Dual role for Mercer's David Bryant

Mercer Pacific president David Bryant has been appointed chief executive of Marsh McLennon Pacific

Bryant will lead a new collaborative effort in the region to deliver innovative solutions and greater client impact at the intersections of the company's four businesses: Marsh, Mercer, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman.

In the dual role, he will report to Marsh McLennan International chief executive Flavio Piccolomini and will continue to be based in Melbourne.

"David is a proven leader in the region, with experience leading multiple lines of businesses," said Piccolomini.

"He has a deep understanding of the challenges organizations in the Pacific face and has already led a variety of collaborative efforts across our businesses with spectacular results."

"Our clients face a range of interconnected challenges from sustained inflation to the potential for geo-economic confrontation and that impacts their approach to risk management, workforce strategies, investments and more," added Bryant.

"They need capabilities from across our businesses to tackle these issues holistically, and that is what we will deliver together - greater expertise and client value."

As Mercer's leader in the Pacific, Bryant has driven the strategy and growth of the business in the region, advancing Mercer's strong portfolio of services across investments, superannuation and career consulting.

He joined Marsh McLennan in 2020 following a career in financial services, asset consulting and banking across Asia and the Pacific.

Earlier, Bryant served as chief executive of wealth & capital Markets and chief investment officer at Australian Unity, where he had held senior leadership roles since joining in 2004.

He also chairs Australia's Financial Services Council.
Marsh Pacific president Nick Harris will report to Bryant and continue to report to Martin South, Marsh global president and chief executive.

Harris has more than 20 years of experience in the insurance industry, working in insurance and broking across the UK and Australia. Before he was appointed leader of Marsh Pacific in 2019, he headed up JLT Australia and New Zealand, having held senior roles in JLT's speciality, employee health and benefits, and affinity businesses since