Durban, South Africa, July 18, 2012 – Anton Roux, CEO of Aon Sub Saharan Africa, today issued the following statement in recognition of the birthday of Nelson Mandela:
"Aon has been part of the LEAD SA campaign to sing happy birthday to Madiba on his birthday today at the game between Manchester United and Amazulu. On behalf of my Aon colleagues in South Africa, I want to say; from one appreciative company, Aon, and one legendary team, Manchester United, to one extraordinary and legendary man – Happy Birthday Madiba."
Aon plc is the principal partner and global shirt sponsor of Manchester United, which is kicking off its 2012 pre-season exhibition tour with matches today in Durban and on July 21 in Cape Town.
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Aon plc (NYSE:AON) is the leading global provider of risk management, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human resources solutions and outsourcing services. Through its more than 62,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon unites to empower results for clients in over 120 countries via innovative and effective risk and people solutions and through industry-leading global resources and technical expertise. Aon has been named repeatedly as the world's best broker, best insurance intermediary, reinsurance intermediary, captives manager and best employee benefits consulting firm by multiple industry sources. Visit http://www.aon.com for more information on Aon and http://www.aon.com/manchesterunited to learn about Aon's global partnership and shirt sponsorship with Manchester United.
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