Steven Wevodau - Accident & Health Insurance News

STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Aon Consulting Worldwide, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC - News), today announced Joe Clouse has joined the Stamford office as senior vice president and Northeast* regional leader of business development.(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO)

Clouse brings more than 25 years of professional experience to Aon Consulting. In his new role, he will be responsible for the region’s operations including account management and business development as well as professional staff development and retention. Clouse will also lead business development efforts for Aon’s Corporate Transactions group which is focused on mergers, acquisitions and restructurings.

Clouse joins Aon Consulting from Hewitt Associates, where he served as East U.S. consulting sales and account management leader as well as firm principal for the consulting business segment in the Northeast. During his tenure, he was instrumental in creating deal flow for the company’s outsourcing business segment and driving overall revenue growth for the health and benefits, retirement, human capital and employee benefits practices.

“Joe is a terrific addition to our team, as his market intelligence, leadership and industry expertise will benefit clients as well as colleagues,” said Chris Michalak, executive vice president of Business Development and Growth for Aon Consulting. “Additionally, his joining Aon Consulting continues to demonstrate our commitment to attracting top talent.”

A graduate from The Pennsylvania State University, Clouse earned a Bachelor of Science in marketing. He is based in Aon Consulting’s Stamford, Conn. office.

*Aon Consulting’s Northeast region consists of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

About Aon Consulting

Aon Consulting Worldwide is among the top global human capital consulting firms, with 2007 revenues of US$1.352 billion and more than 6,000 professionals in 117 offices worldwide. Aon Consulting is shaping the workplace of the future through 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 and 2008. For more information on Aon, please visit http://aon.mediaroom.com.

About Aon

Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC - News) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital consulting. Through its 36,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon readily delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Our industry-leading global resources, technical expertise and industry knowledge are delivered locally through more than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Aon was named the world’s best broker by Euromoney magazine’s 2008 Insurance Survey. In 2008, Aon ranked highest on the Business Insurance ranking of the world’s largest insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues. Aon also was ranked by A.M. Best as the number one insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007 and 2008, and was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary, and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007 and 2008 by the readers of Business Insurance. Sign up to receive Aon news alerts by email or RSS feed at: http://aon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=58.

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