Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon Corporation, has appointed Vincent West into Global Risk Consulting team, to head up, and build upon the success of its business continuity practice.

Vincent has more than 20 years of experience in business continuity and risk management. He will be consolidating and enhancing the intellectual capital and business continuity tools that already exists within the team.

Most recently, Vincent was managing consultant at Marsh Risk Consulting, and prior to that has worked as head of business continuity services for Norwich Union Risk Services, and Cable and Wireless.

Aon head of enterprise risk management Grant Foster said with Vincent’s joining the team, Aon is now more than ever in a leading position to help businesses cope with such events.

I look forward to working closely with him to ensure we remain at the forefront of thinking when it comes to business continuity and delivering excellence to our clients,” Foster said.