Willis appoints practice leader from JLT

Willis Group has appointed Alan Hewitt, formerly of Jardine Lloyd Thompson, as multinational practice leader in its global human capital and benefits practice.

Hewitt, who will be based in London, was most recently international benefits director for Jardine Lloyd Thompson and before that he was principal & global benefits consultant at Aon Consulting.

Hewitt joins an expanding team across Willis focused on driving growth of its global human capital and benefits practice, which spans 120 countries.

James Blaney, chief executive officer of Willis North America's Human Capital and Benefits Practice, said: "Multinational clients expect a sophisticated and analytical approach to meet the needs of large, diverse and truly global workforces. We also see demand for a consistent range of consulting services across geographies for our global clients.

“Alan has over 20 years of consulting experience in the international employee benefits sector, specialising in the design and implementation of global programmes. As such he will play a key role, working with Willis colleagues in all continents, to develop a value-added proposition that combines local expertise with worldwide reach and perspective to deliver the services our clients need.”