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Aviva plc
Annual report and accounts 2013
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Board of directors continued
John McFarlane
Chairman
b.1947
John was appointed to the
Board in September 2011 and
became Chairman on 1 July
2012. He chairs the Nomination
Committee.
He has recently been
appointed Chairman of
FirstGroup plc (transport
operator), and is a
Non-Executive Director of
Westeld Holdings Ltd (retail
mall developer and operator)
and Old Oak Holdings Ltd
(nancial holding company).
Previously, John was Chief
Executive Ofcer of Australia
and New Zealand Banking
Group Ltd (banking), Executive
Director at Standard Chartered
plc (banking), Managing
Director of Citicorp Investment
Bank Ltd and later head of
Citicorp and Citibank in the
UK and Ireland (banking).
Formerly a Non-Executive
Director of National
Westminster Bank plc (banking),
The Royal Bank of Scotland
Group plc (banking), the
London Stock Exchange and
Capital Radio plc (media).
He was also a Non-Executive
Director of the Securities
Association (UK securities
regulator), the Auditing
Practices Board (auditing
regulator) and the Business
Council of Australia.
He has extensive experience in
banking, including investment,
corporate and retail banking,
and in general management,
insurance, strategy, risk and
cultural change.
Mark Wilson
Group Chief Executive Ofcer
b.1966
Mark joined the Board in
December 2012 and became
Group Chief Executive Ofcer
on 1 January 2013.
He was formerly Chief
Executive Ofcer and President
of AIA Group (insurance) which
he repositioned into the leading
pan-Asian insurance company,
improved its market valuation
and successfully navigated the
company through the global
nancial crisis and prepared
it for an IPO. The company
emerged as a stronger and
signicantly more valuable
independent entity, leading
to the largest IPO in corporate
history in Hong Kong.
Mark was previously Chief
Executive Ofcer of AXA China
and Chief Executive Ofcer
of AXA South East Asia
(insurance). He also held a
number of senior management
positions at National Mutual
(insurance) in New Zealand,
where he progressed through
many of the major business
functions, gaining a deep
and broad knowledge of
the business.
Mark has over 25 years of
operational and executive
experience in the insurance
industry across life assurance,
general insurance and asset
management, in both mature
and growth markets. He has
extensive experience of leading
major international insurance
companies and has an excellent
track record as a focused and
inspirational business leader.
Patrick Regan
Chief Financial Ofcer
b.1966
Patrick joined the Board in
February 2010 as Chief
Financial Ofcer.
He is currently a member of
the supervisory board of Delta
Lloyd NV (insurance) which
was formerly an associate
company of Aviva plc.
Prior to joining Aviva, Patrick
had been Group Chief Financial
Ofcer and Chief Operating
Ofcer at Willis Group
(insurance). He was also
Chairman of Willis Capital
Markets and Advisory, the
investment banking business
which he established.
Patrick was also Group
Financial Controller at Royal
& Sun Alliance plc (insurance),
and nance and claims director
for UK general insurance at
AXA SA (insurance). He began
his career in General Electric
Capital (nancial services),
and at Grant Thornton
(professional services).
Patrick has extensive global
experience in various executive
functions within the insurance
industry. He has been
instrumental in improving the
Group’s nancial strength,
resilience and performance
against the backdrop of a
challenging macroeconomic
and regulatory environment.
Patrick resigned on 22
January 2014 and will step
down from the Board and leave
the Group before the AGM.
Sir Adrian Montague, CBE
Senior Independent Director
b.1948
Sir Adrian was appointed to
the Board in January 2013 and
became Senior Independent
Director in May 2013.
He is a member of the
Audit, Governance and
Nomination Committees.
He is currently Chairman
of 3i Group plc (private equity),
Anglian Water Group Ltd
(utilities) and The Point of
Care Foundation (charity)
and a non-executive director
of Skanska AB (construction)
and Cellmark Holdings AB
(forest products).
He was formerly Chairman
of Friends Provident plc (life
insurance), British Energy
Group plc (utilities), Michael
Page International plc
(recruitment), and Cross
London Rail Links Ltd
(Crossrail) and was formerly
Deputy Chairman of Network
Rail Ltd (railway network
provider), Partnerships UK plc
(public private partnership)
and UK Green Investment
Bank plc (investment bank).
He was also previously Chief
Executive of the Treasury
Taskforce and a trustee of
Historic Royal Palaces.
Sir Adrian has signicant
experience in the nancial
services industry and in
government and regulatory
circles.
He is a qualied solicitor
and was formerly a partner
at Linklaters & Paines.