Will Thoretz

Willis Group Holdings Ltd. provides insurance, reinsurance brokerage and risk management consulting services. It develops and delivers insurance, reinsurance, risk management, financial and human resource consulting, and actuarial services. The company provides specialized risk management advisory and other services to clients in various industries, including aerospace, marine, energy, and construction industries. It acts as an intermediary between clients and insurance carriers by advising clients on risk management requirements. The company also offers various services to its clients, which enable them to identify and control their risks. The services primarily comprise strategic risk consulting, including providing actuarial analyses; due diligence services; and practical on-site risk control services, such as health and safety, or property loss control consulting. The company was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

VNU NV provides publishing and information services. It is a market research company and measures retail sales of consumer-packaged goods, and study consumer attitudes and behavior and also measure audiences for television, motion pictures, radio, print, the Internet, and other major media. The company tracks the sale of CDs, videos, DVDs and books, and monitor where and how advertising money is spent. It delivers news and vital information through trade publications, trade shows and websites. VNU’s headquarters are located in Haarlem, The Netherlands.

Willis Group Holdings Plc operates as a holding company that through its subsidiaries provides insurance brokerage, reinsurance and consulting services to its clients worldwide. The company operates through the following business segments: North America, International, and Global. The North America segment provides risk management, insurance brokerage, employee benefits brokerage and consulting services in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The International segment provides reinsurance and risk management services in Western Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, the United Kingdom, Asia, Australasia, the Middle East, South Africa and Latin America. The Global segment provides brokerage and consulting services. Willis Group Holdings was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Nielsen Media Research Ltd. provides advertising information services. It offers advertising expenditures, gross rating point analysis, and creative monitoring services for advertising messages. It also provides custom solutions including leading-edge research and analysis to companies in the media and entertainment sector. The company is headquartered in Markham, ON.

ACNielsen Corp. provides market research, information and analysis services. The company was founded by Arthur C. Nielsen in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.