Global professional services firm Aon has appointed Doug Hammond as Global Executive Chairman of its middle market segment, including NFP, effective immediately. Hammond will report to Aon President and CEO Greg Case and lead the firm’s strategy for the middle market, which spans North America and EMEA.
The restructuring elevates three executives from NFP, a firm Aon acquired in 2022, to leadership roles within the expanded middle market division. Mike Schneider has been named CEO of Middle Market, North America, reporting to Anne Corona, CEO of North America at Aon. Schneider, who joined NFP in 2003 and previously led its U.S. Central and West regions, will also join Aon’s North America Executive Committee.
Ethan Foxman has been appointed President of Middle Market, North America, reporting to Schneider. Foxman previously served as president of NFP’s Atlantic Region and will also join the North America Executive Committee. Mike James has been named Chief Growth Officer for Middle Market, North America, reporting to Anne Corona and joining the committee. James, formerly Executive Vice President and Chief Sales Officer at NFP, will oversee growth initiatives.
Denise Perlman, who previously led Aon’s middle market segment for North America, will continue to support the division alongside the new appointees. In the EMEA region, Matt Pawley, Managing Director of NFP for the UK and Ireland, will now report to Hammond, working alongside Tracy-Lee Kus, Co-CEO of EMEA for Aon, to target middle market expansion opportunities.
Concurrently, NFP announced internal leadership changes. Mike Goldman and Ed O’Malley have been appointed Vice Chairmen of NFP, while the firm’s President and COO roles remain unchanged. The appointments follow Aon’s acquisition of NFP, which expanded its footprint in the middle market advisory space across multiple regions.
