Job Description

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Primary Job Purpose:
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is accountable for the overall performance and strategic direction of a divisionalised (multi-business unit) organisation, ensuring alignment with the company's mission, values and long-term goals and fostering stakeholder confidence and trust through driving sustainable growth, profitability and long-term value creation. The CEO leads an Executive leadership team and steers multiple semi-autonomous business units, each run by a Managing Director, ensuring each division delivers against its financial, non-financial, operational, and strategic objectives while operating within a coherent Group strategy, culture, and governance framework.
Core Responsibilities:
1. Strategy and Enterprise Leadership
2. Financial Stewardship and Value Creation
3. Stakeholder Relations and Organisational Brand Strength
4. Governance and Risk Stewardship
5. Leadership, Talent and Culture
Core Responsibilities:
Strategy & Enterprise Leadership:

• Work closely with the Board of Directors and Executive team to set the strategic priorities and roadmap for the Group.
• Drive the overarching long-term vision, strategy and growth roadmap of the organisation and ensure strategic priorities are clearly communicated and embedded across divisions.
• Balance divisional autonomy with enterprise-wide strategic priorities and optimize synergies across the business.
• Build and lead a high-performing executive leadership team characterized by agility, integrity and accountable leadership.
• Review divisional strategies and ensure consistency with Group priorities.
• Set clear performance expectations for divisional Managing Directors.
• Intervene appropriately in under-performing divisions while preserving accountability.

Financial Stewardship & Value Creation:

• Deliver consistently on board-approved Group-level financial targets.
• Drive shareholder value creation and sustainable profitability across the organisation.
• Hold divisional leaders accountable for P&L performance and return on funds employed.
• Ensure disciplined capital allocation and investment decision-making.
• Maintain robust financial controls and financial integrity.
• Provide strategic direction for expansion and growth of the business and steer the agenda for and focus of mergers and acquisitions.
• Monitor global industry trends, competitive landscape, and innovation pipelines.
• Evaluate growth opportunities (organic and inorganic), including M&A, partnerships, and new markets.
• Allocate capital effectively between divisions to maximise shareholder value.

Stakeholder Relations and Organisational Brand Strength:

• Communicate the Group vision, mission, values and strategy clearly and credibly to internal and external audiences.
• Act as the primary interface with the Board of Directors on performance, risk, and strategy.
• Provide accurate, transparent and timely reporting of company performance, strategic progress to the Board, including emerging matters that may impact the business.
• Co-create the ESG agenda of the organisation, steer related discourse with the Executive leadership and ensure it is a top priority across the business.
• Uphold high standards of integrity, ESG responsibility, and corporate citizenship.
• Build and maintain relationships with strategic stakeholders (board, partners, customers, and regulatory bodies).
• Protect and enhance the organisation's reputation and brand strength across markets and sectors.
• Act as the primary spokesperson for the organisation, representing the company at industry events and public forums.

Governance and Risk Stewardship:

• Ensure robust enterprise governance and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain appropriate levels of central oversight without undermining divisional autonomy.
• Uphold ethical standards and corporate responsibility.
• Monitor and ensure enterprise-level risks are resolved or mitigated.

Leadership, Talent & Culture:

• Foster a values-led, ethical, inclusive and performance-oriented company culture.
• Model and entrench the values of the organisation.
• Exhibit thought leadership around new ideas, strategies and opportunities.
• Promote innovation, accountability, and performance excellence.
• Promote diversity, ethics, and patient-centric decision-making.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing executive team and divisional leadership bench.
• Define decision rights and delegation of authority between Group and divisions (e.g. capital, pricing, talent, risk).
• Ensure robust succession planning at Group and divisional levels.
• Foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing across divisions.

Success Measures:

• Consistent delivery of Group financial and strategic objectives.
• Revenue growth, market share and competitive positioning.
• Clear strategic alignment between divisions and the Group.
• Board and stakeholder confidence and trust.
• Strong divisional leadership bench and effective succession.
• Disciplined capital allocation and risk management.
• High governance, ESG, and cultural standards across the organisation.
• Strong organisational reputation and brand strength.

Key Relationships:

• Board of Directors
• Managing Directors
• Group Executive Team
• Investors, lenders, advisors
• Key customers, strategic partners, industry boards and regulators

SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
Skills & Competencies:

• Strong business performance track record delivering consistent, sustainable growth.
• Compelling strategic, financial, and operational acumen.
• Seasoned in managing a multi-faceted business through divisional leaders rather than direct operational control.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop senior leaders.
• Extensive understanding of Pharmaceutical Industry and Health Care environment.

• Established ability to operate in a complex, technical, financial and regulatory environment.
• Demonstrated transformational leadership and servant leadership style.
• Understanding of and proven track record of ESG delivery.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Commercial degree (s) / B. Pharm (preferred)
• At least 15 years of leadership experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical or life sciences industry, of which a minimum of 10 years should be at senior leadership level, including significant tenure in an executive-level role.
• Board-ready, with previous exposure to working with a Board of Directors advantageous.
• Solid experience in Mergers & Acquisitions.
• Sound experience in P&L ownership and capital allocation across multiple businesses.

• Exposure to international or multi-market operations.
• Proven credibility with investors and external stakeholders.

Leadership Style and Attributes:

• Enterprise mindset with regard for divisional accountability.
• High emotional intelligence and credibility with senior leaders.
• Values-driven with a strong ethical compass

• Comfortable managing tension between central control and divisional autonomy.
• Decisive, resilient, and able to lead through complexity and ambiguity.
• Strong communicator with board-level and industry credibility.
• Critical thinker with a long-range perspective.

***Closing Date for applications is 18 February 2026***

Skills Required