Clear Group makes senior leadership changes as ex-Aon leader appointed

Clear Group has appointed Phil Williams to group chief commercial officer as part changes to its senior leadership team.

Williams, who previously led the UK retail arm, will lead the commercial agenda across the group in his new role and focus on accelerating growth opportunities, strengthening client propositions and enhancing commercial execution.

He will continue leading the UK retail strategy until he takes up his new role in September. 

With Williams taking up a new position, Matthew Alcott has been appointed as his successor, joining the business as UK retail chief executive.

He joins Clear Group from Aon, where he most recently served as UK chief commercial officer.

‘Excellent choices’

In his new role, Alcott will aim to build on the progress made to date in the UK retail arm.

He said: “I’m delighted to be joining Clear Group at such an exciting and important time.

”The business has a terrific reputation for putting clients first and creating an environment where colleagues can develop and do their very best work. I’m really looking forward to working with the team and helping grow the UK retail business.”

Mike Edgeley, group chief executive at Clear Group, said: “As Clear Group continues to evolve, it’s important that our leadership structure evolves alongside it. Williams’ new role reflects the increasing scale and diversity of our business and the opportunity to strengthen our commercial focus across the group.

”We’re also delighted to welcome Alcott to Clear Group. His extensive market experience and leadership credentials make him an excellent choice to lead our UK retail business through its next phase of growth.”