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About our client

Our client is a portfolio company in Testing, Inspection & Certification (TIC) and Engineering for sustainable buildings, backed by a leading mid-market private equity firm. The firm has a clear investment thesis and a proven playbook centred around consolidation and operational enhancement in this fragmented, regulation-driven market. They are now looking to appoint a Buy-in CEO to lead the German part of the business through its inception and guide it through the next stage of growth, including a significant buy-and-build strategy.
This is a unique opportunity for a commercially driven and operationally capable CEO to take on ownership, partner closely with an experienced investor.

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What the job involves

• Execute on a proven playbook roadmap to grow the business  
• Lead M&A activity from origination through to integration, with support and strong backing from the PE sponsor
• Build and develop a high-performing leadership team to support scale and transformation
• Drive operational excellence, improving systems, processes, service delivery and profitability
• Represent the German part of the business externally and internally, building strong relationships with customers, regulators, advisors and stakeholders
• Report to the board and sponsor, maintaining transparency and alignment with the value creation plan
• Invest alongside the private equity sponsor and act as a true owner-operator

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Who we are looking for

• Proven experience as CEO in a PE-backed or entrepreneurial business in an adjacent B2B services sector. Alternatively, actively involved investment professional looking to step up into a general management role
• The ideal candidate has deep knowledge of strong experience in areas relating to certification and engineering of sustainable buildings
• Track record of successful M&A execution and integration, preferably in a buy-and-build context
• Commercially experienced in driving revenue growth and improving profitability
• Operationally hands-on, capable of building structure and discipline in a growing business
• Strong leadership and team-building skills, with the ability to scale a business sustainably
• Comfortable investing personal capital and fully aligned with the private equity investment horizon and value-creation objectives
• Strategic thinker, able to persuade through evidence-based conviction
• Excellent interpersonal skills with fluent English and German language skills