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- Robert Walters plc is a United Kingdom-based global talent solutions business specializing in specialist professional recruitment and human resources outsourcing services. The company offers a comprehensive range of recruitment services, including permanent, contract, interim recruitment; executive search; recruitment process outsourcing (RPO); managed service provider solutions; payroll solutions; resource augmentation; hire, train and deploy programs; and talent development and market intelligence services. Robert Walters caters to a wide array of industry sectors such as accounting and finance, banking and financial services, legal, technology and transformation, procurement and supply chain, risk and compliance, sales and commercial, HR, engineering, and interim management. The company operates in 31 countries worldwide, serving clients ranging from blue-chip corporations to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups.
Founded in 1985 and headquartered in London, England, Robert Walters plc has a workforce of approximately 3,200 employees globally. It maintains several subsidiaries including Resource Solutions India Pvt Ltd, Robert Walters SA in Belgium, and Robert Walters Business Consulting in Shanghai, enabling extensive geographic coverage across Asia Pacific, Europe, the UK, and other regions.
In recent major developments, Robert Walters Group unified its three brands—Robert Walters, Walters People, and Resource Solutions—into a single unified brand, Robert Walters, in July 2024, marking a significant strategic shift towards brand consolidation. The company continues strategic cost-cutting measures and operational optimizations to improve efficiency. In April 2023, Toby Fowlston was appointed CEO, succeeding the founder Robert Walters. The firm also maintains a strong focus on expanding its recruitment process outsourcing and managed services offerings to meet evolving client demands globally.
Robert Walters plc remains committed to delivering tailored talent solutions by leveraging its specialist industry expertise, hyper-local market knowledge, and global reach to support organizations in building high-performing teams and navigating future workforce challenges. The company is publicly listed on the London Stock Exchange under ticker RWA.L.