Bob Glover

About Bob Glover

Global Talent Acquisition Executive with 20+ years of experience driving executive hiring, workforce planning, and large-scale recruitment transformations across energy, engineering, and professional services.I’ve led multicultural recruitment teams across the Americas, Europe, and Asia, partnering with C-suite leaders to align workforce strategies with organizational growth and transformation. Known for challenging paradigms, I specialize in executive hiring, global workforce planning, employer branding, and transformation leadership.Career Highlights:• Led 80+ executive and technical hires annually at EQ Talent Solutions through embedded recruitment models.• Directed Competentia’s Americas operations, securing seven enterprise agreements in 12 months and generating $5M+ in new business.• Managed 350+ indirect staff at Link Oil & Gas Professionals, achieving 17% revenue growth and driving a successful acquisition.• Negotiated a $170M master agreement with Chevron, enabling Swift Technical Services’ global expansion and onboarding of 850+ engineers.• Doubled Brunel Energy Americas revenue from $60M to $145M in two years through recruitment and compliance transformation.Outside of work, I’m an avid cyclist and fundraiser, supporting MS150, Bike Around the Bay, and international charity rides. I’m passionate about mentorship, team development, and advancing innovative approaches to talent leadership.

Experience

1. Managing Partner

   Eq Talent Solutions

   Sep 2018 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Lead global talent acquisition across technical and commercial functions, delivering 80+ hires annually for multinational clients. Built scalable embedded recruitment models, strengthened executive hiring outcomes, and developed employer branding campaigns that improved candidate quality and acceptance rates.• Designed recruitment strategies that improved efficiency and executive hiring quality• Expanded employer brand visibility through targeted campaigns

Education

• University of Strathclyde

  Civil Engineering

  1988 — 1990

• Houston City College

  Associate of Arts - AA, Business

• University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Management

Skills

• Epc
• Operations Management
• Feed
• Downstream Oil & Gas
• Oil
• Negotiation
• Engineering
• Upstream
• Change Management
• Budget
• P
• Sales Growth
• Petroleum
• Liquefied Natural Gas (Lng)
• Oil/Gas
• Pipelines
• Offshore Drilling
• Inspection
• Budgeting
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Contract Management
• Drilling
• Petrochemical
• Budgets
• Management
• Gas
• New Business Development
• Energy Industry
• Energy
• Mining
• Full P&L Responsibility
• Oil
• Oil&Gas
• People Development
• Leadership
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Executive Search
• Lng
• Contract Recruitment