Rob Wilder

Rob Wilder serves as Managing Partner of Caldwell's Dubai office, leading the firm's operations across the Middle East & North Africa and serving as a key member of the Financial Services, FinTech, and Private Equity practices. With over 25 years of experience advising organizations on board and executive succession, leadership assessment and development, and executive search, Rob has a proven track record of helping clients build high-performing leadership teams.

Since 2007, Rob has been deeply connected with the Middle East, supporting sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, asset managers, global and local banks, FinTechs, insurers, real estate investors, and family-owned enterprises. His work spans listed companies, private equity–backed businesses, and public institutions, as well as their portfolio organizations. He is recognized for his ability to attract and integrate world-class local and international talent into pivotal leadership roles.

Career History

• Managing Partner, Dubai Office at Caldwell Partners International (2025–present)
• President, Search, Asia Pacific, based in Singapore for a global organizational consulting firm
• Senior consultant at Spencer Stuart across two tenures, where he helped establish the Dubai office and served clients throughout Europe and the Middle East (over 15 years)
• Marketing and sales roles at General Electric Company (GEC)

Rob earned a B.Sc. (Hons) in geology from the University of Portsmouth. With a truly global perspective, Rob brings extensive cross-cultural expertise to leadership evaluation, having lived and worked across three continents.

What Rob Wilder could bring to his role at Caldwell Partners International: With nearly three decades of executive search and leadership development experience anchored in Middle Eastern markets since 2007, Wilder is well-positioned to establish Caldwell's first MENA office as a powerhouse for board and C-suite placements. His track record of helping sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and major financial institutions build transformational leadership teams, combined with his deep regional expertise and multi-continental experience, positions him to rapidly scale Caldwell's practice across financial services, fintech, and private equity sectors in one of the world's fastest-growing business regions.