Aon has appointed Ben Roe to be its head of UK retirement, within the wealth solutions division.
Roe, who takes up this new role with immediate effect, is currently a senior partner with Aon and has most recently been its head of defined contribution (DC) consulting in the UK as well as Aon’s global DC wealth strategy leader.
Roe joined Aon 21 years ago and has worked with trustee and corporate clients, and across both defined DB and DC pension schemes.
In his new role he will l report to Michael Clare, head of Wealth Solutions EMEA at Aon, and to Jane Kielty, CEO of UK, Ireland and South Africa at Aon.
Clare says: “Ben Roe has led teams for 10 years within the UK retirement practice and has consistently demonstrated his ability to provide strategic direction and to grow the business. I look forward to the impact he will now make in this new leadership role.”
Roe add: “There is currently much change taking place across the UK pensions industry, so it’s an exciting time to take on this new challenge.”