Robert Walters names insider CFO as recruiter prepares for recovery

By Reuters News

- British recruitment firm Robert Walters RWA.L on Thursday appointed insider Oliver Callaghan as its finance chief as it prepares for a recovery from a prolonged downturn in hiring, and counts on a pickup in higher-margin permanent hiring.

  • Callaghan has been appointed group chief financial officer with immediate effect

  • He joined Robert Walters in 2024 as finance head of its recruitment outsourcing business and helped steer that unit's turnaround and return to growth

  • Callaghan succeeds interim CFO Jonathan Solesbury, who will remain as a strategic adviser to support the transition

  • Before joining Robert Walters, Callaghan spent more than eight years as CFO of IOP Publishing


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