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Aon Appoints Michael Wolf as Vice President and Chief Counsel
Michael Wolf

London, January 20, 2014 – Aon plc, the world’s leading provider of risk and human resources solutions (NYSE:AON), today announced the appointment of Michael T. Wolf as Vice President and Chief Counsel--Corporate.

In this role, Wolf will provide legal counsel on a wide range of corporate and transactional matters. He also will be responsible for the management of all aspects of corporate transactions on a global basis, including mergers, acquisitions, divestures, joint ventures, partnerships and strategic alliances. He will report to Peter Lieb, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Aon. 

“Michael brings the perfect set of skills and experience to achieve success in this role,” said Lieb. “In a world where the magnitude, complexity and speed of risk management have increased exponentially, Michael’s seasoned leadership on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, securities compliance issues, and corporate governance will add tremendous value to our firm. We are pleased to have him join the Aon team.”

Prior to joining Aon, Wolf was a partner at the law firm of Jenner & Block in Chicago, where he concentrated on corporate and transactional law and led large teams of lawyers in complex transactions, including the sale of General Motors to the U.S. Treasury. Before joining Jenner in 2003 as an associate, Wolf was with Kirkland & Ellis LLP in Chicago. 

Wolf earned his J.D. from Chicago Kent College of Law and his M.B.A. from DePaul University Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, both while holding a full time job with Merrill Lynch.  His undergraduate degree is in Economics from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

About Aon

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 65,000 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 www.aon.com for more information on Aon and www.aon.com/manchesterunited to learn about Aon’s global partnership and shirt sponsorship with Manchester United

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David Prosperi 
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David.prosperi@aon.com

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