Former AON Hewitt CEO joins Hamilton Insurance board

Hamilton Insurance Group has announced that Russell Fradin, the former CEO of Aon Hewitt, has joined its board of directors.

Fradin is currently the lead independent director of Best Buy Company and an operating partner of private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier and Rice (CD&R).

He joined CD&R in 2016 and served as its president and chief executive officer at SunGard Data Systems, a software and IT services provider, until the company’s acquisition by FIS in November 2015.

Prior to SunGard, Fradin served as chairman and chief executive officer of Aon Hewitt. During his employment, he managed the September 2010 merger between Aon Consulting and Hewitt Associates, having been chief executive officer of Hewitt since 2006.

“I am pleased to welcome Russ to Hamilton’s Board,” said Brian Duperreault, Hamilton’s chairman and chief executive officer.

“With his experience at the intersection of the financial services and technology industries, as well as in organizational development and consulting, Russ’ resume is tailor made for a company leveraging data science to streamline the delivery of insurance products and services – and that’s Hamilton.”