Mercer recently named Mark Gulyassy as its Houston Office Talent Business Leader, the firm announced today. Mr. Gulyassy will be responsible for driving overall Houston Talent growth, ensuring client service excellence, and strengthening the Mercer brand in the local market. In this capacity, he reports to David Hilborn, Mercer’s Houston Office Leader and Josh Wilson, South Market Talent Leader.

“Given his deep HR consulting and corporate experience, we are pleased that Mark will be our new Houston Office Talent Business Leader,” said Mr. Hilborn. “We will count on his proven track record across many industries, in particular the Oil and Gas segment, to lead us in engaging our Houston-based clients and helping them achieve their business objectives through both stable and uncertain times.”

Mr. Gulyassy brings almost 15 years of corporate and consulting leadership experience to his new role at Mercer. He has a wide variety of consulting experience and has worked in corporate compensation management functions for global employers in the energy services, financial services and drilling industries. Prior to joining Mercer last year, he led the Global Compensation function for Transocean Ltd. Previous consulting work included partnering with clients in the oil and gas, utilities, energy services, drilling, engineering, financial services and healthcare industries.

Mr. Gulyassy earned his Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an emphasis on human resource management and communications from Baylor University. He is an expert in broad based rewards and HR consulting.

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