Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Darussalam Assets Sdn BhdOn-siteFull-timeListed 1 week ago

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Job Summary

To provide overall leadership and executive accountability for BELTS by driving the implementation of Board-approved strategy, ensuring sustainable business performance, maintaining sound governance and controls, and representing the Company with key stakeholders. Sets the tone for a high-performing, ethical and resilient organisational culture.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the development and execution of BELTS’ corporate strategy, business plan and enterprise priorities, ensuring alignment with the direction and expectations of the Board.

- Owns the Company’s overall financial, commercial and operational performance, including sustainable growth, working capital and cash management, resource optimisation and achievement of approved business objectives.

- Lead, align and hold the Senior Management Team accountable for the effective delivery of organisational priorities, performance targets and cross-functional initiatives.

- Maintain effective accountability to the Board through timely and accurate reporting, implementation of Board decisions and appropriate escalation of reserved, exceptional or material matters.

- Ensure sound corporate governance, enterprise risk management, regulatory compliance, ethical conduct and effective internal controls across the Company.

- Oversight of HSSE performance, compliance with regulatory regimes and third-party certifications and accreditations.

- Oversees major investments, commercial commitments, organisational changes and resource decisions in accordance with approved delegated authority.

- Build and sustain strategic relationships with shareholders, Government, customers, regulators, business partners and other key stakeholders, and represent BELTS on significant corporate and strategic matters.

- Champion organisational capability, leadership development, talent management and succession planning to ensure readiness and continuity for critical and senior roles.

- Drive organisational improvement, transformation, digitalisation initiatives and operational effectiveness to ensure BELTS remains responsive to changing business, customer and stakeholder requirements.

- Ensure appropriate business continuity, crisis management and organisational resilience arrangements are maintained.

- Set the tone for ethical conduct, safety, accountability, collaboration and a high-performance organisational culture.

- Perform such other executive responsibilities as may be assigned by the Board in accordance with the Company’s governance framework.

Qualifications and Experiences

- Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Finance, Economics, Law, Public Administration or another discipline relevant to the Company’s business.

- A relevant postgraduate or professional qualification would be an advantage.

- Minimum 15 years of progressively responsible professional experience, including substantial senior executive leadership experience.

- Demonstrated experience in strategic leadership, business and financial performance, governance, people leadership and stakeholder management.

- Experience within a Government-linked, regulated, engineering, logistics, defence/security, training or similarly complex operating environment would be an advantage.

Key Competencies

- Strategic leadership

- Commercial and financial acumen

- Commercial contract negotiation

- Procurement and supply chain leadership

- Corporate governance

- Executive decision-making

- Stakeholder management

- People leadership

- Risk management

- HSSE leadership

- Communication, integrity and sound judgement

Closing Date

10 October 2026