LONDON—Hewitt Associates, a global human resources services company, today announced that Pantelis Argyrou has joined its pensions consulting team in Cyprus. Pantelis will be based in Hewitt's Nicosia office.
 
Pantelis joins Hewitt after two years with Towers Perrin. Most recently, he worked in its international practice in London, leading client teams consulting with a number of multinational clients and managing several multiple country projects. Prior to this, he spent five years working with the UK Government Actuary's Department in social security work for governments around the world, as well as pensions related work for UK local authorities.
 
Pantelis, who is a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, has a BSc Hons in Actuarial Science from the London School of Economics.

Philippos Mannaris, market manager for Hewitt in Cyprus said:
 
"I am delighted that someone of Pantelis Argyrou's energy and capability has joined our team in Nicosia. He has come to us with a high recommendation and an excellent reputation for both his client handling skills and his experience in dealing with international clients and governmental work.

"Hewitt has seen considerable expansion in both the Cypriot and the Middle East and North African markets over the last couple of years and is now established as a primary provider of actuarial and consulting services to state social security pension and health systems as well as corporations in the region. Pantelis will have a leading role in supporting and further developing our offering throughout this region and brings the breadth of knowledge and experience our clients need. I am sure that he will be a real asset to our operations."
 
Pantelis Argyrou said:
 
"Hewitt has offered me a great opportunity to further my experience in the European and Middle Eastern markets. This is an exciting time for the region in terms of employee benefits and pensions, with unique challenges and consulting opportunities. I am delighted to join a very successful and talented team with a strong presence and growing client base here in Cyprus, Greece and in the wider region."

About Hewitt Associates

For more than 65 years, Hewitt Associates (NYSE: HEW) has provided clients with best-in-class human resources consulting and outsourcing services. Hewitt consults with more than 3,000 large and mid-size companies around the globe to develop and implement HR business strategies covering retirement, financial and health management; compensation and total rewards; and performance, talent and change management. As a market leader in benefits administration, Hewitt delivers health care and retirement programmes to millions of participants and pensioners, on behalf of more than 300 organisations worldwide. In addition, more than 30 clients rely on Hewitt to provide a broader range of human resources business process outsourcing services to nearly a million client employees. Located in 33 countries, Hewitt employs approximately 23,000 associates. For more information, please visit www.hewitt.com.

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