Robert Scherer

Senior complex risk management and insurance professional

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

About

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Experience

  • Managing Director at PLATFORM
    Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

    Helping clients and colleagues with growth and superior risk management strategies through innovation

  • Senior Vice President at NFP Canada
    Aug 2022 - Aug 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Aon (17 yrs 8 mos)
    • National Energy Practice Leader
      Nov 2021 - Aug 2022 · 10 mos

      Senior vice president and Aon’s National Energy Practice Leader: providing strategic account management consulting, innovative insurance program design, and coordination of client services for large and mid-size energy companies. Responsibilities also include colleague recruitment, development, growth and mentorship. Experience Joined Aon in January 2005 in Vancouver in the aviation practice before transferring to Aon Grande Prairie to focus on oil & gas. Joined the Energy team in Calgary in 2009 and has directly helped large market cap and mid-size oil & gas service contractors, exploration & production, midstream, downstream/refining and energy transition clients with their risk management strategies. He has an innovative approach in developing sophisticated insurance and risk transfer solutions for complex risks and in the design and implementation of global insurance programs for multinational clients. Expertise Extensive experience with captives, OIL mutual, global placements and alternative risk financing and has a keen interest in ESG.

    • Senior Vice President, Energy Team Leader
      Jan 2005 - Aug 2022 · 17 yrs 8 mos