- Kai-Frank Buechter and Tracy-Lee Kus will serve as co-CEOs of EMEA with Buechter overseeing Continental Europe and North Africa and Kus overseeing the UK, Ireland, South Africa and the Middle East; Pedro Penalva will serve as CEO of Latin America
- Julie Page and Alejandro Galizia to support the leadership transition through 2026 as chairs of EMEA and Latin America, respectively, then serve as senior advisors to Aon into 2027
DUBLIN, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today 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.
