Aon plc has announced a new line-up for its UK Commercial Risk leadership team.
Jane Kielty is becoming the Head of Commercial Risk UK, focused on bringing together all delivery parts of Commercial Risk in the UK to further improve service and capability for clients across the country. Kielty will retain her UK Chief Commercial Officer responsibilities until a successor is appointed; this process is now underway.
James Baum (previously head of UK Commercial Risk and Aon’s Global Broking Centre) is taking a new role as Head of Wholesale and Specialty Broking. In this role he will continue to lead the Global Broking Centre in London and be responsible for delivering cohesive broking strategies across all the international wholesale markets.
Both appointments are subject to approval from the Financial Conduct Authority.
In their new roles, Baum and Kielty will work closely together to build on existing momentum and alignment across both retail and wholesale broking, to improve delivery of solutions and capability for clients, and to optimise results for them when accessing the London, Specialty and UK markets.
Both Baum and Kielty remain members of Aon’s UK Leadership Team, focused on driving growth and delivering solutions for clients through its Aon United strategy.
Julie Page, Chief Executive Officer UK for Aon, said, “Both James Baum and Jane Kielty are incredibly experienced leaders with vast expertise in delivering risk solutions for clients and business success. I know that they will bring their knowledge and skills together to shape our broking strategies and develop new products and proposition for our clients, helping them to make better decisions.”