Global professional services company Towers Watson has made some changes to its executive compensation leadership team in Canada.

John Hammond has been appointed executive compensation practice leader for Towers Watson in Canada. He succeeds Fiona Macdonald, who is retiring.

Hammond joined Towers Watson in 2006 and most recently led the executive compensation practice in Western Canada. He has been consulting to boards and senior management on executive and director compensation issues for the past 15 years.

In addition, Ryan Resch has been named executive compensation practice leader for Towers Watson's Toronto office. Resch, who joined Towers Watson in 2006, has extensive experience in corporate governance issues surrounding executive and director compensation. He works with boards and senior management to identify the compensation philosophy and pay strategy, assess compensation competitiveness and develop compensation and incentive plans.

Both appointments are effective immediately.