andy weitzAndy Weitz, president and CEO for Hill+Knowlton Strategies in the US, is moving to London-based insurance giant Aon, an H+K client, as senior VP of global marketing and communications.

The 37-year-old Weitz takes up a newly created role on Oct. 1 to lead corporate comms. and citizenship, as well as marketing strategy under chief marketing and communications officer Phil Clement.

He spent the last six years at Public Strategies and H+K, which were merged by WPP in 2010, taking the US president title last year when Dan Bartlett left for Walmart. Earlier, he worked in the insurance sector at Trilogy and Marsh, including as president of InsuranceOrder.com, which was acquired by Marsh. He also worked on Capitol Hill for Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.).

Aon, which posted 2013 revenue of $11.8B, partnered with WPP and Zurich Financial in 2012 to create a reputation insurance policy for PR, lobbying and advertising efforts.

Michael Coates is president/CEO for the Americas region at H+K.