Aon Consulting, the global human capital consulting organization of Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC), today announced that 20-year industry veteran Anand Shankar has joined the firm in the newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer, Asia Pacific in Singapore.
Shankar will lead sales strategy and efforts across practices and markets in Asia Pacific for Aon Consulting, working closely with the regional leadership team and colleagues globally.
“We welcome Anand to Aon Consulting,” said Edouard Merette, CEO for Aon Consulting, Asia Pacific. “I look forward to working with Anand, who has a wealth of industry experience in Asia Pacific. Anand also has an excellent track record of developing solutions for multinational and local clients, which is aligned with our goal of providing clients with distinctive value through our people. We are confident that under his leadership, Aon’s foothold in the region will strengthen.”
Shankar brings two decades of experience in people management to Aon Consulting, and he is a well-known strategist in the professional services and human resources industry. Shankar previously held senior positions in other consulting firms, most recently with Talent as Group Corporate Director leading strategic growth through organic and inorganic strategies across multiple businesses. He spent more than a decade with Hewitt Associates in India, Hong Kong and Singapore consecutively, and most recently held the position of head of business development and line functions for consulting and outsourcing.
On his new role, Shankar said: “I look forward to being part of Aon, which has a track record of high performing organizational talent strategies and sound implementation processes. I share in the firm’s belief that Asia Pacific is an important market with tremendous growth opportunities for HR consulting and outsourcing needs.”
