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22 September 2021Insurance

Aviva pushes for ‘critical’ transformation with new executive leaders

UK insurer  Aviva has strengthened its executive committee with two key appointments as it pushes to strategically transform the company's performance, capitalising on its internal talent pool.

Andrea Montague (pictured) has been appointed as chief risk officer (CRO), and John Cummings (pictured left) as chief information officer (CIO).

Both will join Aviva’s executive committee and report to Amanda Blanc, group chief executive officer.

Montague joined Aviva in April 2020 as group chief financial controller and has previously worked at Royal London and Standard Life in senior finance and audit leadership roles, including deputy group finance director and chief internal auditor.

Cummings is Aviva’s group chief information officer and was previously CIO for Aviva’s UK General Insurance business. His career in technology has included roles at Vodafone and BT. Aviva says his appointment to the executive committee reflects the critical importance of technology and digital to Aviva’s transformation.

Blanc commented: “The promotions of Andrea and John are richly deserved and reflect the depth of talent within Aviva. The appointments will further strengthen our Executive team as we continue to focus on the critical task of transforming our performance.”

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