Aon has promoted Robyn Perkins to the role of managing director, People Risks Solutions.

Reporting to Aon Australia CEO Steve Nevett, Perkins will be responsible for continuing to grow and oversee the strategic direction of the business, and in particular helping client organisations to better understand and manage the important links between wellness, productivity, organisational performance and risk.

Perkins is a 25-year veteran in the management of workers’ compensation, human resources and people risk and has been with Aon for the past 13 of them; shehas been head of Workforce Risk Solutions for the past eight years.

Perkins is said to have designed Australia’s first sick leave index, which helps organisations to identify costs and benchmark performance in this area.

“Robyn not only has extensive experience in delivering strategic advice and assistance regarding workforce and people risk to some of Australia’s largest organisations,” Nevett says, “she also has a strong personal commitment to what she does and a level of passion and vision for the work that is infectious.”