Aon Corporation has appointed Andrew M. Appel, 40, as chief executive officer of Aon Consulting Worldwide, the company’s human capital and management consulting operation. The appointment is effective immediately.
Appel will report to Greg Case, Aon’s president and CEO. Appel succeeds Donald C. Ingram, who has had longstanding plans to retire as Aon Consulting’s chief executive officer. Ingram will remain as Aon Consulting’s chairman.
Appel joins Aon from McKinsey & Company, where he was a senior partner in the firm’s Financial Services and Technology practices. While at McKinsey, Appel served as a consultant to a wide variety of clients, mainly in financial services. Appel also was a founding leader of McKinsey’s Business Technology Offices and a member of McKinsey’s Global Technology and Operating and Practice Committees.
Case said, “Under Don Ingram’s leadership, Aon Consulting has gained a strong position in strategic human capital consulting. It is one of our cornerstones. In many ways, Don has followed in the footsteps of our founder, Pat Ryan, as a true builder of Aon. His long service and leadership at Aon have been extraordinary, and we are delighted that he will serve in the chairman’s role to help Andrew and the leadership team to create the next chapter in Aon’s consulting business.”
Case added, “In Andrew Appel, Aon and the Aon Consulting management team will find a proven leader and team builder with a track record for building successful consulting businesses. Andrew has a passion for serving his clients with energy and creativity in ways that mesh perfectly with Aon Consulting’s client-first approach to the business. I am pleased to welcome him to the company.”
Ingram said, “It has been rewarding to have been a part of Aon Consulting’s move into the top ranks of human capital and management consulting firms. I attribute our success to the dedicated professionals and a management team that has built a solid foundation for future growth.”
A Los Angeles native, Appel holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles, graduating magna cum laude. He earned his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, where he was also a Henry Ford II scholar. Appel and his family reside in the Chicago area.