Aon, a professional services firm headquartered in the UK, has named Rishi Mehra as its new Head of India, effective immediately. Mehra will operate from Mumbai and will directly report to Anne Corona, who serves as the Chief Executive for Asia Pacific at Aon. Additionally, Mehra will become a member of the firm's Asia Pacific executive committee and the global executive leadership team.

Collaborating closely with Jon Pipe, the CEO of Aon India Insurance Brokers, and Nitin Sethi, the CEO of Aon Consulting, Mehra will integrate the combined expertise across risk, health, wealth, and talent consulting under a unified leadership structure, as stated in a release by Aon. Mehra will additionally assume a pivotal role in facilitating the integration of Global Insurance Brokers throughout the year. Upon finalization, this acquisition will enhance Aon's capabilities, uniting an integrated team of approximately 1,000 colleagues across India.

"I am delighted to unite India under Rishi's leadership. His business acumen, combined with his experience as CFO will accelerate our ability to deliver Aon United capabilities to our clients. Rishi will build on the team's success and strengthen collaboration across India to help our clients shape business decisions for the better", said Corona.

Having joined Aon in 2003, Mehra has held various senior finance positions across the Asia Pacific region. His most recent role was serving as the Chief Financial Officer for Asia and Greater China. Prior to his tenure at Aon, he gained experience at PepsiCo and PwC in India, where he worked in consulting and business planning capacities.

"We have so much opportunity ahead of us in a very unique and thriving economy, and I look forward to working with the team to unlock India's growth potential leveraging our risk capital and human capital capabilities to deliver insights and scalable solutions to help our clients make better decisions to protect and grow their businesses", said Mehra.