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2009 CHICAGO UNITED CHICAGO BRIDGE AWARD RECIPIENT
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"Hire
the Best. Build the Best. Be the Best.
This statement captures both Aon’s promise and our potential
with respect to creating an inclusive environment that nurtures
the unique backgrounds, skills and creativity of our employees,
suppliers and partners. For Aon, diversity is an integral part
of our strategy and will continue to drive the innovation and
collaboration needed to provide our clients with the best solutions
and services worldwide." |
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Gregory
C. Case
President and Chief Executive Officer
Aon Corporation
Greg
Case is president and chief executive officer of Aon Corporation,
the leading global
risk, reinsurance and human capital services firm. He is also a
member of the company’s
Board of Directors.
Under
Case’s leadership, Aon has strengthened its position as a global
organization
offering integrated business solutions for clients. Leading the
efforts of more than
37,000 colleagues in over 500 offices in 120 countries, Case continues
to execute a
three-part strategy focused on delivering distinctive value for
clients, attracting the
best talent and achieving operational excellence. Since joining
Aon in April 2005, he
has traveled worldwide meeting with clients and colleagues communicating
and
sharpening his vision for the organization.
Case
also is committed to providing an inclusive environment at Aon.
Its diversity
initiatives are leading the way not only in the risk management
and human capital
industries, but in the global business community. An example of
putting this strategy
into action was the creation of Aon Cornerstone Solutions, an entrepreneurial
growth
strategy designed to deliver distinctive value to its clients by
developing relationships
with minority-owned partners across the firm’s three main business
units. By embracing
the needs of its clients and the talent imperatives of the communities
it serves, and by
cascading its diversity strategy throughout the global organization,
Aon continues to
focus on hiring the best, building the best, and being the best.
Case
has nearly two decades of experience in the insurance and financial
services
industries. Before joining Aon, he served on the governing Shareholders’
Committee
at McKinsey & Company, a leading international management consultant,
and led
their Global Insurance and Financial Services Practice. Prior to
McKinsey, he worked
for the investment banking firm of Piper, Jaffray and Hopwood, and
at the Federal
Reserve Bank.
Case
holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and graduated summa cum
laude
from Kansas State University. He serves on the Boards of The International
Insurance
Society, Inc., Children’s Memorial Hospital, Civic Committee of
the Commercial Club of
Chicago, Economic Club of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Field
Museum of
Natural History, Discover Financial Services Corporation, Financial
Services Roundtable,
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and St. John’s University School of
Risk Management,
where he was named the 2008 Insurance Executive of the Year.
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