Aon Names Laurel Meissner as Global Controller
global provider of risk management and human capital consulting services,
today announced the appointment of
executive from Motorola, as Senior Vice President and Global Controller. She
replaces
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Meissner will report to
Financial Officer, and will be responsible for accounting, financial reporting,
budgeting, forecasting and financial controls, compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley,
Securities and Exchange (SEC) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
regulation and standards, and financial operations across all lines of
business globally for Aon.
“Our financial management team works with our business leaders to maximize
the returns for shareholders and to improve the efficiency of Aon’s global
finance organization,” Davies said. “Laurie’s extensive experience in
accounting, financial reporting and controls will strengthen our firm’s
ability to drive business decisions so that we can continue to deliver the
best value for our clients.”
Since 2000, Meissner has held several positions at Motorola, most recently
as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. In this role she was
responsible for all accounting issues impacting Motorola worldwide; including
financial reporting and controls, compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, and
regulations and standards imposed by the SEC and the FASB. Before joining
Motorola, Meissner held positions with Initiate Systems, Cruise Technologies,
and KPMG.
Meissner holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and systems
analysis from
About Aon
Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC) is the leading global provider of risk
management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, human capital and
management consulting. Through its over 36,000 colleagues 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 named the
world’s “best broker” by Euromoney magazine’s 2008 Insurance Survey. In 2008,
Aon ranked highest on the Business Insurance ranking of the world’s largest
insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and
personal lines brokerage revenues. Aon also was ranked by A.M. Best as the
number one global insurance brokerage in 2007 and 2008 based on brokerage
revenues, and was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance
intermediary, and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007 and 2008 by
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