OREANDA-NEWS. August 25, 2015. Willis Group Holdings (NYSE:WSH), the global risk advisory, re/insurance broking and human capital and benefits firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of

Toby Wemyss as Global Head of Placement. He takes up this new role with immediate effect and succeeds

David Martin, who will be leaving the company.

In this role, Wemyss will drive the continuing development of Willis’s global placement strategy, leading the firm’s worldwide network of placement leaders.

Commenting on the appointment,

Dominic Casserley, CEO of Willis Group, said: “Willis’s global placement capabilities and services are central to the firm’s client value proposition. Toby’s wide-ranging experience, and in particular his hands-on knowledge of the wholesale and retail broking markets worldwide, make him ideally placed to lead our continuing efforts to bring the best of our global talent, expertise and capabilities to our clients. Toby will lead a team with a true focus on working closely with carriers to provide better products and solutions to meet our clients’ unique needs.”

Wemyss has spent 15 years with the Willis Group in a number of leadership roles, most recently CEO of Willis’s CEMEA operations. He began his career at Willis in 2000 as a property broker in its Global Property and Casualty division.