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Overview Western Australia Return Recycle Renew Ltd (WARRRL), the organisation behind the States highly successful Containers for Change initiative, is seeking a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead its next era of environmental, social and economic impact. This is a rare opportunity to head a missiondriven, yet highly commercial organisation that has transformed recycling behaviours across WA to become one of the States most trusted and recognisable community brands. As CEO, you will lead an organisation that is delivering on its KPIs and ready for further expansion in mid2026. The CEO works closely with a committed and engaged Board, providing strategic leadership to the organisation whilst also ensuring WARRRL fulfils its statutory obligations as Scheme Coordinator. Your role will encompass shaping longterm organisational strategy, maintaining financial sustainability, and ensuring effective governance, risk management and compliance. You will guide an already high performing executive leadership team, foster WARRRLs strong culture and ensure the organisation remains wellresourced, performance driven and aligned with its purpose, vision and values. Responsibilities Provide strategic leadership to shape longterm organisational strategy and ensure financial sustainability, governance, risk management and compliance. Lead an executive leadership team to deliver on KPI milestones and support expansion plans through mid2026 and beyond. Represent the organisation as its leading voice and advocate, building trusted relationships with Government, industry, community groups, commercial partners and the broader waste and recycling ecosystem. Navigate complex stakeholder environments to support continued integration of the Scheme and its expansion across Western Australia. Champion innovation, harness technology and drive business development initiatives that support circular economy outcomes and longterm commercial sustainability. Ensure safety, wellbeing, inclusion and environmental stewardship are embedded in the organisations culture and operations. Qualifications Senior executive experience with strategic insight, financial acumen and a collaborative leadership style (ideally including prior CEO responsibility). Proven ability to work with Boards and navigate governance and regulatory frameworks; experience in driving organisational transformation and cultural alignment. Strong interpersonal skills including communication, negotiation, relationshipbuilding and the ability to inspire others. Commitment to safety, wellbeing, inclusion and environmental stewardship; integrity, emotional intelligence and sound judgement. Track record of leading in missiondriven, yet commercially focused organisations. Leading WARRRL offers the opportunity to shape the future of one of WAs most successful environmental programs, amplifying its impact, expanding its reach and strengthening its contribution to the States sustainability ambitions. For the right leader, this is a careerdefining positionone where your influence will be felt across Government, industry, communities and the environment for years to come. If this is of interest to you, then we encourage you to request a copy of the Candidate Prospectus from Lester Blades at [email protected]. Initial telephone enquiries to Geoff Blades on 08 9221 0744 are welcome. Confidential applications should be in MS Word format and forwarded to Lester Blades - Executive Search & Board Advisory at [email protected] quoting Reference LB303337. Applications are requested by close of business Thursday, 19 February 2026. ABOUT LESTER BLADES Lester Blades is a Western Australian owned executive search and board advisory firm with local specialisation and international reach. We focus on uncompromising excellence in service to clients in the identification of NonExecutive Directors, CEOs and a range of other senior executive and functional leadership roles. #J-18808-Ljbffr