Confidential CEO Appointment – UK-Wide Industrial Services Business
FWB is partnering with a private equity-backed engineering and business services firm in Scotland to recruit their next Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
The incoming CEO will be responsible for leading and executing a growth and transformation agenda, with a view to delivering a successful private equity exit within a 3–5 year horizon.
This is a pivotal opportunity for a proven CEO, Managing Director or Commercial Director to step into a leadership role at a key inflection point in the company’s journey.
Lead the commercial and operational strategy to unlock scalable, profitable growth.
Build a high-performing leadership team and embed a performance-led culture.
Prepare the business for value realisation in partnership with a supportive private equity sponsor.
A successful track record of senior leadership in B2B industrial services, engineering, maintenance or technical field service businesses.
Strong commercial instincts with a track record of driving revenue growth, margin improvement, and customer development.
Ideally, prior experience operating in a private equity-backed or fast-paced, performance-led environment.
This role offers significant autonomy, leadership impact, and long-term incentive potential, including equity participation.