Aon poaches aviation staff from Marsh and Willis

Aon has made six new appointments to its aviation team. The move is part of Aon's recruitment drive to bring in fresh thinking and further rejuvenate the strength of its service offering to clients.

The new appointments, based in London, include former Marsh vice president of the aviation practice John Westoby who was at the broker for 14 years, Simon Blanden who was executive director and client manager at Willis, Adam Hemingway who was broker/client manager at Marsh and two graduate trainees (Christopher Percy and Martyn Chattey.)

In addition, Meghan Walker will join as a senior broker from Lockton in 2010.

The aviation team has undergone significant change, presenting the opportunity for new talent to demonstrate their skills and enhance their career path, while supporting and working with senior managers on global accounts.

Simon Knechtli, Aon Global UK aviation and aerospace practice leader, commented: "We have hired driven, enthusiastic people with great energy and commitment. We continue to secure the best programme terms for our clients using our established talent, which is now further enhanced by the new appointments. This reinforces Aon's commitment to remain the leading broker both today and into the future as we nurture the next generation of aviation focused colleagues."