Chief Executive Officer

15 hours ago

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom ICP Search Full time

Chief Executive Officer

Live Events | Hospitality | Sport & Entertainment

ICP Search is proudly supporting a market-leading live events and hospitality group in the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer.

This is a defining leadership role for a commercially astute, people-led CEO who can build on a proud legacy while leading the business into its next phase of growth, modernisation, and performance.

The Opportunity

The organisation is an established operator with decades of heritage, a strong brand, and deep relationships across major sporting venues, live events, and large-scale hospitality environments.

The next chapter is about:

  • Scaling performance across a complex, multi-division operation
  • Strengthening commercial discipline and margin
  • Accelerating digital, data, and payment capability
  • Expanding into new partnerships, territories, and experiences
  • Evolving culture, leadership capability, and accountability

The CEO will work closely with the Chair and Board, with full accountability for strategy, performance, people, and culture.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and unite a senior executive team around a clear, measurable multi-year strategy
  • Own full P&L responsibility and drive sustainable, profitable growth
  • Strengthen operational consistency, governance, and performance management
  • Lead digital and data transformation to support better decision-making and scalability
  • Build and deepen Tier 1 client, venue, and brand partnerships
  • Champion safety, compliance, and exceptional customer experience at scale
  • Act as an external ambassador for the business across sport, events, and hospitality

Transformation & Growth Focus

  • Modernising structures, systems, and processes
  • Driving innovation across payments, data, and technology
  • Expanding hospitality and premium event experiences
  • Supporting procurement strategy and selective M&A activity
  • Embedding continuous improvement across the organisation

People & Culture

  • Build a high-performing, accountable executive leadership team
  • Strengthen succession planning and leadership depth
  • Create a culture of trust, empowerment, and delivery
  • Balance pace and ambition with care for people and standards

Background & Experience

You are likely to bring:

  • CEO or senior executive experience in a complex, multi-site, multi-division business
  • Strong commercial and financial leadership, with deep P&L ownership
  • A track record of leading transformation and growth
  • Experience operating at Board level with credibility and gravitas
  • Exposure to live events, hospitality, sport, logistics, or adjacent sectors
  • A leadership style that combines clarity, energy, and humility

Personal Style

  • Commercially sharp but people-first
  • Comfortable leading through change and complexity
  • Trusted, visible, and values-led
  • Able to honour heritage while driving progress

Package

A competitive executive package is available, including base salary, performance bonus, and long-term incentives.

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