John Cummings
Chief Information Officer
On 24 February 2026, Aviva announced Chris Cochrane as Group Chief Information Officer* with effect from summer 2026. Chris is currently Group Chief Information Technology Officer at M&G and replaces John Cummings who is retiring. Read the announcement. *The appointment is subject to approval by the PRA and FCA.
Nationality: British
Appointed to the Group Executive Committee as Group Chief Information Officer in 2021, having joined Aviva in 2017 as Chief Information Officer of UK General Insurance.
John is a member of the board of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited and a number of other internal boards.
John is responsible for all aspects of technology within Aviva including Cyber Security. He is passionate about Aviva’s Environmental, Social and Governance agenda, and is a member of the Aviva Sustainability Ambition Group. He is also the Chair of the One Aviva Inclusion Council which champions Aviva’s diversity, equality and inclusion agenda.
Experience and competencies
John has a strong technology background predominately in the Insurance and Telco sectors, including international experience in India, Malaysia, and China. He has significant experience in the deployment of technology solutions at scale and delivering transformational change across a 30+ year career.
Prior to Aviva, he was the Deputy Chief Information Officer at Vodafone UK and held several senior IT roles at BT, where his final role was an international assignment setting up their Global Development Centre in Kuala Lumpur.
