Aviva appoints new finance chief

23rd Oct 2009 15:55

Insurer Aviva has appointed Patrick Regan as its finance director and he will join the company in February next year. Regan is chief operating officer and finance director of the giant insurance broker Willis Group Holdings. He has also been financial controller at rival insurer Royal & Sun Alliance. Regan succeeds Philip Scott, who retires at the end of 2009. Scott has spent 36 years with Aviva and its forerunners.