CHICAGO, Nov. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE:
AON), a leading global professional services firm, today announced
the appointment of Jillian Slyfield
as the firm's Chief Innovation Officer, effective Dec. 1,
2021. Slyfield, who is based in San
Francisco, will report to Aon CEO Greg Case and join the Aon Executive Committee,
which is responsible for executing on the firm's Aon United
Blueprint.
"In a world that is more volatile, interdependent and faster
moving than ever before, the risks our clients face are becoming
more frequent and severe and the need for better decisions has
never been greater," said Case. "Innovation is a core component of
our Aon United Blueprint and how we bring the best of Aon to our
clients. Jillian is a proven Aon leader who has the skills and
expertise to work across geographies and solution lines to
accelerate innovation to better address unmet client need."
Slyfield will build on Aon's Innovation at Scale strategy to
address growing unmet client need around increased volatility,
greater access to capital, building resilient workforces and
creating net new solutions for clients that do not exist in the
market. In this role, Slyfield will partner with colleagues across
Aon to identify, develop and scale significant new sources of value
for clients.
"Innovation is core to Aon, and I couldn't think of a more
exciting opportunity than to bring state-of-the-art solutions to
our clients so that they can thrive and grow now and into the
future," Slyfield said. "I'm looking forward to working with the
Aon Executive Committee and colleagues across Aon to create new
sources of value that will help our clients as they address
emerging risks."
Slyfield joined Aon in 2015 and most recently served as Aon's
Digital Economy Practice Leader, where she addressed digital
disruption of traditional industries and the on-demand economy with
a focus on mobility as a service, the future of work and platform
marketplaces. Prior to joining Aon in 2015, Slyfield served as a
leading advisor to mid-size and global organizations while working
for an international brokerage firm and a number of national
multi-risk insurance companies. At Aon, Slyfield serves on the
firm's Global Inclusive Leadership Council and advises several
emerging technology businesses.
With this transition, Slyfield assumes the responsibilities of
Tony Goland, who will retire at the
end of 2021 after a distinguished career at Aon – as Chief Human
Resources Officer and then its first Chief Innovation Officer – and
McKinsey & Company, where he was a senior partner and spent 30
years advising leading organizations. Goland's leadership of Aon's
New Ventures Group, which will now report into Slyfield, has
positioned Aon to expand on its leading position in intellectual
property solutions and ground-breaking work to enable public sector
partnerships. Goland will continue to serve as an advisor to Case
through the end of the year, and the firm is grateful for his
service as a passionate advocate for colleagues and his
contributions to Aon's clients.
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