---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-015448"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AON"
cik: "0000315293"
company_name: "Aon plc"
filed_at: "2024-01-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T18:39:15.389033+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aon plc appoints Jose Antonio Álvarez to Board, adds Audit Committee member

## Summary
- Board increased to 13 members; appointment of Jose Antonio Álvarez effective Jan 24, 2024.
- Álvarez is former CEO of Banco Santander (2002-2022), currently Vice Chair and non-executive director of Santander.
- Appointed to Audit Committee; will serve until 2024 AGM, subject to shareholder re-election.
- Compensation as non-management director per standard practices, with revised tax equalization for double taxation risk.
- No arrangement with any person for selection; no related party transactions disclosed.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-015448
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AON
- cik: 0000315293
- company_name: Aon plc
- filed_at: 2024-01-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315293/000119312524015448/0001193125-24-015448-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315293/000119312524015448/d683229d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-015448
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-015448.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-015448.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jose Antonio Álvarez was appointed as Director at Aon plc.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Aon plc (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to thirteen members and appointed Jose Antonio Álvarez as a director of the Company, each effective January 24, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315293/000119312524015448/0001193125-24-015448-index.htm

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