Robert Walters names insider CFO as recruiter prepares for recovery
Nov 12 (Reuters) - 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