People: Willis Group Holdings PLC (WSH)
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Joseph Plumeri |
69 | 2013 | Non-Executive Chairman of the Board |
Dominic Casserley |
54 | 2013 | Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Stephen Hearn |
46 | 2013 | Deputy Chief Executive Officer; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Willis Global |
Michael Neborak |
56 | 2010 | Group Chief Financial Officer |
Victor Krauze |
53 | 2010 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Willis North America |
Timothy Wright |
51 | 2012 | Chief Executive Officer of Willis International |
Adam Rosman |
47 | 2012 | Group General Counsel |
Celia Brown |
58 | 2012 | Director - Human Resources |
Anna Catalano |
53 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Roy Gardner |
67 | 2006 | Independent Director |
Jeremy Hanley |
2006 | Independent Director | |
Robyn Kravit |
60 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Wendy Lane |
62 | 2004 | Independent Director |
James McCann |
61 | 2013 | Non-Executive Chairman of the Board |
Douglas Roberts |
64 | 2003 | Independent Director |
Michael Somers |
70 | 2010 | Independent Director |
Peter Poillon |
Director |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Joseph Plumeri |
Mr. Joseph J. Plumeri is no longer Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Willis Group Holdings PLC., effective July 7, 2013. He is no longer Chief Executive Officer of the Company, effective January 6, 2013. Joe Plumeri is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Willis Group Holdings plc. Joe has been a in the insurance industry in an era of unprecedented change. St. John's University School of Risk Management named Joe 2006 Insurance Leader of the Year. In 2009 and 2010, he was named to Treasury & Risk magazine's list of "100 Most Influential People in Finance." Prior to joining Willis, Joe had a 32-year career at Citigroup and its predecessor companies as CEO of Citibank North America. He also served as Chairman and CEO of Travelers Primerica Financial Services, Vice Chairman of the Travelers Group, and President and Managing Partner of Shearson Lehman Brothers. Joe has been honored by numerous civic and philanthropic organizations, including the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation in 2009 and by the Jackie Robinson Foundation in 2010 for his career achievements. He was named Grand Marshal for the 2011 New York City Columbus Day Parade. He currently serves on the boards of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse, Mount Sinai Medical Center, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, the Jackie Robinson Foundation, Carnegie Hall and the Churchill Centre and Museum at the Cabinet War Rooms in London. A sports fan and lifelong athlete, Joe was Commissioner of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority from 1997 to 2004. He also is co-owner of two New Jersey minor league baseball teams - the Trenton Thunder, the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, and the Lakewood BlueClaws, the Single-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. Joe received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history and education from The College of William and Mary and attended New York Law School. William & Mary awarded Joe an Honorary Doctor of Public Service in 2011. |
Dominic Casserley |
Mr. Dominic Casserley is Chief Executive Officer, Director of Willis Group Holdings PLC., since January 7, 2013. Prior to joining Willis, Mr. Casserley, was a senior partner of McKinsey & Company, which he joined in New York in 1983. During his 29 years at McKinsey, Mr. Casserley led the firm's Greater China Practice and its U.K. and Ireland Practice. Mr. Casserley has been a member of the McKinsey Shareholders Council, the firm's global board, since 1999 and for four years served as the Chairman of the Finance Committee of that board. Mr. Casserley is a graduate of Cambridge University. |
Stephen Hearn |
Mr. Stephen Patrick Hearn is Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Willis Group Holdings Plc, since January 7, 2013 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Willis Global, subsidiary of the Company, effective January 1, 2012. He was appointed an executive officer on January 1, 2012. Mr. Hearn joined the Willis Group in 2008 and was named Chairman and CEO of Willis Global in 2011 and Group Deputy CEO in 2013. Since joining the Willis Group, Mr. Hearn has served as Chairman of Special Contingency Risk, Chairman of Willis Facultative and Chairman and CEO of Glencairn Limited. From 2009 until 2011 he led Faber & Dumas, Global Markets International and Willis Facultative. Prior to joining the Willis Group, Mr. Hearn served as Chairman and CEO of the Glencairn Group Limited and as President and CEO of Marsh Affinity Europe. |
