Aon, a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions, announced the appointment of Pothen Jacob and Surya Shekhar De in its leadership team.
Jacob joins Aon to lead the Executive Compensation & Governance Practice for India. With 25 years of domain expertise of having worked in organizations including Mercer, Dell, Towers Watson, Corporate Executive Board (CEB), Sapient, and Diageo, he has held leadership positions covering India and APAC countries, according to a statement.
While at Diageo, Jacob led Organisation Effectiveness and Transformation agenda. Before that, at Sapient he was heading the Total Rewards across India and the Asia Pacific. With Dell, he was the Head of Rewards, HR Information Management and Operation for India and the Philippines. In consulting and management research, he was the head of research at Corporate executive Board for Asia, headed Willis Tower Watson’s Human Capital Business in India and was the Industry Leader for Tech and Office Head for South at Mercer HR Consulting.
Shekhar De joins Aon’s Human Capital Business to lead the Financial Services Sector in India after his two-year stint at the Dubai office of Aon, leading Financial Industry Sector for the Middle East and Africa. Before that, he was in India with Aon’s Human Capital Practice and responsible for managing key sectors across Financial Services & was a Key Account Leader for the firm.
Nitin Sethi, CEO India and Asia – Performance and Rewards, Aon, said, “Pothen and Surya add the significant capability to the Aon team in India which is already the largest and preeminent advisory firm in the areas of Performance, Rewards & Organization Effectiveness Consulting.”
“As market leaders with over 150 consultants, we continue to experience growth and are committed to bringing best in class consulting capabilities to our clients. As experienced thought leaders across multiple geographies and sectors, Surya and Pothen will partner with our clients to bring the best of Aon to them. We will continue to invest in data, technology and thought leadership to empower our clients to unleash higher performance through their people,” Sethi added.
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