CEO – Fern Energy

Fern Energy Limited brought together the extensive customer network of Farmlands with the deep fuel supply capability of Southfuels and has created New Zealand’s largest, nationwide supplier of fuel to New Zealand’s primary industries. With the objective of keeping customers’ tanks full when they need and without hassle, Fern Energy is showing its customers, and the market, the potential that expertise across operations, safety and technology, plus a real understanding of its customers’ businesses, is a winning combination.

Now firmly established and operationally strong, Fern Energy is ready to embark upon the next stage of is success and needs a Chief Executive Officer; someone with core leadership capability combined with strategic and commercial strength to lead this growth.  Are you ready to step up to a CEO role like this?

The overall accountability of the Fern Energy CEO is to achieve the strategic goals agreed by the Board. In doing this, the CEO will – amongst other things:

• Proactively lead the high-performing and collaborative Executive Team, coaching and empowering each member to achieve individual and organisational goals.
• Provide strategic vision and leadership to support the Board in developing visionary strategies that serve the organisation and shareholders.
• Champion a culture of safety; guiding and leading excellence and where safety is simply a part of operational performance.
• Manage key and critical stakeholder relationships, aligning vendors, customers, shareholders and other key contacts with the Fern Energy objectives.
• Lead the consideration and development of new initiatives and opportunities that will enhance profitability, productivity and results.

This is an extraordinary opportunity for a talented executive leader to step up into a CEO role, being supported to achieve by an experienced Board. Sound like you?

Your strength as a people leader is the critical capability required to be successful as the CEO for Fern Energy. You know how to create and lead high performance, creating an accountable and collaborative team which focuses on achievement of results, including safety, cultural and financial.

A strong strategic and commercial view, you will be able to demonstrate your success leading a business or large operational function by creating visionary strategies and delivering to objectives.

A natural relationship builder, your engaging interpersonal and communication skills will allow you to nurture a range of stakeholder relationships including those with vendors, customers and shareholders.

You may currently be a Chief Executive however this role will also suit a motivated senior leader who is ready to step up and into the role of CEO. It is the combination of your skills, your approach and your potential that will be the determining factor in your success.

If you have the executive experience, strategic vision and the passion to lead high performance in the Fern Energy business, then we would love to hear from you.

To discover more about Fern Energy Limited, visit https://fernenergy.co.nz/

For a confidential discussion about the role; txt Leanne Crozier on 0212452224 to make a time to talk. Please note that although applications do not close until 20th January, earlier applications are welcomed and encouraged.