OREANDA-NEWS. October 06, 2015. Aon plc (NYSE:AON), the leading global provider of risk management and human resource consulting and outsourcing, announced today that John Cullen, currently CFO of its global Risk Solutions segment, will replace Rob Brown as CEO of Aon Risk Solutions EMEA, as of Monday, 5 October.

John Cullen has served as CFO of Aon’s global Risk Solutions business and Chairman of the Aon Risk Solutions Pacific region since 2014. He has held a number of senior executive positions at Aon in almost 20 years with the firm, including CFO of Asia operations and COO of the UK Risk Solutions business. Prior to joining Aon, John worked at PwC where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant and was a specialist in insurance and banking services in London and Hong Kong.

Mike O’Connor, CEO of ARS, said: “After more than 20 years with Aon, John is one of our most accomplished leaders. He has driven performance and thrived in every position he has held at the firm, which includes early experience building our business in Asia, followed by time leading operations and finance for our UK Retail business, and most recently as CFO of our global Risk Solutions segment. I am excited to welcome John to this new role and know that he will have an enormous impact on delivering excellence to our clients and driving performance in the region.”

“I want to thank Rob Brown for his service to the firm over the last 15 years. Rob has played a critical role in shaping our strategy and I wish him the best in the next chapter of his career.”