At the Board meeting of Aviva France held on 10 November 2010, Jean-Pierre Menanteau resigned from his operational duties as Chairman and Director General of Aviva France, for personal reasons.
At the Board meeting of Aviva France held on 10 November 2010, Jean-Pierre Menanteau resigned from his operational duties as Chairman and Director General of Aviva France, for personal reasons.
The Board of Directors expressed its profound regret at this unexpected decision, and congratulated Jean-Pierre Menanteau for the exceptional work he had accomplished since autumn 2008. Jean-Pierre has been appointed Senior Advisor of Aviva Europe SE and Aviva France; he remains a member of the Board of Directors of GIE AFER, and of the Executive Committee of the Aviva Foundation in France.
Andrea Moneta, CEO of Aviva EMEA and currently Vice-chairman of Aviva France, is taking over the non-executive chairmanship of the Board of Directors of Aviva France for a transition period, while Nicolas Schimel, currently Chairman and Director General of Union Financière de France and Director of the distribution of Aviva France, is undertaking responsibilities as Director General of Aviva France, with the assistance of Jean-Luc François, who remains managing director. Nicolas Schimel retains his post as Chairman and Director General of UFF.
Jean-Pierre Menanteau commented: “I wish to thank the magnificent teams of Aviva France, as well as my colleagues of Aviva Europe, for these years of exceptionally intensive work. We have crossed hurdles together and surmounted many difficulties. The Aviva group can be justly proud of its French subsidiary and the importance of its activities in Europe”.
Andrea Moneta declared: “I am so very sorry that Jean-Pierre has to leave his executive post, and I greatly appreciate his exceptional contribution in both France and Europe. I am glad that he has accepted to place his talents and experience at the disposal of Aviva Europe SE and Aviva France. In particular, he will help to further progress our partnership with the AFER. And, together with the Board of Directors, I am also delighted that Nicolas Schimel has accepted to join the “European Leadership Group” and to act as managing director of Aviva France during this transition period”.
Nicolas Schimel declared: “We are committed to using this transition period to work hard, continuing the work already accomplished, and working on current projects for the development of Aviva France and Aviva Europe. We shall pay special attention to customer satisfaction, the quality of relations with our partners, and listening to our collaborators within an environment where operational excellence is the major key to Aviva’s success”.
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About Aviva
Aviva is the 6th largest insurance group in the world*, with over 53 million clients covering Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. The major business activities of the Aviva Group are life
insurance, long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with a total turnover of €51.3 billion and €426 billion of funds under management on 31 December 2009. Aviva is the
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With more than 180 years of experience in France, Aviva is among the top 10 players in the insurance market. Aviva France boasts a solid and profitable model of balanced multi-distribution around a complete product range targeted mainly at individuals and small and medium-sized businesses: on a daily basis, 3 million clients benefit from the services of about 900 general agents, 1800 agency collaborators, 400 life insurance consultants, about 900 property management consultants (Union Financière de France) and over 1000 active underwriters.
Aviva has developed specific know-how in building efficient partnerships at its clients’ disposal, particularly with AFER, the first savers’ association in France, and the groups Crédit du Nord, Société Générale and Ford. As a specialist in units of account, Aviva is well-known for the long-term performance of its funds, the quality and innovative nature of its products, and its “good advice” initiative that strengthens its commitment to clients.
Aviva France is a socially responsible company, which has notably reduced and neutralised its CO2 emissions, helped more than 250 projects for children and the elderly within the framework of its Foundation, and set up a recognised diversity policy.
The Aviva Group directly employs more than 4700 collaborators in France.
On 31 December 2009, it recorded a consolidated turnover of €6.7 billion and a net profit of €390 million as per the IFRS accounting basis. The company was managing funds worth €77.4 billion on 31st December 2009.
* based on issued gross worldwide premiums on 31 December 2009.