Tokyo, Feb 9, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Robert Walters PLC (LSE: RWA) announces today the appointments of Lanis Yarzab and Rachna Ratra to divisional Directors for their recruitment operations in Japan. With over 17 years' combined recruitment experience, these appointments underscore the depth of talent at Robert Walters Japan and the Group's confidence in promoting senior positions from within.

Initially joining Robert Walters in 2004, Yarzab has helped shape the face of Japanese business by accruing a portfolio of high-level placements in the finance and supply chain sectors. Her industry-recognised talent led to her being named Robert Walters Japan's Recruitment Consultant of the Year in 2006 and she has consistently been amongst the top recruiters in the Group's global network of 23 countries. Effectively blending an acute understanding of Japanese business culture with a proactive approach, her teams have adopted a similarly effective character. With her new appointment, she will oversee the commerce & industry division which specialises in commerce finance, supply chain, industrial and chemical industries recruitment.

With almost a decade of recruitment experience in Japan, Rachna Ratra has earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the most capable and dependable recruiters in the market. Instrumental in establishing Tokyo's successful sales and marketing division, she was initially introduced to the country through the prestigious Mombusho scholarship. Robert Walters' rapid growth into one of the largest foreign-owned specialist recruitment firms in Japan has closely echoed her teams' success in matching qualified professionals with globally-minded companies. Under her leadership, Ratra's teams will specialise in recruitment within the healthcare, online, retail & consumer, IT, industry and sales & marketing industries.

Since 2000, Robert Walters has managed the careers of Japan's top professionals and most recently, the Group was awarded the '2011 Company of the Year' by the British Chamber of Commerce Japan.

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Robert Walters is one of the leading international recruitment consultancies and uses its distinct advantages of size, proven track record, and unparalleled global network to provide permanent and contract recruitment solutions across all industry sectors. www.robertwalters.com



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