LESTER B. KNIGHT - Corporate Board Profile

Aon plc

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2014-04-28	Mr. Knight became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aon in August 2008. He is a director of NorthShore University HealthSystem and Junior Achievement of Chicago, a Trustee of Northwestern University and a member of the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago. Mr. Knight serves as Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Governance/Nominating Committee of our Board.
2015-04-24	Mr. Knight became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aon in August 2008. He serves as Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Governance/Nominating Committee of our Board.
2016-04-29	Lester B. Knight Director since 1999 Age: 57 Committees: Executive Committee (Chair), Governance/Nominating Committee (Chair) Mr. Knight is a Founding Partner of RoundTable Healthcare Partners and the former Vice Chairman and a director of Cardinal Health, Inc., a diversified healthcare service company. Mr. Knight was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Allegiance Corporation from 1996 until February 1999, and had been with Baxter International, Inc. from 1981 until 1996 where he served as Corporate Vice President from 1990, Executive Vice President from 1992, and as a director from 1995. Mr. Knight became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aon in August 2008. He is a director of NorthShore University HealthSystem and Junior Achievement of Chicago, a Trustee of Northwestern University and a member of the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago. The Board concluded that Mr. Knight should continue to serve as a director of Aon due to his experience as the founder of a private equity firm focused on investing in the healthcare industry, his executive background at several leading healthcare companies and his financial and investment experience. Mr. Knight's career in positions of executive and management leadership provides the Board and the Company with management expertise and experience in oversight.
2017-04-28	Lester B. Knight Director since 1999 Age: 58 Committees: Executive Committee (Chair), Governance/Nominating Committee (Chair) ... Mr. Knight became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aon in August 2008. ... The Compensation Committee periodically reviews the compensation of Aon's non-management directors, including the compensation of Aon's non-executive chairman. ... In 2016, the board approved no change to the annual cash retainer related to 2017. ... In 2016, the annual equity award to each of our non-executive directors remained at $160,000 and the non-executive chairman of the Board received a grant in addition to the annual grant awarded to all non-executive directors with a $225,000 initial value. ... The table below summarizes compensation for Aon's directors who are not employees of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. ... Lester B. Knight Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 140,000, Stock Awards ($): 385,045, All Other Compensation ($): 149,356, Total ($): 674,410.
2018-04-27	Mr. Knight is a Founding Partner of RoundTable Healthcare Partners and the former Vice Chairman and a director of Cardinal Health, Inc., a diversified healthcare service company. Mr. Knight was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Allegiance Corporation from 1996 until February 1999, and had been with Baxter International, Inc. from 1981 until 1996 where he served as Corporate Vice President from 1990, Executive Vice President from 1992, and as a director from 1995. Mr. Knight became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aon in August 2008. He is a director of NorthShore University HealthSystem and Junior Achievement of Chicago, a Trustee of Northwestern University, and a member of the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago. The Board concluded that Mr. Knight should continue to serve as a director of Aon due to his experience as the founder of a private equity firm focused on investing in the healthcare industry, his executive background at several leading healthcare companies and his financial and investment experience. Mr. Knight’s career in positions of executive and management leadership provides the Board and the Company with management expertise and experience in oversight. 2017 Director Compensation: Fees Earned or Paid in Cash($): 140,000; Stock Awards($): 384,990; All Other Compensation($): 166,810; Total: 691,800.
2019-04-26	Mr. Knight is a Founding Partner of RoundTable Healthcare Partners and the former Vice Chairman and a director of Cardinal Health, Inc., a diversified healthcare service company. Mr. Knight was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Allegiance Corporation from 1996 until February 1999, and had been with Baxter International, Inc. from 1981 until 1996, where he served as Corporate Vice President from 1990, Executive Vice President from 1992, and as a director from 1995. Mr. Knight became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aon in August 2008. He is a director of NorthShore University HealthSystem and Junior Achievement of Chicago, a life Trustee of Northwestern University, and a member of the Civic Committee of The Commercial Club of Chicago. The Board concluded that Mr. Knight should continue to serve as a director of Aon due to his experience as the founder of a private equity firm focused on investing in the healthcare industry, his executive background at several leading healthcare companies, and his financial and investment experience. Mr. Knight’s career in positions of executive and management leadership provides the Board and the Company with management expertise and experience in oversight. The Compensation Committee periodically reviews the compensation of the Company’s non-management directors, including the compensation of the Company’s non-executive chairman. The annual retainer for each non-executive Board member was increased from $120,000 to $130,000 annually. In addition, the annual equity award to each of our non-executive directors was increased from $160,000 to $170,000 to each of our non-executive directors and from $385,000 to $395,000 in the aggregate to our non-executive chairman. The number of Aon plc ordinary shares to be granted was determined by dividing $170,000 (or in the case of the non-executive chairman of the Board, $395,000) by the fair market value of an Aon plc ordinary share on the date of grant. The compensation table shows Mr. Knight received $150,000 in fees and $395,100 in stock awards, plus $258,159 in other compensation, totaling $803,259 in 2018.
2019-12-20	Lester B. Knight 61 Independent Chair
2020-04-24	Mr. Knight is a Founding Partner of RoundTable Healthcare Partners and the former ViceChairman and a director of Cardinal Health, Inc., a diversified healthcare service company.Mr. Knight was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Allegiance Corporationfrom 1996 until February 1999, and had been with Baxter International, Inc. from 1981 until 1996,where he served as Corporate Vice President from 1990, Executive Vice President from 1992, andas a director from 1995. Mr. Knight became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aon in August2008. He is a life director of NorthShore University HealthSystem and Junior Achievement ofChicago, a life Trustee of Northwestern University, and a member of the Civic Committee of TheCommercial Club of Chicago. The Board concluded that Mr. Knight should continue to serve as a director of Aon due to hisexperience as the founder of a private equity firm focused on investing in the healthcareindustry, his executive background at several leading healthcare companies, and his financialand investment experience. Mr. Knight's career in positions of executive and managementleadership provides the Board and the Company with management expertise and experiencein oversight.
2021-04-15	Lester B. Knight, Chair* 62 1999 Executive Committee - Chair Governance/Nominating Committee - Chair Inclusion & Diversity Sub-Committee - Chair
2022-04-29	Lester B. Knight, Chair* 63 1999 Executive Committee - Chair Governance/Nominating Committee - Chair Inclusion & Diversity Sub-Committee - Chair
2023-04-28	Lester B. Knight, Chair* 64 1999 Executive Committee - Chair Governance/Nominating Committee - Chair Inclusion & Diversity Sub-Committee — 2022 Director Compensation Table: Lester B. Knight Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 161,000 Stock Awards ($) 419,249 All Other Compensation ($) 303,595 Total ($) 883,844
2024-04-29	Mr. Knight’s experience as the founder of a private equity firm focused on investing in the healthcare industry, his executive background at several leading healthcare companies, and his financial and investment expertise provides the Board with executive leadership and oversight experience.