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Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. / WW

Watson Wyatt employees.

Watson Wyatt employees. (Photo: Photo by Matthew Borkoski)

About Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc.

901 N. Glebe Rd., Arlington, Va. 22203
www.watsonwyatt.com | 703-258-8000 | Founded: 1946

Industry: Government And Professional Services | Category: Top 100 Companies

Watson Wyatt counsels businesses on managing employee-benefit programs and attracting and retaining talent. It also gives investment advice to large institutional investors such as pension plans. It has 7,000 associates in 32 countries. It began operating in 1995 as Watson Wyatt Worldwide, an alliance between the U.S.-based Wyatt Co. and British company R. Watson & Sons. In 2005, the two merged.

President and CEO: John J. Haley

2007 Financial Data

Total employees: 6,600 | Local employees: 535

Company Leadership

John J. Gabarro Director
John J. Haley Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
R. Michael McCullough Presiding Director
Brendan O'Neill Independent Director
Linda D. Rabbitt Director
Chandrasekhar Ramamurthy Vice President
Gilbert T. Ray Director
John C. Wright Director
Roger Urwin Director
Gene H. Wickes Director

Source: Compensation data provided by Equilar, Inc..

Did You Know

IN THE BEGINNING: The firm's roots go back to the oldest actuarial company in the world: R. Watson & Sons was established in 1878.

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