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Aon: Strategic Hiring
Aon appointed Darren Van't Hof as Head of Tax Credit Financing within Transaction Solutions, effective Aug. 17. Van't Hof brings renewable energy finance expertise from his prior role as interim CEO of Solar Energy Industries Association and experience founding U.S. Bancorp's Impact Finance business.
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The leadership read
Aon is resourcing ahead of a step-change, not backfilling. A build-out like this concentrates senior bench strength in the sector where the mandate is strongest. Watch the mix of the hires across Americas — that is the clearest read on the plan behind the headcount.
Market context: The wider read — a Talent Market Index of 104 (Hot), down 1.9 month-on-month — shows Americas signal flow rising (+2.1pts).
Aon: 6 signals in the last 90 days; 0.3% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 6 tracked across 84 days.
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