Directorate Change

Aviva PLC
06 April 2004

News release

6 April 2004

                 AVIVA APPOINTS TWO NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

Aviva plc ('Aviva') has appointed two new independent non-executive directors.

Russell Walls FCCA (60) is an independent non-executive director of Signet Group
plc and the senior independent non-executive director of Stagecoach Group plc.
Before his retirement in 2002 he was group finance director of BAA plc and prior
to that had been group finance director of Wellcome plc and Coats Viyella plc.
He is a former senior independent non-executive director of Hilton Group plc and
a former independent non-executive director of the Mersey Docks and Harbour
Company.

Richard Goeltz (61) is American and is currently an independent non-executive
director of the Warnaco Group Inc, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(Freddie Mac) and New Germany Fund.  During his career he has served as chief
financial officer of NatWest Group plc, American Express Company and The Seagram
Company Ltd.

The appointments will take effect from 3 May 2004.

Pehr Gyllenhammar, Aviva's chairman, said: 'I am delighted that Russell and
Richard have agreed to join the Aviva board. Both directors bring with them
strong financial backgrounds and a wealth of international business experience.'

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Notes to editors

•    Aviva is one of the leading providers of life and pensions to Europe
     with substantial positions in other markets around the world, making it the
     world's seventh-largest insurance group based on gross world-wide premiums.

•    Aviva's principal business activities are long-term savings, fund
     management and general insurance, with world-wide premium income and retail
     investment sales from continuing operations of £30 billion and assets under
     management of more than £240 billion.

•    Photographs of Russell Walls and Richard Goeltz are available from
     the media centre at www.aviva.com or by clicking here for Russell Walls and 
     here for Richard Goeltz.

•    The Aviva media centre at www.aviva.com/media includes images, company and 
     product information and a news release archive.


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