Aviva appoints chief financial officer

by Gill Montia

Story link: Aviva appoints chief financial officer

Aviva has announced the appointment of Patrick Regan as chief financial officer, replacing Philip Scott who steps down at the end of the year after a 36-year career with the group.

Mr Regan will take up his post during February 2010 when he will also join the group board.

He is moving from Willis Group Holdings where he is currently group chief operating officer and chief financial officer, having joined the broker in 2006 and set up its Capital Markets & Advisory unit during his stay.

Previous roles include group financial controller at RSA and finance and claims director UK general insurance, for AXA.

Aviva group chief executive, Andrew Moss, has expressed delight at the appointment, saying Mr Regan “brings a global perspective and a disciplined and highly strategic approach”.

In other Avivia news, the group announced yesterday that it will be taking a “quantum leap” in Europe (excluding the UK) by integrating is operations across the region.

The insurer currently operates in 15 European countries and will be combining the operations of 12 separate businesses in the month ahead.