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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Consulting Worldwide, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corporation (NYSE:AOC), today announced that Will Sneden was hired as senior vice president and Health and Benefits practice leader of the Carolinas. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO) In addition to leading the Carolinas' Health and Benefits practice, Sneden will serve as a member of the practice's large market steering committee. "Will is a results-driven industry expert with a proven record of success," said John Zern, U.S. Health & Benefits practice director with Aon Consulting. "His market intelligence will support the success of the region and serve as a strong resource to clients." Sneden brings more than 20 years of experience to Aon Consulting. Most recently he was the consulting office leader for Hewitt Associates in Charlotte. He was also a subject matter expert for healthcare benefits strategy with an emphasis on measurement, including the return on investment from employers' health and productivity programs. "We are proud to have talent of his caliber as part of our professional team and look forward to Will helping our clients drive and measure the success of their health care and health promotion programs," said Joe Lineberry, senior vice president with Aon Consulting's Health and Benefits practice. Sneden earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics from University of North Carolina. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries and a member of the Conference of Consulting Actuaries. 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) 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. For more information, contact: Allyson Marcus - 312.755.3592 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Aon Corporation CONTACT: Allyson Marcus, +1-312-755-3592, , for Aon Corporation Web site: http://www.aon.com/

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