Industry | Consulting |
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Founded | 2005 |
Defunct | 2010 |
Successor | Towers Watson |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 106 offices (2009) |
Key people | John J. Haley – president, CEO, and chairman of the board |
Revenue | US$1.68 billion (2009)[1] |
US$146 million (2009)[1] | |
Number of employees | 7,700 (2009)[2] |
Website | WatsonWyatt.com |
Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. was a global consulting firm that merged in January 2010 with Towers Perrin to form Towers Watson. The firm's services included managing the cost and effectiveness of employee benefit programs; developing attraction, retention and reward strategies; advising pension plan sponsors and other institutions on optimal investment strategies; providing strategic and financial advice to insurance and financial service companies; and delivering related technology, outsourcing and data services. Its principal operating subsidiary, Watson Wyatt & Company, was a human capital consulting firm with operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific. Its corporate offices were in Arlington, Virginia.