Towers Watson has appointed Peter Rowles as head of its Retirement Practice for the UK and Ireland. Mr Rowles will succeed John Ball who was appointed Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) head of Retirement Solutions in June this year.

Having joined the company in 1987, Mr Rowles has been involved in various leadership roles and immediately prior to this new appointment he led Towers Watson's Reigate-based Retirement consultancy team.

John Ball, Towers Watson's head of retirement solutions, EMEA, said: "I am delighted that Peter has been appointed to succeed me as UK and Ireland head of Retirement. Peter is one our most experienced consultants and gifted client relationship managers. He has successfully guided our large Reigate-based team through a period of substantial change over the past few years and this experience makes him ideally placed to develop and grow the business in the coming years."

Towers Watson is a global professional services company with more than 14,000 associates around the world.

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