Aviva has appointed Michael Hawker as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 January 2010.
Michael Hawker was chief executive and managing director of Insurance Australia Group, the largest general insurance company in Australia, from November 2001 to May 2008 and is currently an advisory board director at GEMS, the Hong-Kong based private equity firm and a non-executive director of Australian Rugby Union.
Michael Hawker has extensive experience in financial services: he was a group executive at Westpac Banking Corporation, responsible for leading its retail and business banking operations in Australia and New Zealand and has held a number of senior capital markets roles at Citibank both in Australia and Europe.
Lord Sharman of Redlynch, chairman, said: “Michael Hawker is a very welcome addition to Aviva’s board. Michael’s deep understanding of insurance and financial markets and his experience of leading large customer focused businesses will be invaluable to Aviva.”
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