Andrew Moss

Andrew Moss

Andrew Moss
group chief executive, Aviva plc

group chief executive, Aviva plc

born March 1958, British

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Education

  • Law degree from Christ Church, Oxford
  • Chartered accountant

Career

Andrew Moss has been group chief executive of Aviva plc since July 2007.

Since taking the helm, Andrew has strengthened Aviva's position as one of the leading insurers in Europe including the UK; the largest life and pensions market in the world. Aviva has a diverse portfolio of life, general insurance and asset management businesses. This diversity and its focus on building leading positions in key markets at home and across Europe as well as selectively growing its businesses in Asia and North America has enabled the group to deliver strong financial performance and deliver scale benefits to its customers.

Andrew was also responsible for the highly successful migration to a single global brand for Aviva, an initiative which received numerous industry awards for excellence.

Andrew joined Aviva as group finance director in May 2004 and has been a member of the Aviva plc board since that time. Prior to joining Aviva, Andrew was director of finance, risk management and operations at Lloyd's of London. Key achievements during his tenure there were to transform Lloyd's financial reporting model and to manage the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy.

Prior to joining Lloyd's he was chief financial officer for the investment bank and treasury businesses at HSBC, having previously worked in the global investment management business at Citibank.

Career summary

2007– present group chief executive, Aviva plc
2004–2007 group finance director, Aviva plc
2000–2004 director, finance, risk management and operations, Lloyd’s of London
1997–2000 chief financial officer, investment banking and markets, HSBC Group
1995–1997 head of group asset & liability management, HSBC Group
1989–1995 assistant director, group treasury, Midland Montagu/HSBC Markets
1988–1989 vice-president & head of fiduciary compliance, Citibank, NA

External board appointments and affiliations

Andrew is a member of the board and the appointments committee of the Association of British Insurers. He is treasurer of the Geneva Association and is also a member of the Pan European Insurance Forum and European Financial Services Round Table.

Skills and experience

Andrew has extensive experience in senior executive roles in the financial services industry. He is an authority on risk and capital management. In 2009 he co-chaired the Insurance Industry Working Group with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, a joint industry and government working group formed to make recommendations for the future of UK insurance.

Membership of board committees

Outside of work

Andrew has a keen interest in golf, rugby and gardening.

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