12th Jul 2006 07:00
Robert Walters PLC12 July 2006 12 JULY 2006 ROBERT WALTERS PLC ("Robert Walters" or "the Company") APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Robert Walters, the global recruitment specialist, is pleased to announce todaythe appointment of Martin Griffiths as a Non-Executive Director of the Company,with immediate effect. Martin Andrew Griffiths (aged 40) is Finance Director of Stagecoach Group plc,the international transport company, a position he has held for the last 6years. From 1997 until 2000, he was Business Development Director atStagecoach, having previously worked at Arthur Andersen, where he qualified as aChartered Accountant in 1991. During his time at Stagecoach, as well as being responsible for overallfinancial policy, taxation, treasury and property portfolio management andinvestor relations, Martin has been personally involved in a range ofsignificant transactions. Martin is currently Chairman of the Group of ScottishFinance Directors and in 2004 won the Young Scottish Finance Director of theYear Award. Timothy Barker, Chairman of Robert Walters, commented: "We are very pleased to have secured the services of Martin Griffiths. His allround experience of working in a senior role at a major international businesswill be of enormous value to Robert Walters as it continues its globaldevelopment. The Board looks forward to working with Martin and enjoying thebenefits of his expertise." Martin Griffiths added: "I am delighted to be joining the Board of Robert Walters in addition to my roleat Stagecoach. The business has performed strongly in the last few years and isclearly very serious about its global ambitions. I believe I can offercomplementary skills and experience to the Board; and I am relishing theopportunity working with such a successful team." There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13. ENQUIRIES: Robert Walters plc Tel. +44 (0) 20 7379 3333Robert Walters, Chief ExecutiveIan Nash, Finance Director Pelham PRJames Henderson Tel. +44 (0) 20 7743 [email protected] Berens Tel. +44 (0) 20 7743 [email protected] Notes for editors: Robert Walters is a leading global recruitment consultancy, specialising inplacing high calibre professionals into permanent, contract and temporarypositions at all management levels. The Group specialises in the accounting,finance, banking, IT, management consultancy, legal, sales and marketing, humanresources, call centre and support fields. Robert Walters' blue-chip clientbase ranges across multi-national corporations covering all market sectors. Established in 1985, Robert Walters has built a global presence with 23 officesspanning five continents. It employs over 1000 staff worldwide. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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