Aviva 2013 Annual Report Download - page 60

Aviva plc
Annual report and accounts 2013
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Group executive
Group executive
David Barral
Chief Executive Ofcer, Aviva
UK & Ireland Life Insurance
b.1962
David joined Aviva in 1999
and is Chief Executive Ofcer,
Aviva UK & Ireland Life.
He was previously Aviva’s
Director of Independent
Financial Advisor Business and
was appointed Distribution
Director in 2005 covering
independent nancial advisor
(IFA), retail, partnership and
employee benet channels.
In 2008 he was appointed
Marketing Director and led the
Aviva rebrand for the UK Life
business and then became Chief
Operating Ofcer for Aviva UK
Life responsible for customer
propositions, pricing and
customer operations. During
his time at Aviva, he has
spearheaded much of the UK
Life and pensions business’
activities to champion the
customer, including supporting
a move to the open market
option for UK annuity
customers.
David has 20 years in nancial
services including roles in sales,
marketing, operations and
business transformation at
organisations including Eagle
Star, Prudential and Morgan
Grenfell.
Paul Boyle, OBE
Chief Audit Ofcer
b.1959
Paul joined Aviva in November
2010 as Chief Audit Ofcer.
He is also currently a director
of the Financial and Legal Skills
Partnership and JSSP (licensed
sector skills councils).
Paul was the rst Chief
Executive of the Financial
Reporting Council (FRC), the
UK’s independent regulator
responsible for promoting
condence in corporate
reporting and governance.
Whilst in this role, he led
the establishment of the
International Forum of
Independent Audit Regulators,
serving as its Chairman and
Vice Chairman.
Before joining the FRC, he
was a member of the leadership
team at the Financial Services
Authority (regulatory
predecessor to the PRA
and FCA), serving as Chief
Operating Ofcer.
He has also held senior
management roles in WH Smith
Group plc and Cadbury
Schweppes plc.
Kirstine Cooper
Group General Counsel and
Company Secretary
b.1964
Kirstine joined Aviva in 1991
and is the Group General
Counsel and Company
Secretary and heads the Ofce
of the Chairman.
She established the legal and
company secretarial function as
a global team and is responsible
for the provision of legal services
to the Group, legal risk
management, and compliance
with UK and US listing
requirements.
She also supports the
Chairman and the Board in
the discharge of their
responsibilities.
Kirstine is a lawyer and held
a number of legal roles within
Aviva’s legacy companies before
leading the property division
of General Accident and the
Group legal function of CGU
for eight years.
She was formerly Deputy
Group Company Secretary
and Legal Counsel of Aviva plc
before securing her current role.
She currently sits as a
director on the boards of Aviva
Insurance Limited and Aviva
France SA.
Nick Amin
Group Transformation Director
b.1956
Nick joined as Group
Transformation Director in
April 2013 and currently
has responsibility for Group
Operations. He has a strong
international background
in consumer banking and
insurance, having most recently
held a number of senior
management roles within
AIA Group. He has signicant
experience of general
management, business
operations and transformation
projects over a 40 year
career history.
Within the AIA Group, he
was Executive Vice President
and Group Chief Administration
Ofcer, responsible for the
execution of AIA’s
transformation strategy which
resulted in AIA’s successful IPO;
Senior Vice President and Chief
Transformation Ofcer; and
Senior Vice President, strategic
initiatives. He was previously an
advisory principal to buy-side
private equity transactions,
most recently in Asia but also
previously in the UK and Europe.
He was also previously President
and Chief Operating Ofcer at
CIGNA Asia Pacic and senior
vice president and Chief
Executive Ofcer of CIGNA
Latin America, and has held a
number of management roles
at Citibank within Europe.
Mark Wilson
Group Chief Executive Ofcer
b.1966
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full biography.
The Group executive is made up of the executive directors and
the senior executives whose biographies are below. The Group
executive meets broadly twice a month as a forum for the
Group CEO to discuss the strategic, nancial, reputational and
commercial aspects of the Group. The forum does not have
decision-making authority in its own right and authority rests
with each of the members (within their respective remits),
subject to the control and oversight of the Board.
Patrick Regan
Chief Financial Ofcer
b.1966
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full biography.