Michael Neborak |
Mr. Michael K. Neborak is Group Chief Financial Officer of Willis Group Holdings PLC., since July 6, 2010. Mr. Neborak joined Willis from MSCI Inc., a NYSE listed company, where he was Chief Financial Officer. With more than 30 years of experience in finance and accounting, Mr. Neborak also held senior positions with Citigroup, including divisional CFO and co-head of Corporate Strategy & Business Development, from 2000 - 2006, and prior to that, in the investment banking group at Salomon Smith Barney from 1982 - 2000. He began his career as an accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. |
Victor Krauze |
Mr. Victor P. Krauze is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Willis North America, subsidiary of Willis Group Holdings PLC. He was appointed an executive officer on December 3, 2010 and named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Willis North America. Previously, Mr. Krauze was President and Chief Operating Officer for Willis North America, a position in which he had served since 2009. Mr. Krauze has served as President/CEO for Willis' Minnesota operations, National Partner of the Great Lakes region and Regional Executive Officer (National Partner) of Willis' Central Region. Prior to joining Willis in 1997, Mr. Krauze gained experience as a casualty marketing specialist with another global broker where his early included producer and executive. Mr. Krauze has 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. |
Timothy Wright |
Mr. Timothy D. Wright is Chief Executive Officer of Willis International of Willis Group Holdings PLC., since April 16, 2012. Mr. Wright served as Group Chief Operating Officer from 2008 to 2012. Prior to joining the Willis Group, he was a Partner of Bain & Company where he led their Financial Services practice in London. |
Adam Rosman |
Mr. Adam L. Rosman is Group General Counsel of Willis Group Holdings PLC., since May 7, 2012. He is responsible for legal, corporate secretary, compliance, audit and risk management. He joined Willis in 2009 and served for three years as the company's Deputy Group General Counsel, responsible for Willis' worldwide legal operations. Before joining Willis, Adam was Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel at Cablevision Systems Corporation in Bethpage, NY, and before that he was a partner at the Washington D.C.-based law firm of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, where he advised public companies and senior executives on a range of topics, including Sarbanes-Oxley. Between 1997 and 2003, Adam was an Assistant United States Attorney in Washington, D.C., where he prosecuted a wide range of matters. He worked in 2000-2001 as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Staff Secretary for President Clinton. |
Celia Brown |
Ms. Celia R. Brown is Director - Human Resources of Willis Group Holdings PLC. She was appointed an executive officer on January 23, 2012. Ms. Brown joined the Willis Group in 2010 and serves as the Willis Group Human Resources Director. Prior to joining the Willis Group, Ms. Brown spent over 20 years at XL Group plc where she held a number of senior roles. Ms. Brown served from 2006 to 2009 as the Executive Vice President, Head of Global HR and Corporate Relations at XL Group plc. Following XL Group plc, Ms. Brown formed an independent management consultancy, providing human resources services to not-for-profit, corporate and individual clients. |
Anna Catalano |
Ms. Anna Cheng Catalano is Independent Director of Willis Group Holdings PLC since July 21, 2006. She was Group Vice President, Marketing for BP plc from 2001 to 2003. Prior to that she held various executive positions in BP and Amoco, including Group Vice President, Emerging Markets at BP; Senior Vice President, Sales and Operations at Amoco; and President of Amoco Orient Oil Company. She was recognized by Fortune Magazine in 2001 as being among “The Most Powerful Women in International Business.” She currently serves on the Boards, Compensation Committees and Governance Committees of Mead Johnson Nutrition and U.S. Dataworks and the Compensation Committees of Chemtura Corporation and Kraton Performance Polymers. She serves on the Executive Committees of the Houston Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Ms. Catalano formerly served on the boards of SSL International plc, Hercules Incorporated and Aviva plc and as an advisory board member of BT Global Services. Ms. Catalano holds a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. |
Roy Gardner |
