Willis splits CEO and chairman role

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Willis has appointed Rodney Baker-Bates as an independent non-executive chairman while CEO of Willis UK and Ireland, Brendan McManus has been named CEO of Willis.

Mr Baker-Bates and Mr McManus succeed the previous chairman and CEO of Willis, David Margrett, who was recently named CEO, Willis International.

With specific expertise in finance, pensions and risk management, Mr Baker-Bates has had a long career in the financial services industry starting out in 1966 at Glyn Mills & Co and then working for Arthur Andersen, Chase Manhattan Bank, Midland Bank, the BBC and Prudential.

In the 36 years that followed, Mr Baker-Bates also served as a non-executive

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