Chief Executive Officer / Group Managing Director
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Director
CATEGORY
Hospitality
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SKILLS
Strategic Leadership
Financial Fluency
Operational Performance
EBITDA expansion
Revenue Management
Team Leadership
Business Development
Investor Relations
FULL DESCRIPTION
Chief Executive Officer / Group Managing Director
We are seeking a commercially astute and strategically driven CEO / Group Managing Director to lead and scale an established hospitality platform comprising five operating assets in Central London. The portfolio spans 3-, 4- and 5-star properties, offering a diversified operating base and strong foundations for growth. The next phase of the business requires a leader capable of driving operational performance across the existing estate while executing a disciplined expansion strategy across the UK and selected European markets.
Core Responsibilities
- Strategic & Corporate Leadership
- Develop and implement a 3–5-year platform strategy
- Lead capital allocation and investment decisions
- Act as principal interface with shareholders and external stakeholders
- Establish clear governance and performance frameworks
- Operational & Financial Performance
- Full P&L responsibility across all assets
- Optimise RevPAR, ADR, GOP and EBITDA performance
- Oversee revenue management, distribution, sales and marketing strategy
- Drive cost control, operational efficiency and margin enhancement
- Brand & Asset Positioning
- Oversee positioning across 3–5-star segments
- Ensure consistency in service standards and guest experience
- Align asset-level strategies with overall platform objectives
- Leadership & Culture
- Build and lead a high-performing executive and property-level team
- Embed accountability, data-led decision-making and commercial discipline
- Develop organisational capability to support international growth
Candidate Profile
- Proven CEO, Group MD or senior regional leadership experience within a multi-site hotel platform
- Strong background across 3–5-star assets
- Experience operating in gateway cities (London experience advantageous)
- Demonstrable track record of scaling hospitality businesses
- Strong financial fluency and investor credibility
- Strategic thinker with hands-on operational capability
- Minimum 10–15 years senior leadership experience within multi-site hospitality environments
- Demonstrated ability to build high-performance cultures and attract senior talent
- Track record of delivering measurable enterprise value growth across hospitality assets
- Experience engaging with institutional investors, boards and capital partners
- Proven experience leading hotel rebranding initiatives and asset refurbishment programmes
The Offer
- Established Central London platform
- Clear UK & European growth mandate
- Direct strategic influence and enterprise value creation
- Competitive base salary with performance-related incentive aligned to growth
- Executive compensation package commensurate with experience, including performance-linked incentives
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