Aon chief operating officer John Bruno steps down

Re/insurance broker  Aon's chief operating officer (COO) John Bruno has stepped down with James Platt taking up the position following the company's business combination with Willis Towers Watson.

The news comes shortly after the companies revealed their post-merger leadership line-up that will be put in place following the completion of their $30 billion merger agreement.

Bruno has resigned from the position of COO with immediate effect; he will remain at the company for a transition period.

Bruno joined Aon as executive vice president of enterprise innovation and chief information officer in 2014 from NCR Corporation. From 2007 to 2008, he served as managing director and vice president of information technology at Goldman Sachs.

Platt will assume certain of Bruno’s responsibilities immediately, and will serve as the company’s COO effective upon the closing of the WTW merger.

Platt joined the company in September 2014 as the chief executive officer of Aon Inpoint and head of data & analytics for Aon Risk Solutions.

From January 2017 through June 2019, Platt served as the COO of Aon Risk Solutions, and then from June 2019 through September 2020, as the company’s global solution lines chief operating officer. Since September 2020, he has served as the company’s business chief operating officer.

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