Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill., hired Aon Hewitt in January as record keeper for its stock retirement plans in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, said its recently filed 11-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Abbott also hired Northern Trust as the two plans’ custodian and as trustee for the U.S. Stock Retirement Plan. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico continues to serve as trustee of the Puerto Rico plan.
Aon Hewitt and Northern Trust replace Mercer as the two plans’ record keeper and custodian, and as trustee of the U.S. plan.
The two plans had a combined $6.3 billion in assets as of Dec. 31.
An Abbott Laboratories spokesman could not immediately be reached for further details.
