Wednesday, January 6, 2010

American International Group Appoints Jeff Hurd, Michael Cowan and Christina Pretto

American International GroupAmerican International Group has named Jeff Hurd as the new head of human resources.

Michael Cowan has been appointed as chief administrative officer.

In his new role, Mr. Cowan will oversee the company’s operations and systems, corporate administration, and the separation office, which focuses on readying businesses for deals.

Mr. Cowan is a longtime employee at Merrill Lynch.

Christina Pretto has been appointed as AIG’s senior vice president – communications, succeeding Nick Ashooh.

Ms. Pretto joined AIG’s communications department a year ago.