Manchester United to Wear Aon Sponsored Shirt From 2010/11
03 Giugno 2009 - 5:19PM
PR Newswire (US)
Manchester United Announces Global Partnership with Aon Corporation
MANCHESTER, England and CHICAGO, June 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Manchester United today announced that it has reached a significant
global partnership and principal sponsorship agreement with Aon
Corporation, the world's leading risk advisor and human capital
consultant, to take effect from the start of the 2010/11 season.
Terms of the partnership were not announced. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO) As part of
the sponsorship agreement, the Aon brand will feature on the world
famous Manchester United shirt for four years. Announcing the deal,
Manchester United chief executive David Gill said, "We are
delighted to be entering such an important relationship with a
company of the stature of Aon and to have its logo adorn our shirts
from the start of the 2010/11 season. We look forward to being
closely aligned with the world leader in risk management, a firm
which shares our values and is an exciting partner for Manchester
United. Today's announcement clearly strengthens our position as
one of the biggest clubs in world football." "It is a unique
opportunity when two leaders in their respective fields can come
together in a partnership such as the one we are announcing today,"
added Greg Case, president and chief executive officer of Aon.
"Manchester United has one of the most recognized sports brands in
the world. David and his team are all about winning and about
excellence; the same holds true for the Aon team. We play to win in
our business, and that is why we believe this partnership will
create tremendous benefits for both organizations worldwide. "While
we are delighted that our brand will be showcased to the over 330
million fans of Manchester United as well as the countless
followers of football worldwide, we also are extremely excited
about the opportunity to maximize the value of this partnership
globally." About Manchester United Manchester United is the biggest
football club in the world. It has an estimated 333 million fans
across the globe. Its home at Old Trafford celebrates its centenary
in 2010 and reflects the rich history that surrounds the Club. The
first English Club to compete in the European Cup, its visionary
manager Sir Matt Busby later led the team to the first English
triumph in that competition in 1968. In modern times, Sir Alex
Ferguson - also knighted by HM The Queen for his outstanding
contribution to football - has led the Club to more European,
domestic and world success. 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 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 and
2008 by the readers of Business Insurance. For more information on
Aon, log onto http://www.aon.com/. For further information, please
contact: Phil Townsend Manchester United T: +44 7780 956 006 David
Prosperi Aon Corporation T: +1 312 381 2485 David Bogg Aon
Corporation T: +44 (0)20 7522 4016
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Phil Townsend of Manchester United, +44 7780 956 006, ; or David
Prosperi, +1-312-381-2485, , or David Bogg, +44 (0)20 7522 4016, ,
both of Aon Corporation Web Site: http://www.aon.com/
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