Announcement builds on nine-year partnership between Aon and IRFU
DUBLIN, 10th March 2023 – Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today announced a new programme reflecting its commitment to supporting increased representation of women at the leadership level within the firm.
Aon, an accredited gold standard investor in diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity, employs over 750 colleagues in Ireland. The new Aon Accelerate Programme is designed and delivered in collaboration with the Irish Management Institute and focuses on equipping women colleagues from across the firm with the necessary skills and opportunities to achieve their full potential at Aon.
Through workshops, projects, psychometric testing and mentoring support being delivered from February to June, the programme will enable 20 participants to develop their leadership style and to role model for others within the workplace.
Triona Geraghty, HR Director at Aon, commented, “We are delighted to launch Accelerate, a programme that signals another milestone in our inclusion and diversity evolution. We firmly believe in strategically designing for diversity and recognise the opportunity to further strengthen the pipeline for women in leadership, particularly at senior levels within the firm.”
Rachael Ingle, CEO of Aon Ireland, said, "The Accelerate Programme is no longer a 'nice to have' but a 'must have' to ensure we deliver better outcomes for our colleagues, clients and communities. It is one of many initiatives aimed at driving an increase in the representation of women in leadership in our firm. We believe that businesses thrive when the communities they serve and the people they employ also flourish”
Shane O’Sullivan, interim CEO, Irish Management Institute, said: “The Irish Management Institute is delighted to work with Aon Ireland on this bespoke programme created to empower the firm’s women employees on their career journey, and therefore, help improve the diversity of its future leaders.
“As the first programme of its kind for Aon Ireland, we’re looking forward to working with them to see the impact this initiative has on participants and, ultimately, how it helps to support the firm’s diversity and inclusion goals.”
More information about Aon Ireland is available here.
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