Pavel Matousek (43 years old) became the new general manager of Aviva zivotni pojistovna, as on 1 February 2006.
Pavel Matoušek (43 years old) became the new general manager of Aviva životní pojišťovna, as on 1 February 2006. A graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, he began his career in North American insurance companies and has over 20 years' experience in the financial services sector. He has worked in five countries and four insurance companies in three continents.
Before coming to the Czech Republic he occupied managerial positions for three years at an insurance company in Seoul, South Korea. Since 2001 he has been active on the Czech marketplace, where first of all he directed ING's entry to the Czech retail banking bank market before leaving ING with the post of general manager retail for the Czech and Slovak Republics.
The new general manager is impressed with Aviva primarily for its dynamism and open attitude to the implementation of quality processes to support its own growth. Pavel Matoušek is convinced that in this open environment he can make successful use of his many years of international experience, leading Aviva to one of the foremost positions in the market.
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For more information contact:
Aviva životní pojišťovna, as
Michaela Jandová
Telephone: 221 416 171
Notes for Editors:
The origins of Aviva date back to the end of the 17th century, more than 300 years ago. Aviva plc is currently the fifth biggest insurance group in the world, one of the three foremost insurance companies in Europe and the biggest insurer in Great Britain. The company's core business is the provision of life and property insurance services and fund management. Assets managed by the company exceed £290 billion sterling. The company employs over 56,000 people worldwide and provides services to 30 million clients.
Aviva plc has been active in the Czech Republic since 1997 via its 100% owned subsidiary company Aviva životní pojišťovna, as (until 2002 under the name of Commercial Union životní pojišťovna, as). It is the first and only British life insurance company in the Czech Republic and specializes in investment life insurance products (Personal Life Plan, Talisman, Aviva benefit). The company's head office in Prague was the second branch of the Aviva group to open in Central and Eastern Europe. Aviva regional offices are now to be found at 21 sites in all regions of the Czech Republic.
Aviva's top-selling product, the Personal Life Plan, won the Golden Crown awards Silver Crown 2004 and Golden Crown 2005 in the category of Most Popular Financial Product of the Year. In the same competition the children's insurance Talisman was awarded the Bronze Crown 2005 in the category Capital and Life Insurance.