Aon strengthens reinsurance team with four executive appointments

Global reinsurance and insurance broker Aon has appointed four senior members to its reinsurance team, including Alfonso Valera as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of International, Steve Hofmann as CEO of Americas, George Attard as Global Head of Strategy, and Tomas Novotny as Chairman of International.

In his new role, Valera takes on responsibility for the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC).

Meanwhile, Hofmann, as CEO of Americas for Reinsurance, is responsible for North America and Latin America.

Marcell, who leads Aon’s integrated risk and human capital capabilities across the firm’s reinsurance, commercial risk, health, wealth and talent teams, commented, “We are delighted to promote Alfonso, Steve, George and Tomas into these important leadership roles as we accelerate the ambition and velocity of our industry-leading Reinsurance solutions business.

“These appointments reflect the depth and quality of leadership across our firm. Together, they bring decades of leadership experience, deep client relationships, market knowledge and domain expertise. Supported by outstanding talent and experts across our regions, they will help shape the next stage of our growth.”

Previously, Valera served as Co-CEO of EMEA for Reinsurance and as CEO and General Manager of Aon Re Iberia, among other leadership roles.

Most recently, Hofmann served as US CEO of Reinsurance and earlier as US Co-President of Reinsurance.

Attard was most recently the CEO of Reinsurance for APAC, following 17 years at the firm leading strategy and client engagement in the region.

Lastly, Novotny has served as Co-CEO of EMEA for Reinsurance, Chairman of the Board of Central and Eastern Europe for the firm and as a broking leader for Aon based in Prague.

Marcell added, “We continue to invest in our business, our capabilities and our colleagues – and in the areas where we see the greatest opportunity to help our clients make better decisions.

“With expanded investment in innovation, AI, climate advisory and our Better Decisions Labs, we are unlocking new tools and proprietary analytics to help clients accelerate decision-making, strengthen relationships and drive profitable growth.”

These appointments come as John Neal, former CEO of the specialist Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance marketplace, who was set to join Aon to lead its reinsurance operations, has accepted a new role as President of AIG.

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