TAMPA, Fla., March 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Consulting Worldwide, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC), today announced that Mary Kay Vona has joined the Tampa office as executive vice president and southeast region* leader.

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Vona, 47, brings nearly 25 years of human capital consulting experience to Aon Consulting. As the southeast region leader, she will be responsible for the region's operations including account management and business development as well as professional staff development and retention. Vona joins Aon Consulting from IBM, where she was the global learning executive and partner in the Human Capital Management practice. While at IBM she also led human capital management for the company's Communications sector. Prior to joining IBM, Vona was a partner in the Management Consulting practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has consulted with clients in numerous industries including telecommunications, financial services, automotive, manufacturing, energy and utilities, and media and entertainment.

Vona earned a doctorate of education from The George Washington University. She has co-authored several research papers on human capital, innovation and the strategic value of learning. Vona also has been a speaker at numerous industry conferences and web lectures.

*Aon Consulting's southeast region consists of Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.

About Aon

Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and management consulting, and specialty insurance underwriting. Through its 43,000 professionals worldwide, Aon readily delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Our industry-leading global resources, technical expertise and industry knowledge are delivered locally through more than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Aon was ranked by A.M. Best as the number one global insurance brokerage in 2007 based on brokerage revenues, and voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary, and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007 by the readers of Business Insurance. For more information on Aon, log onto http://www.aon.com/.

About Aon Consulting

Aon Consulting Worldwide (http://www.aon.com/hcc) is among the top global human capital consulting firms, with 2007 revenues of $1.352 billion and 6,335 professionals in 117 offices worldwide. Aon Consulting is shaping the workplace of the future through benefits, talent management and rewards strategies and solutions. Aon Consulting was named the best employee benefit consulting firm by the readers of Business Insurance magazine in 2006 and 2007.

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