Aviva announces the appointment of François Xavier Quilici as chief information technology officer for Aviva France, as well as core IT applications director for Aviva Europe.
Aviva announces the appointment of François Xavier Quilici as chief information technology officer for Aviva France, as well as core IT applications director for Aviva Europe.
François Xavier joins from Zurich Financial Services where he was CEO of its shared services provider ServiZurich. François Xavier is bringing to both Aviva Europe and Aviva France extensive experience in information technology in insurance, developed working in the UK, France, Spain, Italy and across Europe for almost 20 years.
François Xavier will join a pan-European team developing core applications and systems to improve Aviva’s service to customers and distributors. François Xavier will report to Alfredo Montalbano, customer management, marketing & information technology director, Aviva Europe and will join the French executive committee, led by Jean Pierre Menanteau, CEO, Aviva France.
François Xavier’s role as chief information technology officer for Aviva France builds on the work of Philippe Gibert, technology and IT infrastructure director, Aviva Europe, who will now concentrate on his Aviva Europe responsibilities in implementing the Aviva Europe technology infrastructure and will report to Alfredo Montalbano.
Alfredo Montalbano, customer management, marketing & information technology director, Aviva Europe, said: “We are delighted that François Xavier is joining Aviva; he brings enormous experience and expertise in leveraging technology to support customers, robustness of governance and cost optimisation, which is absolutely central to our strategic agenda.”
François Xavier said: “This is a strategically important position that will help to shape Aviva’s European IT and business capabilities. I am very please to have joined Aviva and look forward to making a significant contribution to this unique transformation.“
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Jon Bunn, Corporate Affairs Director, Aviva Europe
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Estelle Joubert, Media Relations Manager, Aviva France
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E-mail: estelle_joubert@aviva.fr
Notes to editors:
- Aviva is the world’s sixth largest* insurance group, serving 53 million customers across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific
- Aviva's main business activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with worldwide total sales of £45.1 billion and funds under management of £379 billion at 31 December 2009
- Aviva operates in Europe with a clear two part strategy to capture the considerable opportunity in the region: firstly Aviva Europe’s ‘Quantum Leap’ which is transforming the previously federated system of 12 companies into a single, effective and efficient pan-European business (Aviva Europe SE) and, secondly, the strategic development of our 58% holding in Delta Lloyd following the IPO in November 2009
- In 2009, Aviva Europe generated £16.3 billion of sales (36% of group total) through its retail and bancassurance distribution channels making a significant contribution to value creation and delivering £797 million IFRS operating profit
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* based on gross worldwide premiums at 31 December 2009