Aon Logo features on new Manchester United team shirt; launches community service worldwide

The new Manchester United home kit for the 2010-11 season has been unveiled with the logo of Aon Corporation, the leading global provider of risk services and human capital consulting. Aon’s four-year shirt sponsorship of the Manchester United Football Club was launched on June 1, 2010.

“The Manchester United shirt is an iconic image in the world of sport, and we are honoured to appear on it,” said Greg Case, President and CEO, Aon.

Case added that every one of Aon’s 36,000 global colleagues would receive a Manchester United team shirt. The new home kit combines elements of the club’s history with new age technology – as every shirt has been made entirely from recycled polyester and each created from up to eight plastic water bottles as part of Nike’s ‘Considered Design’ programme.

David Gill, CEO, Manchester United, said, “We’re delighted to be launching our latest Manchester United shirt and the first to bear the Aon logo. We’re incredibly proud of our association with Aon and look forward to achieving great things, both on and off the pitch, through our partnership with them.”

Case noted, “Our sponsorship of Manchester United is an important amplifier of our Aon United vision – to work together as one team for clients, for colleagues and for communities in order to grow our firm. This shirt sponsorship creates an opportunity for us to unite our firm while telling the world who we are and the value we bring to clients.”

Aon has dedicated July 15 as ‘Aon United Global Day’, demonstrating Aon and Manchester United’s shared commitment to serving their communities. Around the world, Aon’s 36,000 colleagues in over 120 countries will be participating in fundraising and volunteer activities, including supporting hundreds of schools, children’s hospitals, orphanages and community centers.