Directorate Change

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Aviva PLC

29 March 2016

 

29 March 2016

AVIVA ANNOUNCES DIRECTORATE CHANGE

Aviva plc ("Aviva" or "the Company") announces that Scott Wheway, an independent non-executive director, will retire from the Board and as Governance Committee Chairman and a member of the Nomination and Risk Committees on 31 December 2016, at which point he will have served just over nine years on the Board.  

Sir Adrian Montague, Chairman of Aviva said:

"I would like to thank Scott for his significant contribution to the Board and its Committees over the years. Scott's wealth of business experience, retail knowledge and understanding of customer priorities has greatly benefitted the Company and on behalf of the Board I wish him well for the future. The change announced today is in line with the on-going programme to refresh the Board and to ensure that we continue to have the optimum balance of skills, knowledge, diversity and experience on the Board."

This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11.

Enquiries:

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Nigel Prideaux                                                                      [phone]

Sarah Swailes                                                                      [phone]

Notes to editors:

·     Scott Wheway was appointed to the Board on 5 December 2007. Scott is also Chairman of Aviva Insurance Limited, the Group's main UK general insurance company and will remain in this role following his retirement from the Aviva plc Board. He is also currently a Non-Executive Director of Santander UK plc.

·     Aviva provides life insurance, general insurance, health insurance and asset management to 33* million customers, across 16 markets worldwide.

·     In the UK we are the leading insurer serving one in every four households and have strong businesses in selected markets in Europe, Asia and Canada. Our shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and we are a member of the FTSE100 index.  

·     Aviva's asset management business, Aviva Investors, provides asset management services to both Aviva and external clients, and currently manages over £289 billion in assets.

·     Aviva helps people save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life; we paid out £30.7 billion in benefits and claims in 2015.

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* Before the deduction of overlapping customers.

 

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