LONDON – Hewitt Associates, a global human resources services company, has today announced the appointment of Urs Schaffner as managing director of Hewitt Associates in Switzerland.

Urs Schaffner joined Hewitt Associates in September 2007. He was previously a global partner and head of Mercer's Swiss pension fund consulting operations. He is also a part-time lecturer at several technical colleges and sits on the examination board for pension actuaries. Urs Schaffner is the author of two specialist books which are standard reference works for occupational benefits decision-makers. He holds a PhD, a degree in pension insurance studies and a CFA designation.

Niels Rasmussen, Hewitt Associates' regional manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland, said:

"We are delighted to have found an experienced professional who enjoys an excellent reputation within the industry to take over as our managing director for Switzerland.  We are confident that Urs Schaffner will build on and consolidate Hewitt's existing leadership in the occupational benefits market and drive growth in human resources consulting."

Urs Schaffner said:

"I am excited at the prospect of working with such a first-rate and experienced team. By helping our clients to design and implement forward-looking occupational benefit and HR solutions, we will be contributing to improving and developing corporate occupational benefit plans and human resource management."

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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