Established Private Business | Three Retirement Communities | Melbourne Strategy • Commercial Leadership • Property • People • Innovation Some CEO prospects are about fixing what's broken.
This one isn't.
Sawyer Sourcing has been exclusively engaged to appoint the next Chief Executive Officer of an established and successful privately owned Melbourne business operating three significant retirement living communities comprising approximately 600 residences.
After more than two decades of founder leadership, the business is entering an important new chapter.
The foundations are strong.
The communities are established.
There is an experienced team and a successful operating business.
The opportunity for the incoming CEO is to take the reins, protect what works and determine what comes next.
The Opportunity Reporting to the Board, you will assume responsibility for the strategic, financial, commercial and operational performance of the organisation.
This is a genuine whole-of-business leadership role encompassing finance, operations, property and asset performance, sales, people, governance, risk and resident experience.
You will lead an established management team while working through a carefully planned transition with the Founder.
Just as importantly,



the Board wants someone prepared to challenge the status quo.
With the existing communities mature and established, future growth does not necessarily mean simply building more of the same.
What opportunities exist around the current resident communities?
What complementary services could add value?
Could partnerships, acquisitions, current service offerings or entirely new opportunities form part of the next chapter?
We are looking for someone curious enough to ask the questions and commercially disciplined enough to know which answers are worth pursuing.
What You Will Bring You may already be a CEO, or you could be an accomplished COO, General Manager, Commercial Director, CFO/COO or senior property executive ready to step into your first CEO appointment.
Retirement living experience would be useful, but it is not essential.
We are interested in executives from property, retirement and community living, healthcare, aged care, accommodation, residential development and other multi-site or asset-intensive businesses.
What matters more is your breadth.
You will ideally demonstrate: Solid commercial and financial acumen with confidence around P

📌 Chief Executive Officer Melbourne
🏢 Sawyer Sourcing
📍 Melbourne