Robert Walters PLC Directorate Change (8467A)
01 October 2020 - 11:30PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 8467A
Robert Walters PLC
01 October 2020
ROBERT WALTERS PLC
("Robert Walters" or "the Company")
Directorate Change
Robert Walters PLC, the leading international recruitment group,
announces that Carol Hui's nine-year tenure expires on 29 January
2021 and that she has informed the Board of her intention to step
down as Non-executive Chairman on that date.
As part of a planned succession process, the Board is pleased to
announce that, after a comprehensive search, Ron Mobed has been
appointed to succeed Carol. He will join the Robert Walters Group
as Chairman Designate and as a member of the Board on 1 December
2020 and work closely with Carol to ensure a smooth hand over of
responsibilities before formally taking on the Non-executive
Chairman role on 29 January 2021.
Ron has a wide range of international experience having most
recently held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Elsevier,
the largest operating unit of RELX Group PLC (the global provider
of information and analytics for professional and business
customers). Prior to that, Ron spent 24 years at Schlumberger
before joining IHS where he was President, Energy and COO and then
Vice-Chairman in 2008. Ron is currently a Non-executive Director at
AVEVA Group plc as well as Ordnance Survey and is a Supervisory
Board Member at Fugro N.V.
Carol joined the Robert Walters Group Board in January 2012,
became the Senior Independent Director in 2017 and has been
Non-executive Chairman since March 2018. Over those nine years,
Carol has played a hugely valuable role in helping the Group to
develop into the one of the world's leading global specialist
professional recruitment businesses.
Commenting on her time with the Robert Walters Group, Carol Hui
said "I have thoroughly enjoyed my roles on the Robert Walters
Board over the last nine years. The Company continues to go from
strength to strength and is extremely well positioned to take
advantage of the various exciting opportunities it has in store in
the years ahead. My thanks go out to the rest of the Board and
colleagues around the Group for their unwavering support over the
years."
Robert Walters, CEO, commented "On behalf of the Board, I would
like to thank Carol for her dedication and commitment to the Group.
We have significantly benefited from her expertise and governance
and wish her well in the future. The Board is delighted to have
secured an individual of Ron's calibre and international experience
and we look forward to working with him closely in the years
ahead."
Details of Ron's current and previous directorships in the past
five years are set out below:
Current directorships
AVEVA Group plc
Fugro N.V.
Ordnance Survey
Notwithstanding Limited
Previous directorships
Aveva Solutions Limited
Elsevier Limited
Elsevier B.V.
Elsevier Inc.
Science-Metrix Inc.
Science-Metrix Corporation
There are no additional disclosures required to be made in
accordance with LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the UK Listing
Authority.
Further information
Robert Walters plc
Robert Walters, Chief Executive
Alan Bannatyne, Chief Financial
Officer +44 (0) 20 7379 3333
Portland Communications
Steffan Williams
Simon Hamer +44 7767 345 563
About Robert Walters Group
The Robert Walters Group is a market-leading international
specialist professional recruitment group with over 3,700 staff
spanning 31 countries. We specialise in the placement of the
highest calibre professionals across the disciplines of accountancy
and finance, banking, engineering, HR, IT, legal, sales, marketing,
secretarial and support and supply chain and procurement. Our
client base ranges from the world's leading blue-chip corporates
and financial services organisations through to SMEs and start-ups.
The Group's outsourcing division, Resource Solutions is a market
leader in recruitment process outsourcing and managed services.
www.robertwaltersgroup.com
Forward looking statements
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