Aon in Sheffield has appointed Donald Morgan, formerly of Heath Lambert, as client management director

Aon in Sheffield has appointed Donald Morgan as client management director to take over from Eric Thorpe, who retires after 37 years at the insurance broker. Morgan will head up the Commercial Insurance team which provides insurance and risk management programmes to mid-market companies and large corporates across the UK.

Morgan will be responsible for the retention and growth of existing clients and new business development, managing a team of client managers and using his capabilities in servicing large corporate clients. He joins a team of 190 insurance, risk and pensions experts in Aon's Sheffield office who work with South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire businesses.

Prior to joining Aon, Morgan was branch managing director at Heath Lambert in Leeds. He was previously head of office for Marsh and executive director at Willis, based in both London and Leeds.

Aon has also appointed Mark Booth as business development manager to further drive growth.

Morgan commented: "Local businesses are benefiting from exciting investments in property and infrastructure in South Yorkshire and Aon is committed to helping clients protect and grow their companies amidst new challenges and opportunities.

"The Sheffield team has gone from strength to strength in the South Yorkshire insurance market, building upon its reputation for delivering quality service to clients. My key objective is to support the established team to continue to provide risk, claims and insurance broking expertise to our local clients, with the additional capabilities of our global network."