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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-123217"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "WTW"
cik: "0001140536"
company_name: "WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC"
filed_at: "2025-05-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T23:38:44.113224+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Paul Reilly succeeds Paul Thomas as non-executive Chair of Willis Towers Watson

## Summary
- Shareholders elected all 9 director nominees; votes ranged from 85.2M to 87.9M in favor.
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 85.7M for, 2.0M against, 0.3M abstain.
- Ratification of Deloitte as auditor passed: 91.0M for, 0.2M against.
- Board authorized to issue up to 20% of ordinary shares and opt out of pre-emption rights.
- Paul Reilly became non-executive Chair effective after the AGM; Paul Thomas retired.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-123217
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: WTW
- cik: 0001140536
- company_name: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC
- filed_at: 2025-05-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140536/000119312525123217/0001193125-25-123217-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1140536/000119312525123217/d94652d8k.htm

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