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About the Role
A government-backed infrastructure investment platform seeks a CEO to build and lead a world-class marina business in Abu Dhabi. The role involves defining strategy, investment pipeline, development, and operational performance of a growing marina portfolio.
Key Skills for This Role
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the long term strategy for the marina platform
- Build a diversified portfolio through acquisitions, concessions, PPPs and greenfield developments
- Identify and evaluate new marina investment opportunities across the UAE and selected international markets
- Lead feasibility studies, commercial evaluations, financial modelling and business case development
- Structure and negotiate concession agreements, PPPs, BOT and BOOT opportunities
- Oversee the planning, design, development and delivery of new marina projects
- Drive operational excellence, customer experience and asset performance across the portfolio
- Maximise commercial performance, profitability and long term asset value
- Develop revenue strategies across berthing, superyacht services, marine services, hospitality, retail, waterfront activation and destination management
- Build strong relationships with government entities, investors, developers, tourism authorities, marine regulators, yacht clubs and strategic partners
- Recruit, develop and lead a high performing executive team while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability and excellence
Requirements
- 20+ years' experience within the marina industry
- Previous experience as CEO, Managing Director, Executive Director or equivalent executive leadership role
- Proven success leading major marina businesses or multi site marina portfolios
- Significant experience delivering marina developments and waterfront projects
- Strong commercial, financial and P&L leadership experience
- Expertise in marina operations, asset management and customer experience
- Experience working with governments, regulators, investors and private sector partners
- Outstanding stakeholder management, negotiation and leadership skills
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The Opportunity
- We are retained on behalf of a highly ambitious infrastructure investment and development platform to appoint a Chief Executive Officer – Marinas.
- This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a world class marina business from the ground up.
- Backed by significant long term investment, the successful candidate will be responsible for defining the strategy, investment pipeline, development and operational performance of a growing marina portfolio.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the long term strategy for the marina platform.
- Build a diversified portfolio through acquisitions, concessions, PPPs and greenfield developments.
- Identify and evaluate new marina investment opportunities across the UAE and selected international markets.
- Lead feasibility studies, commercial evaluations, financial modelling and business case development.
- Structure and negotiate concession agreements, PPPs, BOT and BOOT opportunities.
- Oversee the planning, design, development and delivery of new marina projects.
- Drive operational excellence, customer experience and asset performance across the portfolio.
- Maximise commercial performance, profitability and long term asset value.
- Develop revenue strategies across berthing, superyacht services, marine services, hospitality, retail, waterfront activation and destination management.
- Build strong relationships with government entities, investors, developers, tourism authorities, marine regulators, yacht clubs and strategic partners.
- Recruit, develop and lead a high performing executive team while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability and excellence.
Essential Experience
- 20+ years' experience within the marina industry.
- Previous experience as CEO, Managing Director, Executive Director or equivalent executive leadership role.
- Proven success leading major marina businesses or multi site marina portfolios.
- Significant experience delivering marina developments and waterfront projects.
- Strong commercial, financial and P&L leadership experience.
- Expertise in marina operations, asset management and customer experience.
- Experience working with governments, regulators, investors and private sector partners.
- Outstanding stakeholder management, negotiation and leadership skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build, transform and grow organisations.
Highly Desirable
- Experience within Public Private Partnerships (PPP), concessions or infrastructure investment platforms.
- Knowledge of BOT, BOOT and other concession delivery models.
- Superyacht marina experience.
- Waterfront mixed use development experience.
- International marina portfolio management.
- Experience operating within the Middle East.
- Exposure to sovereign wealth funds, infrastructure investors or government backed organisations.
Personal Attributes
- Visionary, commercially astute and entrepreneurial.
- Strategic thinker with exceptional execution capability.
- Credible at Board, investor and government level.
- Inspirational leader with the ability to build high performing teams.
- Collaborative, resilient and results driven.
- Passionate about creating world class marina destinations and delivering long term value.
Why Join?
- Exceptional opportunity to lead the creation of a flagship marina platform backed by substantial long term investment.
- Opportunity to shape strategy, investment programme, development pipeline and operational excellence of a portfolio of landmark marina assets.
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