Robert J. Charles

Overview

Robert J. Charles (age 43) has been a Vice President and the Regional Manager (Asia-Pacific) since 2007. Mr. Charles was previously the Managing Consultant for Watson Wyatt's Hong Kong Office and the Regional Practice Leader for the Benefits Practice in Asia-Pacific, where he held these posts for three and four years respectively. Mr. Charles has also worked in India as the Office Practice Leader for Watson Wyatt India, where he led the integration for a new acquisition. He started his career as a consulting actuary in Watson Wyatt's Reigate office in 1987 and later became the Operations Manager for the London Benefits team. Mr. Charles was appointed a Partner of Watson Wyatt in Europe in 1999. He is a frequent speaker at conferences on pension reforms, is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (UK) and holds a first class honours degree in mathematics from Oxford University.