Aviva, the savings, investments and insurance group, has announced the appointment of Jean-Pierre Menanteau as CEO of Aviva France.
Aviva, the savings, investments and insurance group, has announced the appointment of Jean-Pierre Menanteau as CEO of Aviva France.
Menanteau, who will join Aviva France in October, previously held senior roles, including director of strategy and finance, at the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations Group - a financial institution which provides services to the public sector - where he worked from 1998 to 2004. More recently he was chief financial officer at SNCF, the French national railway company, where he played a key role in strengthening the organisation's financial position. Menanteau has also been a member of the board and audit committee of Aviva France since August 2007.
Andrea Moneta, CEO, Aviva Europe, commented: "I am delighted that Jean-Pierre Menanteau is joining Aviva France. The French subsidiary plays a key role within Aviva Europe and the group, making a valuable contribution to the group's results. Jean-Pierre has a proven track record in developing innovative growth strategies and an in-depth knowledge of the French financial community. His wide-ranging experience in financial services, combined with his energy and leadership skills, make him the ideal candidate to develop further our business in France."
Menanteau succeeds Bruno Rostain as CEO of Aviva France, who leaves the group at the end of September 2008.
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Notes to editors:
- Jean-Pierre Menanteau, 43, is married with three children and lives in Paris. He is a graduate of ESSEC, l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and l'Ecole Nationale d'Administration. He began his career as a finance inspector in audit and consulting at the Ministry of Finance in France.
- During his tenure at Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations Group, Menanteau also held board positions at CNP, a leading French life insurer, and Caisse Naionale des Caisses d'Epargne.
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- Aviva is the leading provider of life and pension products in Europe with substantial positions in other markets around the world, making it the world's fifth largest insurance group based on gross worldwide premiums at 31 December 2007.
- Aviva's principal business activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with worldwide total sales of £49.2 billion at 31 December 2007 and funds under management of £359 billion at 30 June 2008.
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