Aon Hewitt, IP win outsourcing award

LINCOLNSHIRE — Aon Hewitt and International Paper announced today they were awarded an Outsourcing Excellence Award in recognition of their successful HR outsourcing partnership.

The Outsourcing Excellence Awards are sponsored by the Outsourcing Center, an organization that helps companies gain a greater understanding of how they can create value through outsourcing. They are given annually to outsourcing relationships that demonstrate best practices, create and sustain a competitive advantage, provide business transformation, achieve value and benefit both buyer and service provider over time.

“Aon Hewitt and International Paper are pioneers in the HR outsourcing industry, and our long-standing partnership has enabled us to learn from one another and expand the scope of our services to better serve International Paper’s employees,” said Jonathan Schembor, president of Aon Hewitt’s HR Business Process Outsourcing business. “Together we have created the industry standard for how a successful HR outsourcing model can produce innovative and sustainable results, and we are honored to be recognized with this award.”

International Paper has been an Aon Hewitt client for 10 years. Aon Hewitt provides a full range of HR BPO services to International Paper’s 40,000 U.S. employees, including payroll, workforce administration, health and welfare administration, recruiting support activities, application support and help desk services.

“Aon Hewitt has been a trusted business partner for more than a decade,” said Scott Lacy, manager of HR Operations for International Paper. “We have a mutual commitment to maintaining an honest and frank relationship, which has enabled a strong foundation for growth, evolution and understanding. Working together as a team, we’ve been able to significantly improve the service and HR experience for our employees, retirees and their families, and we look forward to continuing our strong partnership.”