Bangkok--23 Aug--Francom Asia
Towers Watson (NYSE, NASDAQ: TW), a global professional services company, today announced the appointment of Dr. Rajeshree Parekh as the Director of Health and Corporate Wellness for Asia-Pacific. Dr. Parekh, a seasoned clinical practitioner with rich experience across Asia-Pacific as a senior executive in the health care consulting business, will lead Towers Watson’s Health and Corporate Wellness business. Complementing the firm’s existing service offerings, the business will help companies build comprehensive and integrated wellness programmes for their employees. Dr. Parekh will be based in Singapore.
Andrew Heard, Managing Director Asia-Pacific Benefits at Towers Watson, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Dr Parekh to our strong team of leading experts who specialise in providing health and corporate wellness solutions for our clients across the globe. According to Towers Watson 2011 Workforce Health Strategies research, only 23% of Asia-Pacific multinationals currently have a global health strategy in place. However, almost 50% of respondents plan to adopt a programme in the next one to two years. We are confident that Dr. Parekh’s wealth of experience will add tremendous value to our clients who are striving to contain costs, improve productivity and broaden their employee value proposition in this highly competitive business environment.”
By combining a global footprint with local expertise, the Towers Watson Health and Corporate Wellness business helps companies on the strategy, design, financing, delivery, on-going management and communication of health and group benefit programmes.
Dr Parekh said: “I am delighted to join Towers Watson at this exciting time of growth in Asia-Pacific in the health and corporate wellness space. Towers Watson is indeed well-positioned to help multinationals as they place a high priority on workforce health initiatives.”