Brightbridge Executive Search
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Chief Executive Officer - Clean Energy Technology Business
BrightBridge Search is supporting a UK clean energy technology business with the appointment of a commercially focused Chief Executive Officer.
The business operates in the waste-to-energy sector, with proprietary technology designed to create value from non-recyclable waste streams. With its core technology and engineering capability established, the focus is now firmly on commercial deployment.
The CEO will lead the next stage of growth, progressing existing UK and international projects while building a repeatable pipeline of commercially viable opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
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- Progress complex projects through commercial, planning, permitting, financing, and delivery milestones
- Develop customer, licensing, and strategic partnership opportunities
- Assess project viability across site, feedstock, offtake, and project economics
- Support project financing and wider fundraising activity
- Provide clear commercial leadership across a lean, entrepreneurial organization
- Act as the external face of the business with customers, partners, and investors
The Successful Candidate:
We are looking for a commercially strong senior executive from energy, infrastructure, engineering, or another complex project-development environment.
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Relevant backgrounds could include waste-to-energy, anaerobic digestion, distributed energy, hydrogen, BESS, or adjacent energy-transition markets.
You may already be a CEO or Managing Director, or a senior Commercial or Development Director ready to step into a broader leadership mandate.
The successful individual will be pragmatic, commercially disciplined, and hands-on, with the confidence to challenge constructively while working closely with a strong technical team and experienced Board.
Location:
UK-based, with regular travel to South Wales and project locations in the UK and internationally.
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