Aviva plc announces that Colin Simpson has been appointed Investor Relations Director
Aviva plc (“Aviva”) announces that Colin Simpson has been appointed Investor Relations Director. Colin will join the finance executive team, reporting directly to Pat Regan, Chief Finance Officer.
Colin joins Aviva from Goldman Sachs where he was Vice President, Equity Research, and lead analyst on pan-European large cap life insurers. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Colin was Vice President Equity Research for Bear Stearns and Pricing Manager for Reinsurance Group of America.
As previously announced, after eight years in Investor Relations Charles Barrows will be returning to work in the Life business.
Commenting on the appointment, Pat Regan, Chief Finance Officer at Aviva plc, said: “Colin will be instrumental in the delivery and communication of our new Investment Thesis and is an excellent addition to the team. He brings with him extensive experience of the insurance sector, its investors and analysts. We look forward to him joining us over the coming weeks.
“I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Charles Barrows for his significant contribution as Aviva’s IR Director for the past eight years.”
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Notes to editors:
- Colin Simpson is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and has a BSc in Actuarial Science. He worked at Goldman Sachs International as Vice President, Equity Research, since 2008. Prior to that he spent two years at Bear Stearns as Vice President, Equity Research and previous to that he was Pricing Manager at Reinsurance Group America from 2004 – 2006.
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