Aviva appoints Doug Brown as CEO of UK & Ireland Life Insurance

He succeeds Angela Darlington

Adam Saville
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He is currently CEO of Canada Life in the UK and will join Aviva’s group exec committee

Aviva has announced the appointment of Doug Brown as CEO of its UK & Ireland life insurance operations. Doug is currently CEO of Canada Life in the UK and will join Aviva's group executive committee, reporting to Aviva Group CEO, Amanda Blanc. He is expected to join Aviva in April 2021 and his appointment is subject to regulatory approval. Bringing three-decades-worth of senior management experience from the life insurance sector, Brown has led Canada Life's UK business for the past six years. Prior to this he was Canada Life's UK chief operating officer and has also held a number of ...

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