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Overview This profile represents the ideal characteristics of the Chief Executive Officer. The next CEO at ACG Toronto will ideally have the following experience, characteristics, or aptitudes: Association Leadership & Member Engagement: The CEO will be a strong leader with the ability to convene and energize a community of industry professionals. They will understand that ACGs core value proposition lies in its network, events, and deal-making ecosystem, and will bring a demonstrated ability to leverage member expertise, relationships, and volunteer leadership to advance the profession. They will build strong relationships with ACG Global and peer Chapters, develop value-enhancing partnerships (e.g., CVCA, FEI and others), and grow and retain membership while strengthening sponsorship and revenue through proactive engagement. The CEO will be known for interpersonal effectiveness, maturity, and sound judgment, with the ability to build trust across a diverse, sophisticated, and highly engaged membership. They will be comfortable in a visible role, representing ACG with credibility and professionalism across events, sponsors, partners, and the broader deal-making ecosystem. Event Strategy, Delivery & Member Experience: Event management will be central to the CEO role, and the successful candidate will bring experience planning, delivering, and evolving a portfolio of professional events. They will understand how events drive membership value, sponsorship revenue, relationship-building, and financial performance, with a clear focus on ensuring each event delivers strong ROI. They will be comfortable overseeing programming, speaker selection, sponsorship integration, logistics, and execution. Working closely with volunteer committees and external partners, the CEO will ensure events are consistently well-run while also introducing fresh ideas, formats, and content to keep programming relevant and engaging. Attention to detail, strong execution skills, and a focus on high-quality member experience will be essential. Entrepreneurial Leadership & Strategic Energy: The successful candidate will bring an entrepreneurial, self-starting approach, with the energy and creativity to refresh an organization that is already performing well. While respecting the strengths of ACGs existing pillars and successful cruise control elements, the CEO will introduce thoughtful innovation across programming, thought leadership, and member engagement. They will be an ideas-driven leader who can spot opportunities, test new approaches, and keep the organization forward-looking without unnecessary disruption. Operational Leadership & Financial Stewardship: The ideal candidate will be comfortable overseeing budgeting, sponsorship revenue, and financial controls, while relying on professional support for detailed execution. Experience leading through lean operating models and coordinating support across multiple contributors will be important, as will the ability to thoughtfully manage transitions over time. The CEO will demonstrate strong business judgment, accountability, and comfort in a hands-on role. Working with a Board: The CEO will be highly effective working with a large, volunteer Board and Committee structure, and will understand how to leverage scale to support continuity, engagement, and strong outcomes. They will be skilled at Board outreach and Committee enablement, ensuring volunteers are well-supported, informed, and productive. The ideal candidate will bring strong governance fluency, comfort working with an active Executive Committee, and the ability to guide process, manage agendas, and translate volunteer effort into high-quality events and initiatives. The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Toronto is one of North Americas leading chapters of ACG Global, a premier professional association dedicated to driving middle-market growth. ACG Toronto brings together senior professionals across private equity, M&A, corporate development, lending, advisory, and related fields. Through high-quality events, thought leadership, and relationship-building, ACG Toronto plays a central role in supporting a vibrant deal-making ecosystem in Toronto and across Canada. With a strong membership base, a highly engaged volunteer Board, and a well-established event platform, the organization is well positioned for its next phase of leadership. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer is responsible for the overall leadership, management, and performance of ACG Toronto. The CEO provides strategic and operational leadership across member engagement, event strategy and delivery, Board and Committee support, and organizational operations. This is a highly visible, hands-on role, requiring close partnership with a large volunteer Board and Committee structure to ensure effective governance, strong execution, and alignment with ACGs mission and priorities. Event management is a central component of the role, with responsibility for overseeing the planning, delivery, and ongoing evolution of ACG Torontos portfolio of professional events, which serve as the primary drivers of member value, sponsorship revenue, and relationship-building. The CEO will balance continuity and innovation, ensuring the organization continues to deliver consistently high-quality programming while introducing fresh ideas and approaches over time. As the ideal candidate, you are a strong association or executive leader with the ability to organize, convene, and energize a network of senior professionals. You bring sound judgment, interpersonal maturity, and credibility, and are known for building trust-based relationships across diverse and highly engaged stakeholder groups. You are comfortable operating in a member-led, volunteer-driven environment and bring an entrepreneurial mindset, with the energy and creativity to refresh and evolve a successful organization without disrupting what works well. You have experience leading in lean or flexible operating models, coordinating multiple contributors to deliver results, and providing appropriate operational and financial oversight. As a visible representative of the organization, you lead with integrity, diplomacy, and professionalism, and are motivated by the opportunity to advance a respected professional community through strong leadership and execution. If interested, or to learn more, please email Eric Lathrop and Maja Messam ([email protected]). We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those under consideration for the role will be contacted. ACG Toronto is strongly committed to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. ACG Toronto invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including members of racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression. #J-18808-Ljbffr