Aon hires European talent to expand global tax insurance practice
Re/insurance broker Aon has expanded its tax insurance team, part of its M&A and Transaction Solutions group, with three new hires from PwC and Deloitte.
Based in Paris, Christophe Bonneville (pictured) joins Aon as a director from PWC France where he was a director in financial services tax. Bonneville brings extensive experience in advising private equity firms, corporations and financial institutions on M&A, funds structuring and inbound and outbound international tax. He previously was a tax director for GE Capital in Western Europe and was a practicing tax lawyer.
Cristina Chaparro, based in Madrid, joins Aon as a director from PWC Spain where she was a senior manager in the M&A tax group. Chaparro brings strong experience working across tax advisory, restructurings, transfer pricing, M&A and carve outs.
Finally, Joyce Koch, based in Amsterdam, joins Aon as director from Deloitte, where she worked as an international corporate tax professional in tax advisory, restructurings, re-financings, M&A, carve outs and IPOs.
Alistair Lester, chief executive officer of Aon’s M&A and transaction solutions and leader of the transaction solutions practice for EMEA, said: “We are delighted to welcome Christophe, Cristina, and Joyce to our European tax team as we demonstrate our ongoing commitment to bring the best solutions and talent to our clients. Working with David McCann, head of Aon’s EMEA Tax Risk practice, the addition of these highly experienced colleagues continues to position Aon as a market leader for tax Insurance with local dedicated tax insurance specialists.”
Gary Blitz, co-CEO of Aon’s M&A and transaction solutions and leader of the transaction solutions practice for North America and global head of tax insurance, added: “We warmly welcome our new European colleagues to the team. As our clients are increasingly conducting business across borders, we continue to expand our global tax practice to help ensure our highly bespoke tax insurance and tax-risk mitigation solutions apply to their specific jurisdictions.”
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