Joe J. Plumeri

Who is Joe J. Plumeri?

Joseph J. "Joe" Plumeri II was the chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings, a New York Stock Exchange-listed insurance broker, until July 2013. The company has 17,000 employees in 400 offices, located in 120 countries. As of June 2010, Willis had the third-highest insurance brokerage revenues in the world.

For the first 32 years of his career, Plumeri was an executive with Citigroup and its predecessors. During that time he was variously President & Managing Partner of Shearson Lehman Brothers, President of Smith Barney, Vice Chairman of Travelers, Chairman & CEO of Primerica, and CEO of Citibank, North America. He was appointed Chairman & CEO of Willis in 2000.

Plumeri is also the co-owner of the New York Yankees' Double-A minor league team affiliate, the Trenton Thunder. The team plays in Samuel J. Plumeri, Sr., Field, named after his father. In addition, he funded the construction of Plumeri Park, the stadium of the William & Mary Tribe baseball team. A philanthropist, he has made multi-million dollar gifts to The College of William & Mary and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.