Directorate Change

18 January 2016

ROBERT WALTERS PLC

(the 'Company' or the 'Group')

GILES DAUBENEY APPOINTED DEPUTY CEO

The Board of Robert Walters plc, a market-leading international specialist recruitment consultancy, is pleased to announce the promotion of Giles Daubeney to Deputy CEO, with immediate effect.

The appointment has been made as part of the Company's planning for the future, to ensure appropriate succession. There are no plans for Robert Walters, CEO, to leave the business.

In his new role as Deputy CEO, Giles will be working more closely with the Chairman and the Board, taking a more active role in the Company's strategy and its engagement with the City and Investor Relations. Giles will also maintain the responsibilities of his previous role as COO.

Giles has been with the Company for 28 years, having joined in 1988 after working in recruitment for Accountancy Selection Limited and Badenoch & Clark.

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About Robert Walters

Robert Walters is a market-leading international specialist recruitment consultancy with over 2,900 staff spanning 24 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 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.

Businesses worldwide rely on us to find the very best specialist professionals to drive their business forward and those same professionals trust us to manage their long-term careers.

www.robertwalters.com