Mercer’s The Future of Healthcare event series addresses personalized healthcare and health benefit strategies in the age of the individual – Edmonton, Canada

Parnell Houweling is a Principal and a senior consultant in Mercer’s Health business, as well as the business leader in our Edmonton office. Parnell joined Mercer in 2012.

Parnell has more than 20 years of experience in the benefits consulting field. He manages client relationships and helps them to benchmark their benefit plan provisions. He also facilitates the design and implementation of the resulting improved programs. As well, Parnell advises his clients on the administration and governance of their group benefit plans, including the review of contracts and financial agreements, pharmacy management approaches, and claim trends. In addition, he provides advice on wellness initiatives, plan communication, financing approaches and vendor selection.

Parnell’s clients include those with unionized and trusteed arrangements, and those in the private and public sectors. He has worked with multi-employer trusteed plans and related third parties. In all cases, he helps these clients manage their benefit programs and related issues by providing advice on plan funding, design and governance, as well as wellness and pharmacy management.

Parnell graduated from Dalhousie University in 1995 with a bachelor of commerce in finance and human resource management. He is a member of the Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute and the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans.

Brian Lindenberg is Mercer Canada’s Health Chief Strategist and a Senior Partner in Mercer’s Calgary office. As Senior Consultant and Client Manager, Brian focuses his efforts on helping articulate and shape the future of the Canadian benefits landscape—to ensure Mercer’s clients fully leverage the opportunities that exist within the rapidly changing benefits environment. With his unique perspective on the changing health vendor landscape and how plan sponsors can leverage technology to deliver added value, Brian is regularly sought out for his strategic advice in helping clients to develop a long term, sustainable approach to their benefit plan arrangements.