Aon said that Michael Bungert, chief executive officer (CEO) of Americas for Aon Benfield, and Dominic Christian, CEO, international for Aon Benfield, will serve as co-CEO's of Aon Benfield.
Mr Bungert had joined Aon Re as an executive vice president in 1989. He previously was with Thomas A Greene, where he was the head of Chicago office and a member of board of directors. He has been in the reinsurance business since 1977.
Prior to joining Aon, Mr Christian was a group board director of Benfield Group, CEO of International Division, and CEO of Benfield.
The company said that Michael O’Halleran and Grahame Chilton will continue to build upon strategies and relationships. Mr O’Halleran will continue to serve as executive chairman of the company, while Mr Chilton will assume a new role as chairman of the company with a focus on strategy, marketing and client development.
In addition, Andrew Appel, formerly CEO of Aon Benfield, will transition into a newly created role as chief operating officer of Aon. He will focus on enhancement of the company.
Greg Case, president and CEO of Aon, said: The merger between Aon Re Global and Benfield Group into Aon Benfield has exceeded all initial expectations and the integration is complete. With the integration of Aon Benfield complete, this is the perfect time to take the next logical step as a leadership team focused on long-term growth.
“With more than 60 years of combined industry experience globally, Mike and Dom, as co-CEOs, will have ultimate responsibility for the business, and will be supported by an outstanding team of industry professionals.”