News: Mercer appoints Achim Lüder as new Chief People Officer

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Mercer appoints Achim Lüder as new Chief People Officer

Lüder replaces Marcelo Modica, who has left the company after eight years.
Mercer appoints Achim Lüder as new Chief People Officer

Mercer, Mercer, the human resources consulting firm, and a business of Marsh & McLennan, has announced Achim Lüder as its new Chief People Officer. Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Lüder is responsible for driving Mercer’s global people strategy, including building a diverse workforce and inclusive environment for over 25,000 colleagues across 44 countries. He reports to Carmen Fernandez, Marsh & McLennan’s incoming Chief Human Resources Officer, and joins the Mercer Executive Leadership Team led by Martine Ferland, President, and CEO of Mercer and Vice Chair, Marsh & McLennan.

Throughout his 15-year tenure at Mercer, Lüder has held a number of senior leadership positions. Most recently the CEO of Mercer Germany, his previous roles include Leader of the Central and Eastern Europe region, COO of the EMEA retirement business, and CFO of the EMEA region. 

Starting his career as an auditor with KPMG in 1994, Lüder also worked as a CFO at a start-up company and as a sales director for a venture capital firm prior to joining Mercer. Lüder has a master's degree in business administration from the University of Tübingen, Germany.

Lüder is succeeded in his role as CEO of Mercer Germany by Norman Dreger. Since beginning his career in Mercer Canada over two decades ago, Dreger has held various leadership roles, most recently as leader of Mercer’s Multinational Client Segment for the International Region.  Based in Germany since 2001, Dreger brings extensive international experience and a deep knowledge of the German market to the role.  

Lüder replaces Marcelo Modica, who has left the company after eight years.

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