Willis Towers Watson announces changes to Corporat

LONDON, Feb. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW ), a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, today announced a series of leadership appointments within its Corporate Risk and Broking (CRB) business.

The streamlined team will strengthen CRB’s leadership capability and strategic focus, improving connectivity across Willis Towers Watson, in turn ensuring the company brings the best of its expertise and capabilities to clients.  

Today’s appointments include:

• Toby Wemyss – global head of facultative business
• Phillip Smaje - global head of broking
• Paul Monks – global head of affinity business 
• Alexis Faber – global head of financial lines business
• Eric Joost – global head of property and casualty business
• Mike Liss – head of CRB activities for North America

Commenting on the appointments, Todd Jones, Global Head of Corporate Risk and Broking, said, “These leadership appointments are all about delivering best client outcomes. Willis Towers Watson is focused on ensuring clients receive the benefits of local delivery and global scale, combined with specialization, and delivering innovative, integrated global solutions, underpinned by cutting edge data and analytics.”

Jones continued, “Clients no longer want to buy a product, they want a holistic view of the risks and opportunities facing their businesses in 2017 and beyond. Our focus at Willis Towers Watson and in the CRB business is to provide our clients with such a view as they seek to mitigate and manage the risks and opportunities ahead.”

About Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ: WLTW ) is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828, Willis Towers Watson has 39,000 employees in more than 120 countries. We design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Our unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas — the dynamic formula that drives business performance. Together, we unlock potential. Learn more at willistowerswatson.com .

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