Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) announced yesterday that Peter J. Beshar, a litigation partner at the firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, has been named senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of the company.
Mr. Beshar's appointment is effective November 22, 2004. He will report to Michael G. Cherkasky, president and chief executive officer of MMC.
A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School, Mr. Beshar specializes in securities litigation and served as the co-chair of Gibson, Dunn's Securities Litigation Group.
Mr. Cherkasky said: "We are deli...
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