7 June 2013 News

Willis nominates new board members

The board of directors of Willis Group has nominated Francisco (Paco) Luzón and Jaymin Patel to become directors of the company. These nominations complete the slate of directors that will be presented to Willis Group shareholders at the company's upcoming annual general meeting.

Luzón brings almost 30 years' experience in international banking to the board. He is currently a director of LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline network in Latin America, and has recently served as a director of Banco Santander and Inditex-Zara, the international fashion retail company.

Patel is the president and CEO of GTECH Americas, a division of GTECH, a commercial operator and provider of technology in regulated worldwide gaming markets. He currently serves on the board and executive management committee of GTECH. He began his career in London, UK at PricewaterhouseCoopers before moving to GTECH.

Along with the nominations of Luzón and Patel, Willis has previously announced the nominations to its board of Jeffrey Ubben, CEO of ValueAct Capital; and the appointment as non-executive chairman of Jim McCann, currently the company's presiding independent director and chairman and CEO of 1-800 FLOWERS.

These nominations follow the retirement from the board in July of Joe Plumeri, the former Willis Group CEO and current chairman, and board directors Joseph Califano and Jeffrey Lane.

"I am very pleased that Paco and Jaymin have agreed to join our Board. Willis is a leading global firm and the slate of directors – both current and newly nominated – that we are presenting to shareholders reflects our global reach," said Willis Group CEO Dominic Casserley.

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