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Aon Hewitt announces new leadership appointments in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong

Hong Kong, July 2 2014 — Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health business of Aon plc (NYSE:AON), today announced organizational changes at Aon Hewitt Consulting in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. 

Jeremy Andrulis, currently leading Aon Hewitt’s Performance, Rewards & Talent and Retirement Practices as Managing Director in Hong Kong and Taiwan, has been named Chief Executive Officer, Southeast Asia, for Aon Hewitt Consulting. He replaces Rick Payne, who will be taking a long-planned retirement at the end of August. Andrulis will report directly to Steward Fotheringham, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific.

Andrulis has been with Aon Hewitt for six years.  With over 17 years’ experience as a management and human resources consultant in North America and Asia, he has successfully led numerous business and organization transformation projects for public and private sector organizations. These projects range from designing strategic plans and new organizations to implementing new business processes, talent management programs and HR service delivery models. Andrulis received a Masters in Management (MBA) and Masters of Arts in Political Science (MA) from Purdue University (USA), and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Villanova University (USA).

Succeeding Andrulis is Sushant Upadhyay, who also has 17 years of experience  and has been with the firm for the last 10 years in India and China. He recently moved to Hong Kong as Senior Client Partner – Greater China. In this role, Upadhyay is responsible for client relationships with large and mid-market Foreign Invested Enterprises in Greater China. He will continue in this role while taking on the added responsibility of Managing Director for Aon Hewitt Consulting in Hong Kong and Taiwan, reporting to Klaus Liu, Chief Executive Officer for Greater China. 

Upadhyay has worked across sectors in consulting and client management roles. His primary consulting domains are HR Transformation, Talent Management and Globalization. In the last 10 years at Aon Hewitt, he has worked with a number of Global 500 clients in designing and executing their HR and Talent strategy, workforce planning, performance management, setting up HR shared services, HR process reengineering, employee engagement and in helping them enter and grow their business in emerging markets. Upadhyay holds as MBA in International Business and a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

“These changes are a reflection of careful planning and allow minimum disruption to continue our strategy to strengthen Aon Hewitt’s position as the preeminent human resources consulting firm in the region,” said Stewart Fotheringham.   “These are exciting times and I am confident that our thoughtful planning and forward thinking have enabled us to select the right successors to spearhead our future growth and success and ensure seamless client service and delivery.” 

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About Aon Hewitt

Aon Hewitt empowers organizations and individuals to secure a better future through innovative talent, retirement and health solutions. We advise, design and execute a wide range of solutions that enable clients to cultivate talent to drive organizational and personal performance and growth, navigate retirement risk while providing new levels of financial security, and redefine health solutions for greater choice, affordability and wellness.  Aon Hewitt is the global leader in human resource solutions, with over 30,000 professionals in 90 countries serving more than 20,000 clients worldwide.  For more information on Aon Hewitt, please visit www.aonhewitt.com

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 66,000 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 Man U

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