Willis Towers Watson

Willis Towers Watson

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CEO pay in FY2025Stock +4.9% in FY2025

Carl Hess is the CEO of Willis Towers Watson and was paid $12.8M in FY2025 (Dec), up 2%.

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $218
CEO pay is from each Willis Towers Watson proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Executives5

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  1. 1Carl HessFY2025
  2. 2Andrew KrasnerFY2025
  3. 3Julie GebauerFY2025
  4. 4Lucy ClarkeFY2025
  5. 5Matthew FurmanFY2025

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

Pay

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Willis Towers Watson paid its 5 named executives $29.4M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO Carl Hess was paid $12.8M of that.

Name
Carl HessCEO
Andrew KrasnerCFO
Julie GebauerPresident, HWC
Lucy ClarkePresident, R&BNot disclosed
Matthew FurmanGeneral Counsel

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Peers16

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The FY2025 (Dec) proxy of Willis Towers Watson names 16 peer companies for pay. Among Willis Towers Watson and these peers, CEO pay was 7th highest of 8 and total shareholder return was 5th highest of 8.

7th highest of 8in Willis Towers Watson and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by CEO pay:

$8.6M$73.7M

5th highest of 8in Willis Towers Watson and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by total shareholder return:

$53$280

The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.

Board4

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  • Paul ReillyChair · 3 yr on the boardIndependentCorporate Governance and Nominating, Human Capital and Compensation—Paid as an executive
  • Fumbi ChimaDirector · 3 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Corporate Governance and Nominating (Chair)—Paid as an executive
  • Michelle SwanbackDirector · 3 yr on the boardIndependentHuman Capital and Compensation (Chair), Risk and Operational Oversight—Paid as an executive
  • Fredric TomczykDirector · 2 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Corporate Governance and Nominating—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).

Activity

  1. Pay
    Willis Towers Watson CEO pay fell 55% to $3.8M in FY2025 (Dec).
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  2. Pay
    Willis Towers Watson Chair pay rose 25% to $4.5M in FY2025 (Dec).
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  3. Pay
    Willis Towers Watson CFO pay rose 31% to $5.5M in FY2025 (Dec).
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  4. Pay
    Willis Towers Watson General counsel pay fell 16% to $2.4M in FY2022 (Dec).
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  5. Pay
    Willis Towers Watson Chair pay rose 27% to $3.4M in FY2023 (Dec).
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  6. Pay
    Willis Towers Watson CEO pay rose 18% to $12.7M in FY2023 (Dec).
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  7. Pay
    Willis Towers Watson CEO pay rose 122% to $10.7M in FY2022 (Dec).
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  8. Pay
    Willis Towers Watson CFO pay rose 11% to $4.2M in FY2024 (Dec).
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  9. Pay
    Willis Towers Watson CFO pay fell 15% to $3.6M in FY2022 (Dec).
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  10. Pay
    Willis Towers Watson Chair pay rose 10% to $3.3M in FY2024 (Dec).
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  11. Pay
    Willis Towers Watson Chair pay rose 23% to $3.0M in FY2023 (Dec).
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  12. Board
    Fredric Tomczyk joined the board of Willis Towers Watson. Fredric Tomczyk sits on no other public board.
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Filings18

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Current report8-KMay 21, 2026—
Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 27, 2026FY2025
Annual report10-KFeb 25, 2026FY2025
Current report8-KMay 20, 2025—
Proxy statementDEF 14AMar 28, 2025FY2024
Current report8-KMar 3, 2025—
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