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Willis Towers to Revamp Board Following Activist Pressure<blockquote>威利斯大厦在活动人士压力下改组董事会</blockquote>
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The insurance brokerage giant’s board is composed of eight nonexecutive directors and its chief executive.</p><p><blockquote>据知情人士透露，在与激进投资者埃利奥特管理公司（Elliott Management Corp.）谈判后，威利斯大厦（Willis Towers）计划用四名新成员取代四名非执行董事，包括董事长维克多·甘齐（Victor Ganzi）。这家保险经纪巨头的董事会由八名非执行董事及其首席执行官组成。</blockquote></p><p> Mr. Ganzi has been on the board since 2016, and served as chairman since 2019.</p><p><blockquote>甘孜先生自2016年起加入董事会，并自2019年起担任董事长。</blockquote></p><p> The names of the incoming and departing directors couldn’t be learned. The new directors have operational and turnaround experience in the insurance and insurance brokerage business, the people said.</p><p><blockquote>新任和离任董事的名字不得而知。知情人士称，新董事在保险和保险经纪业务方面拥有运营和周转经验。</blockquote></p><p> Three of the new board members will also be part of a new four-member board committee focused on Willis Towers’ turnaround effort, the people said. The changes could be announced later Thursday.</p><p><blockquote>知情人士称，其中三名新董事会成员还将成为新的四人董事会委员会的一部分，该委员会专注于威利斯大厦的扭亏为盈。这些变化可能会在周四晚些时候宣布。</blockquote></p><p> Elliott, a Willis Towers’ shareholder, supports the planned board changes, according to the people.</p><p><blockquote>据知情人士透露，威利斯大厦的股东埃利奥特支持计划中的董事会变动。</blockquote></p><p> With a market value of close to $30 billion, Willis Towers is among the world’s largest firms that help companies buy insurance and advise them on risk management.In March 2020 it agreed to a $30 billion mergerwith rival Aon PLC to generate cost savings and boost revenue.Antitrust opposition from the Justice Department prompted the companies to scrap the deal in July.</p><p><blockquote>Willis Towers的市值接近300亿美元，是世界上最大的帮助公司购买保险并为他们提供风险管理建议的公司之一。2020年3月，该公司同意与竞争对手怡安集团(Aon Plc)进行300亿美元的合并，以节省成本并增加收入。司法部的反垄断反对促使两家公司于7月取消了该交易。</blockquote></p><p> In September, The Wall Street Journal reported that activist investors including Elliot and Starboard Value LP hadtaken stakes in Willis Towers. The presence of those shareholders underscored the pressure on Willis Towers as a stand-alone company.</p><p><blockquote>9月，《华尔街日报》报道称，Elliot和Starboard Value LP等激进投资者已入股Willis Towers。这些股东的出现凸显了威利斯大厦作为一家独立公司所面临的压力。</blockquote></p><p> In addition to the board changes, the company announced in August that longtime company insider Carl Hess will take over as chief executive in January.</p><p><blockquote>除了董事会变动外，该公司还在8月份宣布，公司长期内部人士卡尔·赫斯(Carl Hess)将于1月份接任首席执行官。</blockquote></p><p> Willis Towers’ turnaround plan is focused on buying back stock, cutting costs and boosting revenue. The company has said it aims to buy back more than $4 billion worth of stock by the end of next year. Its shares are down 15% from their high in May.</p><p><blockquote>威利斯大厦的扭亏为盈计划重点是回购股票、削减成本和增加收入。该公司表示，计划在明年年底前回购价值超过40亿美元的股票。其股价较5月份的高点下跌了15%。</blockquote></p><p> The Ireland-based, U.S.-listed company is set to earn as much as $4 billion from a deal in August to sell its reinsurance business toArthur J. Gallagher& Co.</p><p><blockquote>这家总部位于爱尔兰、在美国上市的公司将从8月份将其再保险业务出售给Arthur J.Gallagher&Co.的交易中获得高达40亿美元的收益。</blockquote></p><p> Willis Towers is also aiming to slash costs by $300 million over the next three years and boost revenue to more than $10 billion by the end of 2024, from $9.35 billion in 2020.</p><p><blockquote>Willis Towers还计划在未来三年内将成本削减3亿美元，并在2024年底前将收入从2020年的93.5亿美元提高到100亿美元以上。