FRANCE – Global consultancy firm, Watson Wyatt has acquired Paris based human consultancy and assessment firm, Optimhom.

The move comes at a time of rapid recent expansion for Wyatt in Paris and the latest acquisition, which includes Optimhom’s eight members of staff, has led to Wyatt moving to larger offices in the French capital.

Jean-Luc Chaouch, head of Optimhom, becomes a partner at Wyatt as part of the deal. “It Watson_Wyatt is a perfect environment for us to develop further our leading-edge competency and assessment consulting,” he comments.