Willis Towers Watson PLC named Simon Weaver leader of corporate risk and broking for Asia and Australasia, comprising mainly Australia and New Zealand.

The company said Weaver's current role as head of corporate risk and broking in Asia has been expanded to include operations in those countries.

In the new role, he is responsible for accelerating the growth of corporate risk and broking across Asia-Pacific. Weaver will lead teams from the lines of business, sales and client management functions to get new clients, grow existing client relationships and exploit opportunities to enter new industry sectors.