Michael Fisher has been named the head of Aon’s Leeds and Sheffield offices. He brings a decade of experience to the role.
Fisher commented, “Clients are at the centre of everything that I do. This, along with my enjoyment of supporting the development of colleagues, has been central to my promotion journey at Aon. I’ve wholeheartedly embraced the company’s culture of development and progression.”
Aon is a British-American professional services firm that offers a range of risk-mitigation products, via more than 66,000 employees across 120 countries. Amid a sea of uncertainty at the start of 2025, Aon has seen demand for its services spike – reporting a 16% year-on-year increase in total revenue, to hit $4.7 billion for the first quarter.
As the firm looks to kick on from that through the rest of the year, Fisher will boost the firm’s offerings across Yorkshire and the North of England. In his new role, Fisher assumes overall responsibility for the firm’s commercial risk operations in both Leeds and Sheffield, at the head of a combined team of 25.
Fisher added, “Coming into the head of office role following a brilliant first quarter, is something I’m very excited about and I’m looking forward to how we continue growing our fantastic team across Yorkshire – we’ve already made some great hires.”
Drawing on nine years’ industry experience, he joined Aon six years ago and has received several promotions since – most recently seeing him become a client management director. Prior to joining the firm, he was an account manager with UKGlobal Broking Group.
Dan Hopkinson, managing director of commercial risk UK North at Aon, added, “Michael is a great example of the opportunities that Aon offers for career development, and I am pleased to see him take on the head of office role for both Leeds and Sheffield. The importance of the Yorkshire region to Aon’s overall Commercial Risk business cannot be underestimated and under Michael’s leadership I look forward to witnessing how the team grows.”