Carl Hess is CEO of Willis Towers Watson PLC (WTW). The company reported total compensation of $12,793,605 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | — |
| Stock awards | $9,182,185 |
| Option awards | — |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $2,384,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $30,094 |
| All other compensation | $197,326 |
| Total | $12,793,605 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Willis Towers Watson PLC filed March 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-127613.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CEO | $1,000,000 | — | $9,182,185 | — | $2,384,000 | $30,094 | $197,326 | $12,793,605 |
| FY2024 | CEO | $1,000,000 | $8,933,289 | $198,401 | $0 | $2,370,400 | $0 | $0 | $12,502,090 |
| FY2023 | CEO | $1,000,000 | — | $8,499,764 | — | $2,499,508 | $156,923 | $512,637 | $12,668,832 |
| FY2022 | CEO | $1,058,173 | — | $7,249,654 | — | $1,801,052 | $0 | $620,021 | $10,728,900 |
| FY2021 | CEO | $766,667 | $0 | $1,167,419 | $0 | $2,443,875 | $209,050 | $241,474 | $4,828,485 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Willis Towers Watson PLC.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $16,731,398 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-3,937,793 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 24th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Willis Towers Watson PLC discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Hess this page | CEO | $12,793,605 |
| Andrew Krasner | CFO | $5,507,853 |
| Julie Gebauer | President, HWC | $4,468,075 |
| Lucy Clarke | President, R&B | $3,805,040 |
| Matthew Furman | General Counsel | $2,826,608 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Willis Towers Watson PLC compensation brief.
Carl Hess's compensation sits inside Willis Towers Watson PLC's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.