INSURANCE giant Aviva has announced that Sir Adrian Montague will become non-executive chairman.
Sir Adrian will take up the role at the company, which runs its life insurance division fromYork, following the retirement of John McFarlane at the Aviva AGM in April 2015.
The news follows the announcement that Mr McFarlane will succeed Sir David Walker, as chairman of Barclays, following its AGM also in April 2015.
The appointment of Sir Adrian follows a selection process by the Nomination Committee of the Board, led by Scott Wheway, chairman of the Governance Committee.
Sir Adrian joined the board of Aviva in January 2013, and became senior independent director in May 2013.
He is currently non-executive chairman of 3i Group plc, non-executive chairman of Anglian Water Group Ltd, non-executive director of Skanska AB of Stockholm and CellMark Investments AB of Gothenburg, chairman of The Point of Care Foundation (charitable trust), and was recently announced as non-executive chairman of Manchester Airports Group.
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