WTW taps top Zurich officer to lead ‘high-potential’ French operations

Global broker  WTW has swooped for a top Zurich official to lead its French operations, as well as its corporate risk & broking unit in the country.

Florence Tondu-Mélique has been appointed head of WTW France and head of CRB. She will take up the role at the beginning of July, taking over from Anne Pullum, president of WTW in France and managing director of WTW Europe.

Tondu-Mélique comes from Zurich France where she has held the position of CEO since 2017. Previously, she served as chief operating officer of Hiscox for Europe. Prior to joining Hiscox, she worked for AXA for six years, as chief of staff to the managing director of AXA Investment Managers and then as director at AXA Real Estate. Florence began her career at McKinsey & Company for seven years in the Financial Services Practice.

In her new position, she will be responsible for accelerating WTW's activity in France, an important market for the Group. Tondu-Mélique will report to Anne Pullum and will be part of the European management team and the management team for Corporate Risk & Broking activities in Europe.

The broker explained that France is an important and high-potential market for WTW, both in terms of its business activities and the importance of the French economy.

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