The Company is pioneering the transition from extractive industry to a regenerative, circular economy through advanced material engineering, closed-loop systems, and carbon-negative innovation. We design and scale next-generation materials derived from waste streams — transforming environmental liabilities into high-performance assets.

Our mission is not incremental sustainability — it is systemic regeneration.

About the Role

The CEO will architect and execute the company’s global strategy at the intersection of material science, circular supply chains, and climate technology commercialization. This is a deeply operational and visionary role requiring a rare blend of technical fluency, capital strategy expertise, and regenerative systems thinking.

You will lead the company from early-stage scale-up through global expansion, building a vertically integrated ecosystem spanning waste sourcing, advanced processing, product commercialization, and circular feedback loops.

Core Responsibilities

1. Regenerative Strategy & Systems Leadership

●     Define and execute a carbon-negative, circular growth strategy integrating waste recovery, material transformation, and product life cycle reintegration

●     Lead lifecycle analysis (LCA) integration into all product and operational decisions

2. Advanced Materials & Innovation Direction

●     Oversee the commercialization of next-gen recycled polymers, bio-composites, and engineered materials

●     Align R&D, pilot production, and industrial-scale manufacturing into a unified roadmap

●     Translate deep-tech innovation into market-ready, high-margin applications

3. Capital Strategy & Fundraising

●     Lead fundraising across VC, climate funds, strategic corporates, and blended finance structures

●     Structure innovative financing models (e.g., carbon credits, impact-linked instruments, circular asset financing)

●     Manage investor relations with a strong narrative around measurable environmental and financial returns

4. Circular Supply Chain Architecture

●     Design and scale waste-to-resource pipelines, including ocean plastics, industrial waste, and post-consumer streams

●   Build strategic partnerships with collection networks, recyclers, manufacturers, and global brands

●    Ensure traceability, certification, and compliance with global sustainability frameworks

5. Commercialization & Market Expansion

● Identify and secure B2B partnerships across industries (fashion, automotive, consumer goods, construction)

●  Position company’s product as a leader in premium sustainable materials

●  Drive go-to-market strategies for new materials and product lines

6. Organizational & Cultural Leadership

●   Build a high-performance leadership team across R&D, operations, supply chain, and commercial functions

●  Instill a culture rooted in systems thinking, execution velocity, and measurable impact

●  Operate effectively across multicultural, globally distributed teams

Requirements

● Proven experience scaling a deep-tech, climate tech, or advanced materials company (Seed → Series A/B or beyond)

●  Demonstrated success in building or managing circular or complex global supply chains, especially across Asia

●  Experience working with recycled materials, waste valorization, or bio-based alternatives

●   Track record in raising capital from impact investors, climate funds, or strategic corporates

●   Deep familiarity with LCA tools, ESG frameworks, and sustainability certifications

●  Experience negotiating with manufacturers in China/SEA and global enterprise clients

●  The candidate profile needs to have more than 5 years of CEO experience in eyewear and consumer goods, combined with more than 5 years of experience in deep tech with plastic compounding and materials science, including R&D labs, and with more than 3 years of experience in companies with sustainability targets

●  Education in business and innovation, combined with engineering or circular economy and sustainability

●   Strong understanding of polymer science, material engineering, or chemical processes (not necessarily academic, but operational fluency required)

●   Highly execution-driven and comfortable operating from lab to factory floor to boardroom

●  Exposure to carbon markets, environmental credits, or circular financing models