Willis creates three regional business units

LONDON—Willis Group Holdings P.L.C.'s Willis International unit has created three regional business units, Willis announced Monday.

In a statement, Willis said it made the move in recognition of the size, growth and strategic importance of its Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa operations.

Adam Garrard, CEO of Willis Continental Europe, has been named CEO of Willis Asia and will be based in Singapore

Roger Wilkinson, chairman and CEO of Willis Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa, has been named chairman of Sydney-based Willis Australasia. Willis' Middle East and Africa business will continue to be led by regional CEO Scott Pickering, who also is CEO of Willis South Africa in Johannesburg.

All three will report Willis International CEO Tim Wright.