstrated history of growing businesses and delivering measurable financial results.
• Experience managing substantial investment portfolios, multiple businesses, or diversified corporate groups.
• Strong expertise in acquisitions, corporate finance, business development, and financial management.
• Demonstrated ability to negotiate and execute complex commercial transactions.
• Strong understanding of UAE and GCC markets, with international business experience.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and strategic decision-making abilities.
• High levels of integrity, discretion, accountability, and professional ethics.

Additional Key Responsibilities – Capital Raising & Strategic Investments

• Attract external investors and secure funding for major business expansions, acquisitions, and new ventures.
• Establish strong relationships with sovereign wealth funds, private equity firms, family offices, institutional investors, and strategic partners.
• Structure and negotiate major investment deals, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
• Develop large-scale businesses using both internal and external investment capital.
• Maximize shareholder value while protecting the Group’s ownership interests and strategic control.
• Lead investor presentations, investment negotiations, and fundraising initiatives.

Additional Candidate Requirements

• Proven track record of successfully raising substantial third-party investment capital.
• Established network of regional and international investors.
• Demonstrated experience in executing major investment transactions and scaling businesses.
• Preferably, a history of raising AED 100 million or more in cumulative investment capital.
• Key Objective: The CEO must be capable of attracting significant external capital, building large and profitable businesses, and achieving a minimum 20% annual growth in the Group’s adjusted net asset value.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, master’s degree in Finance, or equivalent professional qualifications.
• Experience leading an investment holding company, family investment group, or private equity platform.
• Proven success in business turnarounds and profitable international expansion.
• Experience across energy, sustainability, technology, industrial businesses, or real estate.

4.⁠ ⁠Evidence of Previous Achievements

Candidates must provide a documented and verifiable record of their professional achievements.

Shortlisted candidates will be expected to present:

• At least three significant business or investment achievements.
• Evidence of revenue, profit, or enterprise-value growth achieved under their leadership.
• Examples of successful acquisitions, exits, restructurings, or joint ventures.
• Details of businesses, investment portfolios, or budgets previously managed.
• Professional references capable of verifying their leadership and commercial results.
• Selection will prioritize demonstrated achievements and financial performance over job titles, academic credentials, or years of service alone.

5.⁠ ⁠Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Performance Area Target
• Annual Group Growth Minimum 20% adjusted NAV growth
• Profitability Annual growth against approved targets
• Investment Returns Meet or exceed approved risk-adjusted return requirements
• Subsidiary Performance Achievement of approved financial and operational KPIs
• Cash Flow Maintain healthy liquidity and sustainable cash generation
• Strategic Expansion Execute approved investments and partnerships
• Corporate Governance Compliance with approved governance and risk standards
• Chairman Reporting Monthly performance reports and quarterly strategic reviews

The 20% growth target will exclude growth resulting solely from additional shareholder capital contributions. Investment valuations must be supportable, avoid double counting, and be verified through an agreed financial review process.

6.⁠ ⁠First-Year Expectations

First 90 Days

• Complete a strategic and financial review of the Group.
• Assess all subsidiaries, investments, financial exposures, and growth opportunities.
• Establish the baseline adjusted net asset value and consolidated financial reporting.
• Submit a comprehensive strategic growth plan to the Chairman.

First 6 Months

• Implement an approved business and investment strategy.
• Establish performance accountability across subsidiaries.
• Identify and begin executing priority investment opportunities.
• Introduce improvements to financial controls and portfolio monitoring.

First 12 Months

• Target minimum 20% annual adjusted net asset value growth.
• Demonstrate measurable improvements in profitability and operational performance.
• Execute high-quality investments and strategic partnerships.
• Present a three-year investment and expansion roadmap.
• All investment commitments remain subject to available capital, approved authority, and the Chairman’s or governing body’s authorization.

7.⁠ ⁠Reporting & Executive Accountability

The CEO shall report directly to the Chairman of YS Lootah Investments.

Monthly reporting must cover financial performance, investment returns, subsidiary performance, cash flow, and strategic progress.

Quarterly reviews will evaluate progress against the annual growth target and approved strategic plan.

The CEO must exercise independent professional judgment while remaining accountable for achieving the Group’s strategic and financial objectives.

Major transactions, investments, financing arrangements, and asset disposals will require approval in accordance with the Group’s established authority matrix.

8.⁠ ⁠Our Ideal Candidate

We seek a commercially ambitious, intellectually capable, financially disciplined, and highly respected executive who has already demonstrated the ability to create substantial business value.

The ideal CEO must possess the ambition to build a major international investment group, the leadership to manage diversified businesses, and the experience to turn strategic opportunities into profitable results.

We are looking for an accomplished business leader with a history of achievement, a mindset of ownership, and the proven ability to transform investment capital into sustainable long-term wealth.

9.⁠ ⁠Primary Mission

To transform YS Lootah Investments into a highly profitable, professionally managed, and internationally competitive UAE investment group.

The CEO must consistently pursue a minimum 20% annual growth target, strengthen existing investments, develop new opportunities, protect shareholder capital, and create a lasting legacy of sustainable business success.

The ultimate measure of success will be the value created for YS Lootah Investments and its shareholders.

Application Question(s):

• How many years of senior executive leadership experience do you have as a CEO, Group CEO, Managing Director, or equivalent?
• Have you personally raised or directly secured third-party investment capital?
• What is the total amount of third-party investment capital you have successfully raised?
• Have you managed diversified investment portfolios, multiple subsidiaries, or an investment holding company?
• Have you demonstrated measurable success in growing businesses, increasing profitability, and executing major investments or acquisitions?

Work Location: In person