Sir Roy Gardner is Independent Director of Willis Group Holdings PLC since April 26, 2006. He is a Chartered Certified Accountant and Chairman of Compass Group PLC, a food and support services company. He also serves as Chairman of the Nominating Committee of Compass Group PLC. He is a Senior Advisor to Credit Suisse and also a Director and Chairman of the Nominating Committee of Mainstream Renewable Power Limited, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Energy Futures Lab of Imperial College London, President of Carers UK, Chairman of the Apprenticeship Ambassadors Network and Chairman and member of several board committees of Enserve Group Ltd. Sir Roy resigned as Chairman of Plymouth Argyle Football Club in December 2010. In addition, he was Chairman of Connaught plc between May and September 2010. He previously held positions as a former Chief Executive of Centrica plc, Chairman of Manchester United plc, Finance Director of British Gas plc, Managing Director of GEC-Marconi Ltd, Director of GEC plc and Director of Laporte plc. |
Jeremy Hanley |
The Right Hononorable Sir Jeremy Hanley, KCMG, is Independent Director of Willis Group Holdings PLC since April 26, 2006. He is a Chartered Accountant and a director of Willis Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, and a director and member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees of Langbar International Limited and of London Asia Capital plc. He also serves on the International Advisory Committee for Lottomatica S.p.A. Sir Jeremy was a Member of Parliament for Richmond and Barnes from 1983 to 1997 and held a number of ministerial position in the U.K. government, including Under Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Minister of State for the Armed Forces, Cabinet Minister without Portfolio at the same time as being Chairman of the Conservative Party and Minister of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs. He retired from politics in 1998. He also served on the Boards of Lottomatica S.p.A., Onslow Suffolk Limited, Mountfield Group Limited, Nymex London Limited and ITE Group plc. and the Audit Committee of the Joint Arab British Chamber of Commerce. |
Robyn Kravit |
Ms. Robyn S. Kravit is Independent Director of Willis Group Holdings PLC since April 23, 2008. She is an international business executive with almost 30 years of experience in establishing and directing China-based operations engaged in the international trading of industrial raw materials. Ms. Kravit co-founded Tethys Research LLC, a biotechnology company, and has acted as its Chief Executive Officer since 2000. From 2001 through 2010, Ms. Kravit was a Director of FONZ, the organization which manages commercial and educational activities for Smithsonian’s National Zoological Park, serving two terms as President and later chairing its Audit Committee. On January 1, 2012, she was appointed to a two-year term on the Standing Advisory Group of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), a nonprofit corporation established by Congress to oversee the audits of public companies. She currently serves on the Advisory Council of Johns Hopkins University’s Whiting School of Engineering and the Board of Governors of the Washington Foreign Law Society. She previously served on the Board of InovaChem Inc. Ms. Kravit holds a BA in East Asian Studies from Vassar College, and a MA in East Asian Studies from Harvard University. |
Wendy Lane |
Ms. Wendy E. Lane is Independent Director of Willis Group Holdings PLC since April 21, 2004. She has been Chairman of Lane Holdings, Inc., an investment firm, since 1992. Prior to forming Lane Holdings, Inc., Ms. Lane was a Principal and Managing Director of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corporation, an investment banking firm, serving in these and other positions from 1981 to 1992. Ms. Lane is also a director, Nominating and Corporate Governance and Audit Committee member of Laboratory Corporation of America, and a director and Audit Committee member of UPM-Kymmene Corporation. She is also a Trustee of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation. Ms. Lane holds a BA from Wellesley College and a MBA from Harvard Business School. |
James McCann |
Mr. James Francis McCann has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Willis Group Holdings PLC effective July 8, 2013. Mr. McCann has served on the Board since 2004 and as the Presiding Independent Director since October 2012. Mr. McCann has served since 1976 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc., a florist and gift shop company. He also serves as a director for Dearborn National and JPMorgan Chase Regional Advisory Board. He previously served as a director and Compensation Committee member of Lottomatica S.p.A. and a director of Gateway, Inc. and The Boyds Collection, Ltd. |
Douglas Roberts |
