Brendan R. O'Neill Placed on the Watson Wyatt Worldwide Board of Directors

July 2006 - ChampionScott Partners has placed Brendan O'Neill, former chief executive officer of U.K.-based Imperial Chemical Industries Plc, on the Board of Directors of Watson Wyatt Worldwide(http://www.watsonwyatt.com) (NYSE:WW), a global human capital consulting firm. The firm specializes in employee benefits, human capital strategies, technology solutions, investment consulting, and insurance and financial services.

Mr. O'Neill joined ICI in 1998 as chief operating officer and served as chief executive officer from 1999 to 2003. Previously, he held numerous positions at Guinness Plc, including chief executive of Guinness Brewing Worldwide and managing director of the International Region of United Distillers. He also served in a number of leadership roles at HSBC Holdings.

Mr. O'Neill is currently a director of Aegis Group Plc, Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., Rank Group Plc and Tyco International Ltd. He received an M.A. in natural sciences from Churchill College of the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England.

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