Robert Walters Group
TypePublic
LSE: RWA
IndustryRecruitment
Founded1985
HeadquartersLondon, England
Key people
Toby Fowlston (Chief Executive Officer)
Alan Bannatyne (Chief Financial Officer)
Ron Mobed (Chairman)
Revenue£938.4 million (2020)
£302.4 million (2020)
Number of employees
4,200+ (Q2 2023)
SubsidiariesRobert Walters
Resource Solutions
Walters People
Websitewww.robertwaltersgroup.com

The Robert Walters Group is a British recruitment company that focuses on placing professionals into permanent, contract and temporary positions. The founder and CEO is Robert Walters. Established in 1985, the company has branches in 31 countries.[1]

History

Established in 1985 by its chief executive officer (CEO), Robert Walters, today, the company operates in 31 countries and locations.[2]

Originally established to place accountants in London, the company now recruits across multiple disciplines. In July 1996, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange. [3] A year later in 1997, it set up a wholly-owned subsidiary, Resource Solutions, offering recruitment process outsourcing services.[4]

The company acquired Tristar, an Australian recruitment business in 1997 and merged with US staffing company, Staff Mark Inc., in August 1998. The company demerged two years later, re-listing on the London Stock Exchange in 2000.

In February 1999, the company launched its first global salary survey, offering an annual insight into each sector that the company operates in.[5]

In 2001, the company acquired Dunhill Management Services.[6]

In 2005, the company launched a junior professional contract recruitment business in France, called 'Walters Interim' (now known as Walters People. Further Walters People offices opened in Belgium (2006), the Netherlands (2008), Spain (2017), Ireland (2019), the United Kingdom (2019) and Hong Kong (2020). In February 2008, the company acquired Talent Spotter, a Chinese recruitment business with offices in Shanghai and Suzhou.[7]

Operation

Robert Walters

Robert Walters specialises in permanent and contract recruitment across all industries.

Resource Solutions

In 1997, Robert Walters Group established Resource Solutions, a recruitment process outsourcing business. Resource Solutions is an international leader in RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing), MSP (Managed Service Provider) and talent advisory solutions. Their offering spans all areas of recruitment, candidate management and technology helping organisations gain control over recruitment activities, while mitigating risk and improving hiring manager and candidate experience.

Walters People

Walters People is a contract recruitment and junior permanent hiring business with offices in Belgium, France, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Netherlands, Spain, Chile and the UK.

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Walters - Global Specialist Professional Recruitment". www.robertwaltersgroup.com. Retrieved 2022-08-01.
  2. ↑ Anilkumar, Radhika (2023-03-10). "Robert Walters to retire from eponymous hiring firm he founded in 80s". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  3. ↑ "Robert Walters Share Price - LON:RWA Stock Research". Stockopedia. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  4. ↑ "Robert Walters Share Price - LON:RWA Stock Research". Stockopedia. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
  5. ↑ Robert Walters Group Salary Surveys
  6. ↑ "Robert Walters plc acquires The Dunhill Group". Investegate. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Recruiter Robert Walters goes shopping in China". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-25.
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