Robert Bald

Robert graduated in 1985 with a first class honours in Mechanical Engineering from Strathclyde University. He has spent almost 40 years working in the engineering sector and has held a range of positions across design, manufacturing , sales and leadership functions. He has had business experience in over 45 countries during that journey. Robert started his career with Weir Group and spent nearly 20 years working for both the new equipment and service areas of the business. His final position was as Head of Oil & Gas for the service division. From there Robert moved to work for the Japanese company, Torishima and helped them establish a European and Middle East service presence. Following on from that he worked for himself in partnership with a range of European rotating equipment and valve companies helping them develop their service presence across the Middle East and Africa. This culminated in him leading a business turning over circa £100M, employing almost 600 people including operations in Iraq, Iran, Sudan and Nigeria. He is now back with Torishima supporting them to develop their business footprint in a range of regions and markets.