Aon, a leading global professional services firm, has announced that Kai-Frank Buechter and Tracy-Lee Kus will serve as co-CEOs of EMEA, effective June 1, with Buechter overseeing Continental Europe and North Africa and Kus responsible for the UK, Ireland, South Africa and the Middle East. Additionally, Pedro Penalva will serve as CEO of Latin America, effective July 1.

Buechter, Kus and Penalva will report to Greg Case, president and CEO of Aon, and serve on the Aon Executive Committee. Alfonso Gallego de Chaves will serve as Deputy CEO of EMEA, effective June 1, and Andrea Parisi will serve as chair of Continental Europe, effective January 1, 2027, both reporting to Buechter. The firm's North America and APAC regions remain under the leadership of Anne Corona and Jennifer Richards, respectively.

"As we continue to accelerate our Aon United strategy to serve clients with distinction at a time of rising need, we are excited to announce new regional responsibilities for Kai-Frank, Tracy-Lee and Pedro to help advance how we deliver for clients in and across our regions", said Greg Case.

With this transition, EMEA CEO Julie Page and Latin America CEO Alejandro Galizia will serve as chairs of EMEA and Latin America through 2026, respectively, and then serve as senior advisors to Aon into 2027. Jane Kielty will be supporting with the transition of the leadership responsibilities in the UK, Ireland and South Africa.

"We are grateful to Julie, Jane and Alejandro for their leadership, the significant contributions they made in serving our clients and building our firm, and the teams they have developed who will carry our work forward", the president and CEO of Aon added.