</blockquote></p><p></p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Willis Towers to Revamp Board Following Activist Pressure<blockquote>威利斯大厦在活动人士压力下改组董事会</blockquote></title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 12.5px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nWillis Towers to Revamp Board Following Activist Pressure<blockquote>威利斯大厦在活动人士压力下改组董事会</blockquote>\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"head\">\n<strong class=\"h-name small\">Wall Street Journal</strong><span class=\"h-time small\">2021-11-18 21:10</span>\n</p>\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>Willis Towers Watson PLC is preparing to replace almost half of its board including the chairman, according to people familiar with the matter—the insurance broker’s latest effort to remake itself followingthe collapse of a merger with a major rival.</p><p><blockquote>据知情人士透露，威利斯韬睿惠悦(Willis Towers Watson PLC)正准备更换包括董事长在内的近一半董事会成员，这是这家保险经纪公司在与主要竞争对手合并失败后重塑自身的最新努力。</blockquote></p><p> Following talks with activist investor Elliott Management Corp., Willis Towers plans to replace four of its nonexecutive directors, including Chairman Victor Ganzi, with four new members, according to the people. The insurance brokerage giant’s board is composed of eight nonexecutive directors and its chief executive.</p><p><blockquote>据知情人士透露，在与激进投资者埃利奥特管理公司（Elliott Management Corp.）谈判后，威利斯大厦（Willis Towers）计划用四名新成员取代四名非执行董事，包括董事长维克多·甘齐（Victor Ganzi）。这家保险经纪巨头的董事会由八名非执行董事及其首席执行官组成。</blockquote></p><p> Mr. Ganzi has been on the board since 2016, and served as chairman since 2019.</p><p><blockquote>甘孜先生自2016年起加入董事会，并自2019年起担任董事长。</blockquote></p><p> The names of the incoming and departing directors couldn’t be learned. The new directors have operational and turnaround experience in the insurance and insurance brokerage business, the people said.</p><p><blockquote>新任和离任董事的名字不得而知。知情人士称，新董事在保险和保险经纪业务方面拥有运营和周转经验。</blockquote></p><p> Three of the new board members will also be part of a new four-member board committee focused on Willis Towers’ turnaround effort, the people said. The changes could be announced later Thursday.</p><p><blockquote>知情人士称，其中三名新董事会成员还将成为新的四人董事会委员会的一部分，该委员会专注于威利斯大厦的扭亏为盈。这些变化可能会在周四晚些时候宣布。</blockquote></p><p> Elliott, a Willis Towers’ shareholder, supports the planned board changes, according to the people.</p><p><blockquote>据知情人士透露，威利斯大厦的股东埃利奥特支持计划中的董事会变动。</blockquote></p><p> With a market value of close to $30 billion, Willis Towers is among the world’s largest firms that help companies buy insurance and advise them on risk management.In March 2020 it agreed to a $30 billion mergerwith rival Aon PLC to generate cost savings and boost revenue.Antitrust opposition from the Justice Department prompted the companies to scrap the deal in July.</p><p><blockquote>Willis Towers的市值接近300亿美元，是世界上最大的帮助公司购买保险并为他们提供风险管理建议的公司之一。2020年3月，该公司同意与竞争对手怡安集团(Aon Plc)进行300亿美元的合并，以节省成本并增加收入。司法部的反垄断反对促使两家公司于7月取消了该交易。</blockquote></p><p> In September, The Wall Street Journal reported that activist investors including Elliot and Starboard Value LP hadtaken stakes in Willis Towers. The presence of those shareholders underscored the pressure on Willis Towers as a stand-alone company.</p><p><blockquote>9月，《华尔街日报》报道称，Elliot和Starboard Value LP等激进投资者已入股Willis Towers。这些股东的出现凸显了威利斯大厦作为一家独立公司所面临的压力。</blockquote></p><p> In addition to the board changes, the company announced in August that longtime company insider Carl Hess will take over as chief executive in January.</p><p><blockquote>除了董事会变动外，该公司还在8月份宣布，公司长期内部人士卡尔·赫斯(Carl Hess)将于1月份接任首席执行官。</blockquote></p><p> Willis Towers’ turnaround plan is focused on buying back stock, cutting costs and boosting revenue. The company has said it aims to buy back more than $4 billion worth of stock by the end of next year. Its shares are down 15% from their high in May.