Clint Cary & Craig Pearlman hired in Chicago office CHICAGO, Dec. 2 //PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aon Consulting, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corporation (NYSE:AON), today announced the appointment of Clint Cary as senior vice president and Craig Pearlman as vice president in the Chicago office of Aon Investment Consulting. In their new roles, Cary and Pearlman will lead the firm's approach to developing innovative solutions to managing the risks associated with defined benefit plans. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO) Cary comes to Aon with more than 18 years of actuarial and investment experience, most recently serving as vice president and investment strategist at Northern Trust Global Investments. He was responsible for developing and managing investment strategy, utilizing a liability driven investing approach. Previously, Cary founded Capital Strategies Group, creating and implementing a retirement plan design, analysis and investment consulting system. Cary is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration with a focus on actuarial science and accounting from Drake University. Pearlman has more than 17 years of experience in investment consulting, risk management and new business development, most recently serving as the Midwest investment business leader/director of sales for Mercer.http://www.mercer.com/home.htm Pearlman was a key leader in the business launch and development of Mercer's manager-of-managers/investment business. He also spearheaded the market planning. Previously, Pearlman held leadership positions at Northern Trust Global Investments and Ibbotson Associates. Pearlman earned a Master of Business Administration in finance and marketing from Loyola University. "Clint and Craig both come to Aon with a wealth of experience, exceptional leadership skills and proven successes," said Cecil Hemingway, U.S. Retirement Practice Director with Aon Consulting. "Their addition to the Aon Consulting team will provide our clients with the most creative, inventive and sought-after solutions to help best meet their retirement planning needs, especially now, as many organizations face tough decisions on the future of their employer-sponsored pension plans." Sign up for News Alerts: http://aon.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=58 About Aon Consulting Aon Consulting is among the top global human capital consulting firms, with 2008 revenues of $1.358 billion and more than 6,300 professionals in 229 offices worldwide. Aon Consulting works with organizations to improve business performance and shape the workplace of the future through employee 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, 2007, 2008 and 2009. For more information on Aon, please visit http://www.aon.mediaroom.com/. About Aon Aon Corporation (NYSE:AON) is the leading global provider of risk management services, insurance and reinsurance brokerage, and human capital consulting. Through its more than 36,000 colleagues worldwide, Aon readily delivers distinctive client value via innovative and effective risk management and workforce productivity solutions. Aon's industry-leading global resources and technical expertise are delivered locally through more than 500 offices in more than 120 countries. Named the world's best broker by Euromoney magazine's 2008 and 2009 Insurance Survey, Aon also ranked highest on Business Insurance's listing of the world's largest insurance brokers based on commercial retail, wholesale, reinsurance and personal lines brokerage revenues in 2008 and 2009. A.M. Best deemed Aon the number one insurance broker based on brokerage revenues in 2007, 2008, and 2009, and Aon was voted best insurance intermediary, best reinsurance intermediary and best employee benefits consulting firm in 2007, 2008 and 2009 by the readers of Business Insurance. For more information on Aon, log onto http://www.aon.com/. For more information, contact: Cybil Rose 312.755.3537 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041215/CGW049LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Aon Corporation CONTACT: Cybil Rose, +1-312-755-3537, , for Aon Corporation Web Site: http://www.aon.com/

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