WTW reveals key leadership appointment to drive growth in India

Global insurance broker  WTW has appointed a new head of India, having received regulatory approval for the acquisition of the remaining 51% shares in  Willis Towers Watson India Insurance Brokers (WTW India).

India has now become WTW’s third largest country in terms of employee numbers after the US and UK, according to its newly appointed leader Vivek Nath (pictured). The acquisition has added insurance broking operations with over 4,000 employees to its portfolio of businesses in India.

WTW has appointed Nath as new head of India, taking over the top leadership role from Rohit Jain, who will continue to be involved in WTW India as a director on the board of the company.

Nath will relocate from Singapore to Gurugram, India, in mid-2022. He is a seasoned business leader with more than two decades of professional services and client management experience with public and private sector clients in China, India, Malaysia, Singapore and Southeast Asia.

Nath has held several general management positions in WTW including managing its country and business portfolios in India, Malaysia, Singapore and South East Asia.

Clare Muhiudeen, head of Asia at WTW, said: “Our business in Asia continues to grow and India is a key strategic market for us. As we drive our business growth in India, Vivek’s strong experience in leading the Southeast Asia and South Asia markets will be a key asset when he starts to focus on accelerating the growth of our businesses in India. He will be responsible for all WTW local businesses in India and bring together the communities of our talented colleagues in all WTW entities to collaborate and transform our business in the country.”

Nath commented: “I’m excited to be given this opportunity to lead and drive the growth of our business in India. Our clients and communities are going through significant disruptions and WTW is uniquely positioned to help organisations solve these – be it risks related to the geopolitical environment, climate change, cyber, changing healthcare delivery models and / or talent disruptions related to how and where work gets done.

“India is WTW’s third largest country in terms of employee numbers after the US and UK, and therefore a significant investment for the company. I look forward to working closely with all our colleagues to bring our One WTW proposition to life.”

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