</p><p><blockquote>威利斯大厦的扭亏为盈计划重点是回购股票、削减成本和增加收入。该公司表示，计划在明年年底前回购价值超过40亿美元的股票。其股价较5月份的高点下跌了15%。</blockquote></p><p> The Ireland-based, U.S.-listed company is set to earn as much as $4 billion from a deal in August to sell its reinsurance business toArthur J. Gallagher& Co.</p><p><blockquote>这家总部位于爱尔兰、在美国上市的公司将从8月份将其再保险业务出售给Arthur J.Gallagher&Co.的交易中获得高达40亿美元的收益。</blockquote></p><p> Willis Towers is also aiming to slash costs by $300 million over the next three years and boost revenue to more than $10 billion by the end of 2024, from $9.35 billion in 2020.</p><p><blockquote>Willis Towers还计划在未来三年内将成本削减3亿美元，并在2024年底前将收入从2020年的93.5亿美元提高到100亿美元以上。</blockquote></p><p></p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> 来源：<a href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/willis-towers-to-revamp-board-following-activist-pressure-11637240400?siteid=yhoof2\">Wall Street Journal</a></p>\n<p>为提升您的阅读体验，我们对本页面进行了排版优化</p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.wsj.com/articles/willis-towers-to-revamp-board-following-activist-pressure-11637240400?siteid=yhoof2","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1182830578","content_text":"Willis Towers Watson PLC is preparing to replace almost half of its board including the chairman, according to people familiar with the matter—the insurance broker’s latest effort to remake itself followingthe collapse of a merger with a major rival.\nFollowing talks with activist investor Elliott Management Corp., Willis Towers plans to replace four of its nonexecutive directors, including Chairman Victor Ganzi, with four new members, according to the people. The insurance brokerage giant’s board is composed of eight nonexecutive directors and its chief executive.\nMr. Ganzi has been on the board since 2016, and served as chairman since 2019.\nThe names of the incoming and departing directors couldn’t be learned. The new directors have operational and turnaround experience in the insurance and insurance brokerage business, the people said.\nThree of the new board members will also be part of a new four-member board committee focused on Willis Towers’ turnaround effort, the people said. The changes could be announced later Thursday.\nElliott, a Willis Towers’ shareholder, supports the planned board changes, according to the people.\nWith a market value of close to $30 billion, Willis Towers is among the world’s largest firms that help companies buy insurance and advise them on risk management.In March 2020 it agreed to a $30 billion mergerwith rival Aon PLC to generate cost savings and boost revenue.Antitrust opposition from the Justice Department prompted the companies to scrap the deal in July.\nIn September, The Wall Street Journal reported that activist investors including Elliot and Starboard Value LP hadtaken stakes in Willis Towers. The presence of those shareholders underscored the pressure on Willis Towers as a stand-alone company.\nIn addition to the board changes, the company announced in August that longtime company insider Carl Hess will take over as chief executive in January.\nWillis Towers’ turnaround plan is focused on buying back stock, cutting costs and boosting revenue. The company has said it aims to buy back more than $4 billion worth of stock by the end of next year. Its shares are down 15% from their high in May.\nThe Ireland-based, U.S.-listed company is set to earn as much as $4 billion from a deal in August to sell its reinsurance business toArthur J. 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