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Watson Wyatt Worldwide, a leading
global consulting firm, has announced that Steve Mele has joined the
firm as chief human resources officer. In this position, Mele will
assume responsibility for all human resources initiatives for the
firm’s 7,000 employees worldwide.
Mele has nearly 30 years’ experience managing corporate human
resources programs. He joins Watson Wyatt from Mercer HR Consulting,
where he was the chief people and technology officer. Prior to that, he
held senior level human resource positions in the United Kingdom and
continental Europe at Prudential International, Standard Chartered
Bank, Clearstream (formerly The Cedel Group) and Schlumberger. Mele
will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C.-area office.
“We are very pleased to have someone with Steve’s extensive
background and abilities to oversee our HR initiatives,” said John
Haley, president and CEO of Watson Wyatt. “His wealth and breadth of
experience provides us with a truly global HR perspective that reflects
the geographic diversity of our associates and clients. He will be a
terrific addition to our leadership team.”
Mele earned a bachelor’s of science degree in business administration from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
About Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Watson Wyatt (NYSE: WW) is
the trusted business partner to the world’s leading organizations on
people and financial issues. The firm’s global services include:
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 services companies; and delivering related technology,
outsourcing and data services. Watson Wyatt has 7,000 associates in 31
countries and is located on the Web at www.watsonwyatt.com.
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