Mr. Douglas B. Roberts, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Willis Group Holdings PLC since February 13, 2003. He is the former Treasurer for the State of Michigan, a position held from April 2001 to December 2002 and from January 1991 to November 1998. From January 1999 to March 2001 he was Vice President of Business Development and Best Practices at Lockheed Martin IMS. Prior to January 1991, Mr. Roberts worked in the Michigan Senate as Director, Senate Fiscal Agency from April 1988 to December 1990 and as Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Department of Education. Mr. Roberts holds a doctorate in Economics from Michigan State University. Currently, Mr. Roberts is both a Professor and the Director for the Institute for Public Policy and Social Research at Michigan State University. |
Michael Somers |
Dr. Michael J. Somers, Ph.D. is Independent Director of Willis Group Holdings PLC since April 21, 2010. He was Chief Executive Officer of the Irish National Treasury Management Agency from 1990, when it was established, until the end of 2009. The Agency, which is a commercial entity outside the civil service, was initially set up to arrange Ireland’s borrowing and manage its national debt. Its remit was extended to establish and manage the National Pensions Reserve Fund, of which Dr. Somers was a Commissioner, and the National Development Agency, of which he was Chairman. It also incorporated the State Claims Agency, which handles claims against the State and against hospitals and other medical institutions. Dr. Somers previously worked in the Irish Department of Finance and the Central Bank and served as Secretary General of the Department of Defense from 1985 to 1987. He was the Irish member of the EU Monetary Committee from 1987 to 1990 and chaired the EU group that established the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He served on the board of the Irish Stock Exchange until the end of 2009. He is currently the Irish Director on the Board of the European Investment Bank and also serves on the Boards of Allied Irish Banks plc, St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group Ltd., the Institute of Directors, Hewlett Packard International Bank plc, Fexco Holdings Ltd., and has been nominated as a director of Goodbody Stockbrokers, a subsidiary of Fexco. He also serves on the Audit Committees of the Hewlett Packard International Bank plc and St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group and the Risk Committee of the AIB Bank. He was awarded the honor of Chevalier of the Légion d’Honneur by the President of France. He previously served as a Council Member of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce and Ulysses Securitization plc. He holds various degrees, including a masters degree in economic science and a doctorate from University College Dublin. He is President of the Ireland Chapter of the Ireland-U.S. Council. |
Peter Poillon |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Joseph Plumeri |
11,476,300 |
Dominic Casserley |
-- |
Stephen Hearn |
-- |
Michael Neborak |
1,418,310 |
Victor Krauze |
3,175,800 |
Timothy Wright |
3,316,770 |
Adam Rosman |
-- |
Celia Brown |
-- |
Anna Catalano |
-- |
Roy Gardner |
-- |
Jeremy Hanley |
-- |
Robyn Kravit |
-- |
Wendy Lane |
-- |
James McCann |
-- |
Douglas Roberts |
-- |
Michael Somers |
-- |
Peter Poillon |
-- |
As Of 30 Dec 2011
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Joseph Plumeri |
4,370,468 | 137,791,100 |
Dominic Casserley |
0 | 0 |
Stephen Hearn |
0 | 0 |
Michael Neborak |
0 | 0 |
Victor Krauze |
0 | 0 |
Timothy Wright |
0 | 0 |
Adam Rosman |
0 | 0 |
Celia Brown |
0 | 0 |
Anna Catalano |
0 | 0 |
Roy Gardner |
0 | 0 |
Jeremy Hanley |
0 | 0 |
Robyn Kravit |
0 | 0 |
Wendy Lane |
0 | 0 |
James McCann |
0 | 0 |
Douglas Roberts |
0 | 0 |
Michael Somers |
0 | 0 |
Peter Poillon |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
CASSERLEY DOMINIC |
32,399 | $0.00 |
ROBERTS DOUGLAS BEEDLE |
1,341 | $40.57 |
CALIFANO JOSEPH A JR |
1,341 | $40.59 |
SOMERS MICHAEL J |
1,341 | $40.59 |
LANE JEFFREY B |
1,341 | $40.59 |
GARDNER ROY ALAN |
1,341 | $40.58 |
CATALANO ANNA CHENG |
1,341 | $40.58 |
LANE WENDY E |
1,341 | $40.57 |
KRAVIT ROBYN S |
1,341 | $40.58 |
MCCANN JAMES F |
1,341 | $40.58 |
KRAUZE VICTOR P |
2,737 | $40.81 |
NEBORAK MICHAEL K |
13,119 | $0.00 |
KRAUZE VICTOR P |
15,743 | $0.00 |
HEARN STEPHEN PATRICK |
28,860 | $0.00 |
ROSMAN ADAM L |
5,247 | $0.00 |
WRIGHT TIMOTHY D |
19,677 | $0.00 |
PLUMERI JOSEPH J II |
145,374 | $0.00 |
BROWN CELIA R |
6,559 | $0.00 |
HEARN STEPHEN PATRICK |
982 | $37.85 |
PLUMERI JOSEPH J II |
879,494 | $36.86 |
CASSERLEY DOMINIC |
27,100 | $36.80 |
PLUMERI JOSEPH J II |
115,181 | $36.81 |
PLUMERI JOSEPH J II |
191,298 | $36.85 |
PLUMERI JOSEPH J II |
169,265 | $36.73 |
PLUMERI JOSEPH J II |
144,762 | $36.71 |
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