Aon Consulting’s Global Benefits Practice Hires Eddie Franco as Vice President

HOUSTON, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Consulting, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corporation (NYSE: AON), today announced Eddie Franco has joined the firm as vice president with the Global Benefits Practice.(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO)Franco will focus on mergers and acquisitions for Aon Consulting's large U.S.-based multinational clients. He also will develop intellectual capital and tools as well as identify new business opportunities in targeted U.S. markets.Franco has more than 35 years of global industry experience, living and working in several dozen countries on major human resource consulting assignments. Franco is an expert in the design of global, international and local country reward programs, including traditional compensation, benefits, perquisites and other terms of employment. He most recently served in leadership positions with Towers Perrin and Hewitt."Eddie has a deep knowledge of employment issues and HR programs around the world," said Francois Choquette, senior vice president and Global Benefits Practice leader for Aon Consulting. "His extensive history supporting many Fortune 100 companies provides Aon Consulting with an increased level of expertise that will benefit all of our clients." Franco earned a Bachelors of Technology degree in mathematics for management at Brunel University in the U.K.Follow Aon Consulting on Twitter: http://twitter.com/AonConsultingSign up for News Alerts: http://aon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=58About Aon Consulting Aon Consulting is among the top global human capital consulting firms, with 2008 revenues of $1.358 billion and more than 6,300 professionals in 229 offices worldwide. Aon Consulting works with organizations to improve business performance and shape the workplace of the future through employee benefits, talent management and rewards strategies and solutions. Aon Consulting was named the best employee benefit consulting firm by the readers of Business Insurance magazine in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. For more information on Aon, please visit www.aon.mediaroom.com.About AonAon Corporation (NYSE: AON) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital consulting. Through its more than 37,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon readily delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Aon's industry-leading global resources and technical expertise are delivered locally through more than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Named the world's best broker by Euromoney magazine's 2008 and 2009 Insurance Survey, Aon also ranked highest on Business Insurance's listing of the world's largest insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues in 2008. A.M. Best deemed Aon the number one insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007 and 2008, and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007, 2008 and 2009 by the readers of Business Insurance. For more information on Aon, log onto http://www.aon.com Media Contact Allyson Marcus 312.755.3592 [email protected] SOURCE Aon Corporation