Sengupta to head Aon Master Trust
Financial services veteran, Janice Sengupta, has been appointed head of the Aon Master Trust, tasked with making super simpler for clients.
Announcing the appointment, Aon Hewitt Pacific chief executive officer, Steve Gaffney, said Sengupta will work closely with clients and colleagues to continue the trust's focus on being innovative, nimble and responsive to consumer needs.
"We are excited to have Janice spearhead the Aon Master Trust team, a team who from the very beginning has been examining the needs of our clients and are focused on making super simpler," Gaffney said.
"We are confident that she will be able to deliver outstanding results for both members and the business in her new role."
Over the past 25 years Sengupta has worked in financial services in North America and Australia.
Sengupta first joined Aon's Sydney office in 2006 as head of research with responsibility for fund manager research within Australasia. In 2007, she was promoted to practice leader and principal of Aon's Investment Consulting business in Australia and is now serving as chief investment officer. In 2012, she joined the trustee board of directors for the $3 billion Aon Master Trust.
"With my new role as Head of the Aon Master Trust I have the opportunity to guide strategy drawing from the thought leadership of Aon's global investment research experts and utilising connections with the Global Investment Practice Committee," she said.
"Together with the experience and expertise of the current team, I am confident we will take Aon Master Trust to its next successful stage in evolution."
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