FROM : AVIVA TO : AVIVA

WAS : GROUP CEO NOW : GROUP CEO & WOMEN IN FINANCE CHARTER CHAMPION

Amanda Blanc became the Group CEO of Aviva in July 2020 , and her ongoing success is an inspiration as women struggle to attain parity with their male counterparts in business .

As such , her appointment as Aviva ’ s ‘ Women in Finance Charter Champion ’ will be focused on breaking down the barriers that impede women from entering talent pipelines . This is something the company itself strongly believes in ; it aims to have 40 % of its senior leadership consisting of women by 2024 .

Blanc herself has enjoyed a prestigious and varied career at some of the world ’ s leading organisations , including EY , AXA , and Zurich , as well as insurtech Trōv . In addition to a BA in Modern History from the University of Liverpool ( 1986 to 1989 ) and an MBA from Leeds University Business School

( 1996 to 1999 ), Blanc has also been an active Board

Member for the Welsh Rugby Union ( WRU ) since January 2020 .

" There are still far too many barriers blocking women ’ s progress in financial services . We ’ ve got to work quicker and harder "

16 May 2021