MGI Worldwide

With a rich history spanning 70 years, a strong regional and international presence, and a growing community of independently owned member firms throughout the world, MGI Worldwide with CPAAI has become a leading light among other global accounting networks and associations. Proudly in the top 20 global rankings, bringing together over 10,000 professionals in over 100 countries, our long-standing membership is built on loyalty and trust with many of these professional relationships going back several decades. Together, our personal touch, entrepreneurial approach and global reach make the difference.

Following the retirement of our current CEO in April 2022, we are looking for a Chief Executive who will take MGI Worldwide through the next stage of its growth and brand development, ensuring the network delivers great value, responding to the diverse and changing needs of our members across the globe. Reporting to a global board of volunteers from our membership, the CEO will provide leadership to a small, high performing global and regional management team. Representing the organisation globally, they will develop and implement a strategy for MGI Worldwide which will ensure that it continues to deliver for its international membership – which includes many SMEs, family businesses, fast growth enterprises through to multinational subsidiaries and non-profits.

Candidates will be outstanding leaders in organisations of relevant scale and complexity, with the ambition, entrepreneurialism and focus to drive significant growth. Alive to the nuances of working in a genuinely global context, you will bring outstanding influencing and relationship building skills. Dynamic, diplomatic, and engaging, you will be commercially and financially savvy with a strong operational and action orientation. Previous experience in membership or an accounting business is not a prerequisite. Candidates will, however, have a demonstrable affinity for and understanding of the commercial reality of, MGI Worldwide’s membership, many of which are owner-managed SMEs.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to MGI Worldwide on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference HAQAWA. Alternatively, telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Wednesday 29th September 2021.