A SERIES OF ARTICLES FRoM THE 2011 EMEA CoMPENSATIoN ...

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Ilya Bonic, Mercer
Ilya is a Senior Partner and the Global Leader of
Mercer’s IPS business. Ilya has more than 15 years’
experience in HR consulting. He works with leading
multinational companies to build HR information
resources and tools that allow them to make more
informed decisions on strategic people issues.
Based in Geneva, Ilya has extensive international
experience in both information business and human
capital consulting. Originally joining Mercer in
Australia, Ilya spent two years as the leader of Mercer’s
EMEA information business and more than four years
in Singapore with Asia Pacific regional responsibilities.
With his international background and client dealings,
Ilya is well-placed to comment on current issues and
emerging trends for HR.
Ilya regularly presents at various industry forums and
is consistently invited by clients to provide their HR
teams, line managers, and executives with insights into
the HR issues, risks and opportunities that face them
while managing in the competitive marketplace.
Raymond Brood, Mercer
Raymond is Zone Leader of Benelux and a member of
both the Benelux leadership team and the European
Health & Benefits leadership team. After completing
his education Raymond started his career with ABN
Bank. There he worked as an account manager in the
business-to-business market and, for four years, was
also active in the bank’s dealing room.
In 1990, Raymond joined AEGON and became
responsible for the client management activities of
AEGON Asset Management. After this he started a new
concept for AEGON’s largest insurance intermediaries.
In 1996, Raymond joined MeesPierson, which became
Fortis in 1997. Appointed as a board member of
Fortis Investments, he was also responsible for the
commercial activities and client management of the
asset manager and the Asset Liability Management
(ALM) department, and also led the pension
administration department. In 1999, he was appointed
as Chairman of the Beijer Group (Intermediary Captive
of Fortis) and was tasked with restructuring.
In 2003, he joined Mercer as Head of Group Benefits
and was subsequently appointed to the Dutch
leadership group and the European Health & Benefits
leadership group. Raymond has a law degree from the
University of Rotterdam and joined programmes at
INSEAD and the Nijenrode Business School.
Sir Howard Davies, London School
of Economics (2003–2011)
Sir Howard was Director of the London School
of Economics and Political Science from 2003 to
2011 and is one of the UK’s most authoritative
commentators on the financial services industry. He
was Deputy Governor of the Bank of England from
1995 to 1997. In 1998, he became the first Chairman
of the Financial Services Authority, when the Labour
government asked him to create a single regulator
for the UK financial sector. He has also worked for
McKinsey and Company and was special adviser to
Nigel Lawson, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Sir Howard has published two books: The Chancellors’
Tales, which tells the story of how the British economy
has been managed over the past 30 years, as told by
former chancellors of the Exchequer in both the Labour
and the Conservative administrations, and, with
co-author David Green, Global Financial Regulation. Sir
Howard is a regular commentator and journalist and
is a columnist for The Financial Times, The Times and
Management Today.
Johan Ericsson, Mercer
Johan leads the IPS Compensation & Benefits Centre of
Excellence in EMEA for Mercer. Prior to this, Johan led
the IPS business in the Nordic market and, for almost
seven years, worked in various roles in human capital
consulting in the Stockholm office.
Johan has been with the firm for approximately 10
years. He started working in the Geneva office in
2000, where he was mainly involved in the European
compensation survey cycle. Johan has worked on
projects in a range of industries, including automotive,
banking, engineering and telecommunications.
His main areas of focus cover job measurement,
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