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NEW YORK, September 4, 2008 — Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) today announced that it has appointed Orlando D. Ashford as Senior Vice President, Human Resources.

Mr. Ashford's appointment is effective September 22, 2008. He will report directly to MMC President and CEO Brian Duperreault.

"As the firm's new SVP of Human Resources, Orlando will be instrumental in cultivating MMC's greatest asset: our employees," Mr. Duperreault said. "He will work closely with our Operating Company CEOs and HR leaders to innovate in such areas as compensation, diversity and inclusion, talent management, and leadership development. This is a particularly important role at MMC, one of the world's leading professional services firms. We are the ultimate 'people' business. "

Mr. Ashford joins MMC from the Coca-Cola Company, where he was most recently Group Director of Human Resources for Eurasia and Africa. He joined Coca-Cola in 2005 as Vice President of Corporate Center Human Resources and Cultural Transformation. In that role, he led the company's global culture transformation, capability building and organizational development efforts; reorganized and rebuilt its Corporate Center HR team; and headed company-wide cultural change efforts.

Prior to Coca-Cola, Mr. Ashford held positions with Motorola, the Delta Consulting Group (subsequently Mercer Delta Consulting), Ameritech and Andersen Consulting.

MMC is a global professional services firm providing advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy and human capital. It is the parent company of a number of the world's leading risk experts and specialty consultants, including Marsh, the insurance broker and risk advisor; Guy Carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; Mercer, the provider of HR and related financial advice and services; Oliver Wyman, the management consultancy; and Kroll, the risk consulting firm. With more than 55,000 employees worldwide and annual revenue exceeding $11 billion, MMC provides analysis, advice and transactional capabilities to clients in more than 100 countries. Its stock (ticker symbol: MMC) is listed on the New York, Chicago and London stock exchanges. MMC's website address is www.mmc.com.