Aon has appointed Rishi Mehra as head of India, effective immediately.
Mehra will be based in Mumbai, will report to Anne Corona, CEO of Asia Pacific at Aon and will join Aon’s Asia Pacific executive committee and global executive leadership team.
Working closely with Jon Pipe, CEO and principal officer of Aon India Insurance Brokers and Nitin Sethi, CEO of Aon Consulting Private Ltd, Mehra will bring together the collective capabilities across risk, health, wealth and talent consulting under a single leadership model, to harness the combined breadth of Aon’s expertise and solutions for clients across India.
He will also play a key role in the integration of Global Insurance Brokers during the year. Upon completion, the firm revealed the acquisition will expand Aon’s existing capabilities bringing together an integrated team of over 1,000 colleagues across Aon in India.
Over his 20-year career at Aon, Mehra has held several senior finance roles across the Asia Pacific region, most recently serving as chief financial officer for Asia and Greater China.
Prior to joining Aon, he worked at PepsiCo and PWC in India in consulting and business planning roles.
He will begin transitioning to his new role immediately and will be based in Mumbai by the middle of the year.
Corona said: “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.”
Mehra added: “I am very excited and humbled to lead an extremely talented and driven team in India.
“We have so much opportunity ahead of us in a very unique and thriving economy.
“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.”