Robert Walters Announces New Chief Executive Officer for Asia Pacific

Specialist professional recruitment firm Robert Walters announced the appointment of Toby Fowlston as the new Chief Executive Officer for Asia Pacific on 1st March, 2019. He takes overall responsibility for Robert Walters’ operations across 13 countries and regions including Southeast Asia, Greater China, North Asia, Australia and New Zealand, with effect from 3 January 2019.

Prior to the appointment, Toby held the role as Managing Director of Robert Walters Southeast Asia. His recruitment experience started in Robert Walters UK where he assumed overall responsibility for the London business in 2012. He moved to Singapore in 2013, leading and growing the Southeast Asian recruitment business. Key initiatives include developing the award-winning Balik Kampung in Singapore to attract Singaporeans currently living and working abroad to come home, with similar initiatives successfully implemented in various Southeast Asian offices.  

Toby’s remit covers the businesses in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. He is based in the Singapore office

‘’After 20 years working for the Robert Walters Group, I am very fortunate to have had the benefit of working for a growing global business and being afforded some wonderful experiences in different parts of the world. I look forward to the new challenge and working with a very experienced leadership team across the APAC region whilst continuing to support our clients and candidates and further growing the careers of our own people” said Toby.

For more information, please visit www.robertwalters.com.

To request further information, please contact PR executive on 03-4570-1500 or info@robertwalters.co.jp