Aon Corporation, the global provider of risk management and human capital consulting services, today announced that it has been selected as a recipient of the 2009 British Consul General Awards as presented by the British-American Business Council (BABC), Chicago. Aon is the recipient of the large company award for the firm’s significant contributions to trade and commerce between the United Kingdom and the United States. The recipient of the small company award is BigHand.
Steve McGill, chairman and chief executive officer of Aon Risk Services and a native of the United Kingdom, will accept the award at a BABC dinner in Chicago on September 15, 2009 at the InterContinental Chicago Hotel.
According to the BABC announcement, “Aon, with 37,000 colleagues worldwide, is being honored because of its standing in the Chicago and U.S. business markets and its global outreach. Its unique products and innovative service have resulted in a creation of jobs that support international operations between the U.K. and the U.S. This together with its investments in production facilities and operations in the U.K. and U.S., promoting internationalization, makes the company truly deserving of the Award. In addition, Aon’s exemplary leadership and commitment to communities where its colleagues live and work and its leadership in state and local programs that publicize the importance of international business demonstrate the company’s commitment to the communities and countries in which it operates, Aon has been a long time supporter of the BABC for many years, including the creation of the Aon award, awarded to the BABC chapter with the fastest growing membership. Most recently, Aon’s support of Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games has not only benefited Chicago, but has also demonstrated the international vision of the Company.”
“I am pleased to congratulate this year’s recipients,” remarked Saul T. Caisman, President of the BABC Chicago. “Despite the difficulties and challenges facing the worldwide economy, Aon Corporation and BigHand continue to set high standards for leadership, innovation, and strengthening the UK/US partnership.”
Past recipients of the British Consul General Award include George W. Buckley, Wm. Wrigley Company, Manpower, Inc. and TradingPartners (2008); Tate & Lyle and Neogen (2007); Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated and the British School of Chicago (2006); RR Donnelley and Gripple, Inc. (2005); Dyson, Mintel International Group Ltd and Newark InOne (2004); and Robert Culshaw, former British-Consul General Chicago, (2003).
