CHICAGO (February 4, 2014) – Aon plc (NYSE:AON), the leading global provider of risk management and human resource consulting and outsourcing, today announced it has been named to the 2014 National Association for Female Executives’ (NAFE) Top Companies for Executive Women list. Aon was recognized for its strong female leadership profile, its programs aimed at empowering and advancing women across the firm and its overall company culture. This marks the second year in a row that Aon was named to the list.

“At Aon, investing in the development of strong women leaders is a business imperative,” said Greg Besio, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at Aon. “We aspire to be the destination of choice for the best talent in risk and people. As we develop the next generation of leaders at Aon, we believe having more women in key decision-making and client-facing roles is crucial to the long term success of our firm.”

Companies were selected for the NAFE list based on an extensive application that surveyed companies on every aspect of women’s advancement, including succession planning, profit-and-loss roles, gender pay parity, support programs, and work life balance programs. NAFE's exhaustive examination of policies, programs and workforce profiles of the participating companies yields the most definitive list of top workplaces for women who want to advance through the corporate ranks. 

To view Aon’s profile on this year’s list, please visit NAFE’s website.

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.

About NAFE

The National Association for Female Executives (NAFE) was founded in 1972 and is one of the largest women’s professional associations in the United States. The organization has a rich history of providing education, networking, and public advocacy to empower its members to achieve career success and financial security. Members are women executives, professionals, business owners and others who are committed to NAFE's mission: the advancement of women in business. Through the annual NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women list and NAFE Women of Excellence Awards programs, we recognize the outstanding work done on behalf of the advancement of women. NAFE also offers the Women of Excellence Interview Series, NAFE Leadership Summits, and International NAFE.

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Anderw Laubmeier
312 381 3347
andrew.laubmeier@aon.com