Tim Connolly, a Towers Watson veteran, joins Mercer’s Retirement, Risk and Finance business in the Great Lakes

Published on Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:18 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

NEW YORK-( Business Wire )-

Tim Connolly, a 25-year veteran of Towers Watson and predecessor firm Watson Wyatt, has joined the leadership team of Mercer’s Retirement, Risk and Finance business. Joining as a Partner in Mercer’s Cleveland office, Mr. Connolly will lead the Retirement, Risk and Finance business in the Great Lakes market.

For the past two years Mr. Connolly served as the Managing Consultant and market leader in Ohio, Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania, and for five years prior led Watson Wyatt’s retirement business in that geography.

“Tim Connolly is highly regarded by clients, colleagues and competitors as a business leader and thought leader,” said Asghar Alam, who leads Mercer’s Retirement, Risk and Finance business in the Americas. “He has a demonstrated track record of success in serving some of the largest and most complex organizations in the market. He also has a reputation for attracting and developing top talent as a business leader. We are pleased that he is joining us at Mercer, further strengthening our management team.”

Mr. Connolly graduated with a B.S. degree in mathematics and computer science at the University of Notre Dame and received an MBA degree from Case Western Reserve University. He is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA) and a Fellow of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries (FCA).

About Mercer

Mercer is a leading global provider of consulting, outsourcing, and investment services. Mercer works with clients to solve their most complex benefit and human capital issues, designing and helping manage health, retirement, and other benefits. It is a leader in benefits outsourcing. Mercer’s investment services include investment consulting and multi-manager investment management. Mercer’s 18,000 employees are based in more than 40 countries. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., which lists its stock (ticker symbol: MMC) on the New York, Chicago, and London stock exchanges. For more information, visit www.mercer.com.

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