John Haley

John Haley is the chief executive officer for Towers Watson. Prior to the merger of Watson Wyatt Worldwide and Towers Perrin, John was president, chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Watson Wyatt.

John joined Watson Wyatt in 1977 and became the consulting actuary to several of Watson Wyatt's largest clients. From 1992 to 1995, he managed the Washington, D.C., consulting office. During this period, he was named to the board of directors and negotiated the strategic alliance with Watsons in the U.K. In 1995, he was appointed the leader of the global retirement practice. He was named Watson Wyatt’s chief executive officer in 1998.

John also serves on the board of directors of the U.S.-China Business Council and is a fellow of both the Society of Actuaries and the Conference of Consulting Actuaries. He is a trustee of The Actuarial Foundation. He has a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Rutgers College and received a fellowship for two years of study at the Graduate School of Mathematics at Yale University.

Julie Gebauer

Julie Gebauer leads Towers Watson’s Talent and Rewards business segment, a comprehensive set of services that includes executive and employee compensation, workforce strategies and solutions, employee surveys, data services and technology. During her 23 years at Towers Perrin, she held a number of leadership roles, including head of the global workforce effectiveness and employee survey businesses.

Julie received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Nebraska, where she was honoured as a Chancellor's Scholar. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a fellow of the Society of Actuaries. She was inducted into the YWCA's Academy of Women Achievers. She is a co-author of the book, Closing the Engagement Gap: How Great Companies Unlock Employee Potential for Superior Results.

Tricia Guinn

Tricia Guinn is head of Towers Watson’s Risk and Financial Services business segment, which includes the firm's brokerage, investment services and risk consulting, and software lines of business. She formerly was managing director of Towers Perrin’s Risk and Financial Services segment and a member of Towers Perrin's executive council and board of directors. She also directed the firm's enterprise risk management and retirement risk solutions ventures.

Named by Business Insurance as one of the publication’s “2009 Women to Watch” in the risk management profession, Tricia is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and a chartered enterprise risk analyst. She currently serves as a board member of the International Insurance Society. Tricia graduated with honours from Hendrix College and furthered her studies with postgraduate courses at Columbia University.

Gene Wickes

Gene Wickes leads Towers Watson’s Benefits business segment, which includes retirement and health care consulting, as well as technology and administration solutions. He previously served as a senior consultant and actuary with Watson Wyatt Worldwide. He also was the global director for Watson Wyatt's Benefits Group. Gene has 30 years of experience consulting on retirement, actuarial, plan administration and other human resource issues.

Gene attended Brigham Young University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and master’s degrees in mathematics and economics. He is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries and an enrolled actuary under ERISA.

Bob Charles

Bob Charles is the regional leader for Towers Watson in Asia-Pacific and has responsibility for the firm's business development and client relationships throughout the region. He previously was managing director of Watson Wyatt Asia-Pacific, with oversight for the firm's business in the region. An actuary by profession, he headed Watson Wyatt's employee benefits consulting practice in Asia-Pacific and was the managing consultant for Watson Wyatt's Hong Kong office for four years.

Bob has more than 10 years of experience in the Asia-Pacific region and has lived in Hong Kong and India. He is the author of Watson Wyatt's Ageing Workforce Asia-Pacific study and a frequent speaker on the implications of Asia's demographics on retirement and health care provisions in the 21st century. He is a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (U.K.) and has a first-class honours degree in mathematics from Oxford University.

Jim Foreman

Jim Foreman has overall responsibility for Towers Watson’s North America region. He also is a member of the firm's executive committee. He is the former managing director of Towers Perrin’s Human Capital Group, with overall responsibility for its global lines of business and geographic operations. He worked for more than 20 years at Towers Perrin in a number of leadership positions, including managing director of Towers Perrin's health and welfare business, before joining Aetna in 2005 to become the executive vice president of national businesses and a member of the executive committee. At Aetna, he was responsible for national accounts, global benefits, Medicaid and group insurance. He rejoined Towers Perrin in May 2007.

Jim has a bachelor's degree in business-economics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and studied international business at the University of Melbourne in Australia.

Felipe Rebelli

Felipe Rebelli is the Leader of the Latin America Division and the Regional Director of the Talent & Rewards Segment.

Rebelli supports clients on executive compensation projects, which encompasses developing total remuneration strategies, designing short- and long-term incentive plans, and providing expertise on board of director’s compensation. His ongoing clients include HR executives and board compensation committees of large Brazilian corporations from different sectors as well as subsidiaries of the main multinationals operating in Brazil.

A graduate of Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in Actuarial Sciences, Rebelli is a member of the Brazilian Institute of Actuaries. He studied economics at Faculdades Cândido Mendes and completed several specialization courses in Brazil and in the USA. Rebelli speaks frequently at conferences and seminars and has written several published articles on human resources.

