Job Description

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Departer is a leading German Executive Search firm with over 20 years of experience in global leadership recruitment. We specialize in placing executives in medium-sized enterprises and private equity portfolio firms across DACH, MEAI, ASIA and ANZ regions. With a deep understanding of the DACH economy, we facilitate successful placements within global management teams across corporate headquarters and entities abroad.

Our client is a globally established European industrial technology group with a strong international presence and a long-standing track record in Pakistan. The company has been successfully operating in the Pakistani market for more than six decades and has built an established organization, strong customer relationships and a highly experienced local team. The Pakistani business comprises approximately 600 employees and combines a well-established commercial setup with its own manufacturing operations, serving a broad range of industrial customers across Pakistan.

As part of the continued development of the Pakistani business, we are looking for a senior and internationally experienced CEO (m/f/d) to assume overall responsibility for the company and lead its further development. As CEO, you will assume full entrepreneurial responsibility for the Pakistani business. Based in Lahore, you will lead the complete organization across sales, operations, manufacturing, engineering, finance and business support functions. While the role requires a holistic understanding of the business, a strong commercial and customer-oriented mindset is particularly important.

You will act as the central leader and representative of the company in Pakistan, combining strategic direction with a hands-on leadership approach. The position requires the ability to lead an established organization, further develop its market position and operate effectively within a sophisticated international group structure. As CEO, you will serve as a member of the local Board and work closely with the Board and Regional Management. You will report directly to the responsible Regional Management and maintain close interaction with the European headquarters and senior stakeholders across the international organization.

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Assume full entrepreneurial and P&L responsibility for the Pakistani business, leading its commercial performance, strategic development and continued growth
• Lead and develop an organization of approximately 600 employees across sales, manufacturing, engineering, finance and business support functions
• Define and execute the business strategy for Pakistan in alignment with regional and global objectives
• Further strengthen the company's established market position and drive sustainable business growth
• Lead the commercial organization and work closely with the Sales Director and Sales Managers to further develop customers, markets and commercial performance
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customers, business partners and other external stakeholders
• Ensure close alignment between sales, manufacturing, operations, engineering and administration
• Lead and develop the local management team and provide clear strategic and operational direction
• Take overall responsibility for the operational and financial performance of the company
• Represent the company as CEO towards customers, partners, authorities and other relevant stakeholders in Pakistan
• Serve as a member of the local Board and work closely with the Board and Regional Management on strategic, governance and business matters
• Manage the interface between the Pakistani organization, Regional Management and Europe headquarters within an international matrix structure
• Effectively manage senior internal stakeholders and ensure transparent communication and alignment across the organization
• Ensure effective corporate governance, compliance and implementation of group standards
• Further develop the organization while preserving its established culture, long-term employee relationships and strong local market knowledge

To be successful in this role, you should have the following skills and experiences:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration or a comparable discipline
• Several years of successful experience in senior executive management with proven track record of leading a sizeable organization with responsibility across multiple business functions
• Strong commercial orientation with substantial experience in sales, business development and customer-facing leadership
• Proven P&L and overall business responsibility, ideally within an industrial B2B environment
• Experience managing and developing sales organizations and senior commercial leaders
• Solid technical understanding and the ability to operate confidently in an engineering-driven industrial business
• Experience working in an internationally structured organization with a global or regional headquarters
• Strong understanding of matrix organizations, HQ reporting and complex internal stakeholder management
• Experience working across different cultures and in an international business environment
• Previous international or overseas experience is highly desirable, particularly for candidates returning to Pakistan
• Fluency in English and Urdu is essential
• Mature, hands-on and collaborative leadership style with the ability to build trust across an established organization
• Strong executive presence combined with an approachable and respectful management style
• Ability to lead by example, listen effectively and work successfully with experienced and long-serving teams