Aviva France, a major player in life insurance and long-term savings, asset management and general insurance, has announced the appointment of Jean-François Boulier as investment director of Aviva Gestion d’Actifs, a subsidiary of Aviva in France.
Aviva France, a major player in life insurance and long-term savings, asset management and general insurance, has announced the appointment of Jean-François Boulier as investment director of Aviva Gestion d'Actifs, a subsidiary of Aviva in France.
Jean-François Boulier, 51, graduate of the École Polytechnique, with a PhD in flow science and a master's degree from the university of Grenoble, began his career in financial services more than 20 years ago when he joined CCF. From 1989 to 1999, he was director of research and innovation there. Parallel to this, from 1996 to 1999, he was also director of market risks. He was subsequently promoted to managing director of Sinopia. In 2002, he joined Crédit Lyonnais Asset Management as assistant executive director, responsible for managing Rates until 2004, when he became responsible for managing Euro and credit rates.
As part of his role as investment director, Jean-François Boulier will also be responsible, along with the chairman, Eric Duval de la Guierce, for continuing to develop techniques for managing market rates and quantum management.
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Estelle Joubert
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About Aviva
Aviva is Europe's leading provider of life insurance and pensions with strong positions in other markets around the world. In terms of gross premiums, Aviva was the world's fifth-largest insurance group as at 31 December 2005. Aviva operates in three main areas: life insurance and long-term savings, asset management and non-life insurance. At 31 December 2006, Aviva had a turnover of €61.9 billion and assets under management of €543 billion.
With more than 150 years' experience, Aviva is one of the top 10 players in the French insurance market. Aviva is supported by a substantial sales network: 875 general agents, 1,800 branch staff, 400 life insurance advisers, more than 1,000 brokers, and its partners (Union Financière de France and Médéric). Aviva France also has major partners such as AFER, the largest savings association in France, and Crédit du Nord. Aviva has 3,200 employees. Specialising in unit-linked products, Aviva is well-known for the performance of its long-term funds and its strong commitment to its customers through its Good advice approach. At 31 December 2006, Aviva France recorded consolidated sales of €6.4 billion and a consolidated operating profit of €689 million (based on the embedded value calculated in line with the EEV/IFRS standards) and had assets worth €72.9 billion under management.