Carl Hess compensation by year
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON Summary Compensation Table · all 7 fiscal years held| Component | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $643,750 | $650,000 | $766,667 | $1,058,173 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,519,030 | $1,525,847 | $1,167,419 | $7,249,654 | $8,499,764 | $8,933,289 | $9,182,185 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $681,876 | $758,160 | $2,443,875 | $1,801,052 | $2,499,508 | $2,370,400 | $2,384,000 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $532,742 | $809,732 | $209,050 | $0 | $156,923 | $0 | $30,094 |
| All other | $169,132 | $197,839 | $241,474 | $620,021 | $512,637 | $198,401 | $197,326 |
| Total | $3,546,530 | $3,941,578 | $4,828,485 | $10,728,900 | $12,668,832 | $12,502,090 | $12,793,605 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC DEF 14A filed March 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-127613, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC filed document, accession 0001193125-26-127613. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 27, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| PSU | 28,406 | $9,334,158 | — |
| PSU | 23,797 | $7,819,560 | — |
| PSU | 20,030 | $6,581,783 | — |
| RSU | 6,677 | $2,193,926 | — |
| RSU | 5,024 | $1,650,724 | — |
| RSU | 2,998 | $985,267 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
19 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed March 27, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | Grant or award derivative | — | 26.33 | $0.00 | 8,555.45 |
| 2026-10-15 | Grant or award derivative | — | 32.66 | $0.00 | 10,670.8 |
| 2026-10-15 | Grant or award | — | 47.84 | $0.00 | 117,577.3 |
| 2026-10-09 | Grant or award derivative | — | 17.01 | $296.26 | 8,529.12 |
| 2026-10-09 | Grant or award derivative | — | 80.85 | $296.26 | 10,638.14 |
| 2026-08-13 | Grant or award derivative | — | 53.43 | $0.00 | 8,512.12 |
| 2026-07-15 | Grant or award derivative | — | 35.15 | $0.00 | 10,557.29 |
| 2026-07-15 | Grant or award | — | 51.91 | $0.00 | 117,547.83 |
The 8 most recent of 19 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| 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 |
Board service
WILLIS TOWERS WATSON board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON pays directors a $125,000 cash retainer and $220,000 in equity. As stated in WILLIS TOWERS WATSON's FY2025 proxy.
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