Andrea Blance

Independent Non-Executive Director

Nationality: British

Appointed to the board of Aviva plc on 21 February 2022.

Andrea is an experienced financial services leader and board member who has deep understanding of governance, the regulatory environment and risk management making her a strong Chair of the Board Risk Committee.  Andrea spent her executive career at Legal & General Group plc where she held a range of senior leadership roles including Group Chief Risk Officer and Strategy & Marketing Director.  More recently, Andrea has been Senior Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair at ReAssure plc and Risk Committee Chair at Scottish Widows plc and Lloyds Banking Group Insurance.

Andrea is a Non-executive director of Hargreaves Lansdown Plc and Senior Independent Director of Vanquis Banking Group plc (previously Provident Financial plc).

Professional qualifications and memberships

Andrea is a Fellow of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. She holds a BSc (Economics) from the London School of Economics and an MBA from City University Business School. 

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