Aon Canada is searching for a new president & chief executive officer following the resignation of Stéphane Lespérance. The news was confirmed by the Canadian subsidiary of the global financial and insurance services consulting firm.
An anonymous source shared the information with Insurance Portal. The Insurer magazine, published in London by Reuters, also reported Lespérance’s resignation in a dispatch published on June 10.
Contacted by Insurance Portal, company spokesperson Alexandre Daudelin limited his comments to confirming the resignation and the appointment of an interim CEO. No further comment was provided.
Current Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer Paul Croft has been appointed as interim CEO. Croft was named to that position in April 2020. He has worked at Aon since 1987, where he has held various management roles in the Atlantic region.
Stéphane Lespérance is Chair of the Board of Governors of the Insurance Institute of Canada.
He gave an interview to the Insurance Journal in early 2024 in which he outlined the company’s growth plans for the Canadian market.
Before being appointed president & chief executive officer of Aon Canada in October 2021, Stéphane Lespérance held various positions within the company after joining it in 2002. In June 2019, he was appointed President Commercial Risk and Health in Canada.
Following the acquisition of NFP, announced in December 2023 and completed in spring 2024, Aon strengthened its position as the world’s second-largest insurance broker by property and casualty premium volume. The company is also active in group benefits and wealth management.
Aon plc released its first-quarter 2026 financial results on May 1. Revenue increased by 6 per cent year over year to more than US$5 billion. Operating income also rose by 17 per cent compared with the first quarter of 2025, reaching US$1.7 billion.
