Ms. Davies will succeed current Aon CFO David P. Bolger in March 2008. Mr. Bolger earlier this year announced his intention to leave the company. Recently, he was named chief operations officer for the Chicago Olympic Committee, which is chaired by Aon Executive Chairman Patrick G. Ryan.
Ms. Davies currently is CFO of Microsoft’s Platform & Services Division, which comprises the segments of windows client, server and tools, and online services. The PSD division reported fiscal 2007 revenues of $28.6 billion.
“We’re delighted that Christa will be joining our executive management team,” Gregory C. Case, Aon’s president and chief executive officer, said in a statement. Her “international experience in finance, business development and strategy will serve her well in leading our global management team.”