Aon forms new ventures group, appoints CIO and leadership team

Broker Aon has established a new ventures group as part of its growth strategy and assigned members of its senior leadership team to oversee it.

Tony Goland has been appointed chief innovation officer responsible for organising the new ventures group. Goland currently serves as chief human resources officer at Aon.

"Earlier this year we took a series of steps, including the creation of the Aon Operating Committee, the appointment of our new co-presidents and our transition to a single Aon brand," said Aon CEO Greg Case. "All of which were designed to make it easier for our colleagues to bring the best of Aon to clients and help us deliver on the growth potential of our firm."

"With that growth foundation in place we are taking additional steps to further accelerate innovation that delivers new value to clients and expands the marketplace. As Chief Innovation Officer, Tony Goland will be responsible for mobilizing the activities of our New Ventures Group, which will include senior leaders from across the firm – including myself – that will increasingly commit their time to the rapid incubation and delivery of new sources of client value," Case added.

Other initial members of the new ventures group leadership team include Christa Davies, Aon’s chief financial officer, who will devote more time exploring new high-growth, high-margin revenue opportunities.

Bryon Ehrhart, global head of strategic growth and development, will also support the new ventures group by focussing on the assessment of innovation opportunities in key high-growth geographies.

John Bruno, chief operations officer of Aon and chief executive officer of data & analytic services, will be responsible for accelerating the commercialisation of new data-driven, content solutions.

Furthermore, Aon has appointed Siobhan Cifelli, currently the global human resources leader for the Aon Operating Committee, to the role of interim CHRO while the company completes an internal and external search to fill the CHRO role.

Goland commented: "I am excited about Aon's potential to create meaningful new sources of value for clients. I look forward to working closely with our incredibly talented leaders across Aon to accelerate the future growth of our firm."

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