Paul Morris

Paul G. Morris has served as Managing Director for Towers Watson in Europe, the Middle East and Africa since September 1, 2011. Previously, he served as Director, Consulting Services for Towers Watson since January 1, 2010. Mr. Morris served as a Managing Consultant of Watson Wyatt from 2005 until the consummation of the Merger. He joined The Wyatt Company in 1988. Following the establishment of the global Watson Wyatt Worldwide alliance in 1995, Mr. Morris served as a Senior Consultant of Watson Wyatt Partners from 1995 through 1999 and became a partner in 1999. Mr. Morris is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Member of the Institute of Actuaries, and has a B.A. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard College and an M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Anne Bodnar

Anne Bodnar is Towers Watson’s chief administrative officer. She previously served as managing director of human resources at Towers Perrin beginning in 2001. From 1995 to 2000, she led the firm's recruiting and learning and development efforts. Prior to that, she was a strategy consultant in the firm's Human Capital business. Earlier in her career, she held several operational and strategic planning roles at what is now JP Morgan Chase.

Anne graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Smith College and has an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Anne was elected to the YWCA's Academy of Women Achievers in 1999. She published a chapter entitled "HR as a Strategic Partner" in Human Resources Leadership Strategies: Fifteen Ways to Enhance HR Value in Your Company.

Walter Bardenwerper

Walter Bardenwerper is vice president, general counsel and secretary of Towers Watson. In 1987, he joined The Wyatt Company as its first general counsel, and he managed the legal affairs of the company's global operations. He served on the board of directors and on the executive and finance committees. He is also a director of Professional Consultants Insurance Company, a professional liability insurer owned by Towers Watson and Milliman.

Walter received a bachelor’s degree with honours in economics from the University of Virginia, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a J.D. from The University of Virginia Law School. He also completed an executive management programme at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the District of Columbia, Vermont, Kentucky, Virginia and U.S. Supreme Court bars, as well as the American Corporate Counsel Association.

John Dick

John Dick is the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Towers Watson. He has global accountability for the systems and technology supporting the organization. He joined Towers Watson in 2012.

John has more than 30 years of Information Technology, consulting and financial services experience. This includes serving as CIO for Western Union, Regions Financial and Ally Financial (formerly GMAC NA). His experience also extends to leadership and consulting positions with large banks as well as PricewaterhouseCoopers. He is widely recognized and published as an expert on Information Technology and leadership.

A graduate of the University of Virginia’s School of Commerce, John earned an MBA degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, and has completed executive leadership programs at the Center for Creative Leadership and the MIT Sloan School of Business. He currently serves on the board of advisors of the CIO Executive Council.

Sharon Clark

Sharon Clark is head of Marketing at Towers Watson. She previously was managing director, global marketing, for Towers Perrin, where she headed up the firm’s strategic and tactical marketing functions, including branding, media relations, marketing services, marketing communications, line-of-business marketing and field marketing.

Sharon's experience includes more than 30 years managing marketing and sales organisations, as well as general management positions. Prior to joining Towers Perrin, she was head of marketing for Bearing Point (then KPMG Consulting), served as vice president of sales and marketing for Marcam, a global ERP firm, and spent more than 20 years with IBM heading up various sales and marketing organisations. Sharon has a degree in communications from Michigan State University.

Gordon L. Gould

Gordon L. Gould is the head of strategy and corporate development at Towers Watson, a role he held at Towers Perrin prior to its merger with Watson Wyatt. This group helps the firm develop and execute on its strategy by evaluating and pursuing internal and external investments, including organic investments, acquisitions, partnerships, joint ventures and divestitures.

Prior to leading corporate development, Gordon was Towers Perrin’s chief actuary from 1999 to 2000, managing principal of the firm's Denver office from 1996 to 2000, and a senior consultant in the Los Angeles office from 1986 to 1995. Gordon has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Yale University and is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a chartered financial analyst.

Gail McKee

Gail McKee is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Towers Watson. Previously, she served as Managing Consultant of the Pacific Northwest and was an internal member of the Towers Watson Board of Directors. Prior to the merger, she worked at Watson Wyatt for over 15 years. At Watson Wyatt, she was a managing consultant in both Southern California and the Pacific Northwest, and she served on the Watson Wyatt board of directors. She has worked with large organizations on a broad range of domestic and international human resources programs for more than 20 years. Prior to joining Watson Wyatt, Ms. McKee worked for three years with The Walt Disney Company as the manager of international compensation and benefits, and prior to that position, as an account manager for Hewitt Associates for seven years. She holds a B.A. degree in English from the University of Washington. Ms. McKee is a Board of Trustee member of the Council on Employee Benefits, a founding member and former President of the Human Resources Planning Society affiliate in the Pacific Northwest, and a member emeritus of the business school advisory board for Central Washington University.

Roger F. Millay

Roger F. Millay is vice president and chief financial officer at Towers Watson. Before his firm’s merger with Towers Perrin, he held the same position at Watson Wyatt. Before joining Watson Wyatt, he was with Discovery Communications LLC, a global cable TV programmer and digital media provider, where he served as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Roger has more than 25 years of experience in financial officer positions, including roles at Arthur Young & Company, Citigroup and GE Capital. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in accounting from Georgetown University's Graduate School of Business. He also is a certified public accountant.