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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-265556"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTW"
cik: "0001140536"
company_name: "WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC"
filed_at: "2021-09-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T05:44:31.427733+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Willis Towers Watson appoints Alexis Faber as Chief Operating Officer

## Summary
- Alexis Faber, 44, appointed COO effective August 30, 2021; internal promotion since 2003.
- Most recently COO of Corporate Risk & Broking segment since 2018.
- Prior roles: Global Head of Financial Lines (2016-2018) and North America FINEX leader (2014-2016).
- No transactions between company and Faber or immediate family required to be disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-265556
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTW
- cik: 0001140536
- company_name: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC
- filed_at: 2021-09-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140536/000119312521265556/0001193125-21-265556-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140536/000119312521265556/d219069d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-265556
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-265556.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-265556.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Alexis Faber was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: Ms. Alexis Faber, 44, was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140536/000119312521265556/0001193125-21-265556-index.htm

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