CITRUS - Group Chief Executive / Chief Financial Officer CA(SA) essential MBA advantageous ZAR 3.5M

This is a rare mandate suited to a heavyweight executive who
understands citrus at a molecular level and can operate credibly with global
investors, financiers, boards and counterparties. The successful candidate will
run the room. They will set the agenda in any forum, interrogate assumptions,
and bring executive presence that signals authority. This is not an operational
farming role. It is a high -stakes commercial leadership position requiring deep
industry mastery, financial sophistication, and strategic dominance.

The remit is to drive disciplined growth, acquisitions,
capital efficiency and long -term value creation across international markets
while preserving governance, sustainability and investor confidence throughout
the citrus value chain.

Executive Profile

• Commanding
  commercial strategist with unquestionable credibility
  
• Gravitas
  and executive presence at board and investor level
  
• Forensic
  financial intellect with operational fluency
  
• High
  integrity, disciplined governance mindset
  
• Decisive
  under pressure and comfortable with confrontation
  
• Elite
  communicator capable of influencing senior stakeholders
  
• Sophisticated
  negotiator across funding, acquisitions and trade
  

Core Accountability

Enterprise Performance

• Group
  EBITDA, asset returns and capital efficiency
  
• Farm -level
  performance metrics and portfolio optimisation
  

Executive Leadership

• Group
  commercial strategy and market positioning
  
• Integrated
  finance leadership across international operations
  

Governance & Risk

• IFRS
  compliance, audits, consolidation and control frameworks
  
• Currency
  exposure, insurance and enterprise risk oversight
  

Financial Architecture

• Budgeting,
  forecasting, liquidity and treasury management
  
• Working
  capital discipline and funding optimisation
  

Capital & Investment

• Capital
  structure strategy and acquisition execution
  
• ROI/IRR
  analysis on expansion and infrastructure
  

Investor & Stakeholder Relations

• Board
  and shareholder reporting
  
• Capital
  raising, investor dialogue and funding pipelines
  

Systems & Integration

• Enterprise
  systems modernisation and ICT alignment
  

Legal, Tax & Structuring

• Cross -border
  structuring and regulatory compliance
  
• Shareholder
  agreements, licensing and empowerment frameworks
  

Leadership & Talent

• Finance
  bench strength and succession readiness
  
• Executive
  team performance and capability development
  

This appointment is designed for an executive who does not
simply manage complexity but thrives in it. The role demands someone who
understands citrus markets, capital markets and power dynamics equally well,
and who can impose clarity, pace and confidence across a global agribusiness
platform.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• CA(SA)
  essential, MBA strongly preferred
  
• Executive
  leadership experience within large -scale fruit agribusiness
  
• Minimum
  5 years executive exposure in citrus
  
• Proven
  track record in global commercial expansion and capital deployment
  
• Demonstrated
  success leading complex, multi -entity organisations
  

Benefits

• Executive authority to shape strategy, capital and global expansion at group level.
  
• Top -tier compensation with long -term upside tied to value creation.
  
• Board visibility that elevates personal reputation and future opportunities.
  
• Exposure to complex global markets that builds elite executive credibility.