Aviva board reshuffle sees two non-executive directors exit

Two independent non-executive directors are set to exit UK-based global insurer  Aviva following changes to the composition of its board and committees.

Belen Romana Garcia and Patricia Cross will retire from the board following the conclusion of the company's annual general meeting on May 9, 2022, having served eight and seven years, respectively.

Andrea Blance (pictured) has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of the company with effect from February 21.

Blance is currently a non-executive director of Hargreaves Lansdown and senior independent director of Provident Financial. She was previously a non-executive director of Scottish Widows, Lloyds Banking Group Insurance and ReAssure Group.

Blance has also held a number of senior roles during her executive career including as strategy and marketing director and as chief risk officer of Legal & General Group.

Blance will become a member of the audit committee, nomination and governance committee, risk committee and remuneration committee.

George Culmer, chair of the board, said: "I would like to thank both Patricia and Belen for their contribution to Aviva and to the Board. They have both, in particular, been enormously helpful in the setting and delivery of Aviva's new strategy and in providing wise and helpful counsel, for which I am hugely grateful. We wish them well.

"We are delighted to welcome Andrea to the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Andrea is an experienced business leader and Board member who brings extensive experience of the financial services industry and a detailed understanding of customers, risk and regulation."

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