Aviva has appointed Charles Barrows, 43, as group investor relations director.
Aviva has appointed Charles Barrows, 43, as group investor relations director.
Charles Barrows is currently director, financial control, at Norwich Union Life, Aviva’s UK life and pensions business, where he is responsible for planning and reporting, management information, financial accounting and risk management.
Charles is a chartered accountant and brings significant knowledge and experience of insurance and of the Aviva business. He spent two years as finance director for the Aviva/Royal Bank of Scotland joint venture, two years as finance director of Hill House Hammond, Aviva’s former high street broking arm, and five years in life and pensions finance roles in the Aviva group. Prior to joining the company, Charles worked in the audit and business advisory division of PwC.
Charles takes up his new role on 1 October 2005, where he will head an in-house team of three staff. He replaces Steve Riley who left the company in May 2005.
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Media enquiries:
Hayley Stimpson, director of external affairs +44 (0)20 7662 7544
Sue Winston, head of group media relations +44 (0)20 7662 8221
Notes to editors:
- Aviva is the world’s fifth-largest insurance group based on gross world-wide premiums and one of the leading providers of life and pensions to Europe with substantial positions in other markets around the world.
- Aviva’s principal business activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with world-wide premium income and retail investment sales from continuing operations of Ł33 billion and assets under management of Ł273 billion.
- A photograph of Charles Barrows can be found on the Aviva media centre at www.aviva.com/media. The media centre includes images, company and product information and a news release archive.