Willis Group Appoints Paul Gibbs to Lead Western Region

Gibbs joined Willis from Marsh in March 2005, where he worked for20 years most recently as a Managing Director and Zone Leader for theSouthwest (Southern California, Nevada and Arizona). Prior to takingresponsibility for the Southwest region, Gibbs directed Marsh's LosAngeles office.

Commenting on this appointment, Mario Vitale, CEO of Willis NorthAmerica, said, "I am pleased to welcome Paul to his new post asNational Partner for the West. Since joining Willis in 2005, Paul hasmade a tremendous contribution in a very short period of time. He is aproven leader, manager, recruiter, producer and client advocate. Thefinancial results in Southern California have been fantastic and welook forward to the positive impact Paul will have now on a largerscale."

Willis Group Holdings Limited is a leading global insurancebroker, developing and delivering professional insurance, reinsurance,risk management, financial and human resource consulting and actuarialservices to corporations, public entities and institutions around theworld. With over 300 offices in more than 80 countries, its globalteam of 15,400 associates serves clients in some 190 countries. Willisis publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbolWSH. Additional information on Willis may be found on its web site:www.willis.com.