In ProgressExecutive Search
Executive Chef — Confidential Search
Client confidentialDubai, UAE
A confidential replacement search for a flagship property. The incumbent is in post and unaware, so the process runs entirely off-market — no advertisement, no public brief, approach only.
- Budget
- 20% of annual salary
- Starts
- 1 February 2026
- Duration
- 10–14 weeks
- Region
- Middle East
Seeking
The team this brief needs.
Roles are sourced together rather than sequentially — a brigade hired in isolation from the concept is how openings slip.
- 01Executive Chef
Delivery
5 phases to handover.
- Phase 1
Mapping
52 candidates identified across the region
- Phase 2
Approach
Discreet approach; 18 in conversation
- Phase 3
Shortlist
10 presented with full assessment
- Phase 4
Interview
3 to final panel and trade test
- Phase 5
Placement
Offer, notice management and onboarding
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