Aon lands Citibank director to expand capital raising capabilities

Re/insurance broker  Aon has hired a Citibank executive to expand the capabilities of its investment banking division  Aon Securities in raising capital and product innovation.

Sourna Daneshvar joins the Aon Securities team as managing director. He will be based in Chicago, and report to the chief executive officer of Aon Securities, Paul Schultz.

Having spent 20 years in the financial services sector, Daneshvar joins Aon from global banking organisation Citibank, where he was a director, specialising in securitisation and managing alternative sales and asset origination across both public and private markets for alternative institutional investors and insurance clients.

He was previously a director at Credit Suisse, with roles including responsibility for business development and financing in Europe within Credit Suisse Prime Services.

Schultz said: “We are delighted that Sourna has joined Aon and look forward to expanding our capital raising capabilities and driving further innovation around capital solutions for clients.”

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