---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-216213"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AON"
cik: "0000315293"
company_name: "Aon plc"
filed_at: "2022-08-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T02:23:40.037761+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aon appoints Mindy Simon as COO; James Platt shifts to Chief Digital Officer

## Summary
- James Platt, COO since June 2021, appointed Chief Digital Officer effective Aug 4, 2022.
- Mindy Simon, formerly Conagra Brands CIO, will join as COO effective Oct 10, 2022.
- Simon receives $675k base salary, 100% target bonus; $400k sign-on cash award with clawback.
- Simon receives $1.725M sign-on equity award (RSUs vesting over three years).
- CFO Christa Davies will oversee operations until Simon starts.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-216213
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AON
- cik: 0000315293
- company_name: Aon plc
- filed_at: 2022-08-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315293/000119312522216213/0001193125-22-216213-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315293/000119312522216213/d345233d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-216213
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-216213.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-216213.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  James Platt was appointed as Chief Digital Officer at Aon plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Digital Officer
  source text: On August 4, 2022, James Platt, Aon plc’s (the “Company” or “Aon”) Chief Operating Officer since June 2021, was appointed to a new role as Chief Digital Officer of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315293/000119312522216213/0001193125-22-216213-index.htm
- Executive change
  Mindy Simon was appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Aon plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Operating Officer
  source text: On August 9, 2022, the Company announced Mindy Simon will join the Company as its Chief Operating Officer effective October 10, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315293/000119312522216213/0001193125-22-216213-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.