OREANDA-NEWS. Patrick Dixneuf has been appointed as CEO of Aviva France, effective from 1 November 2016. Patrick Dixneuf will succeed Nicolas Schimel who, after four years as the CEO of Aviva France, will leave the organisation at the end of October.

David McMillan, CEO Aviva Europe and chairman of the Board of Directors of Aviva France, said: “I am delighted to welcome Patrick to Aviva France. Patrick has a clear mandate to set in motion the strategic ambitions of Aviva France, as well as to accelerate the transformation of the business. Patrick brings a wealth of international experience across several European countries, as well as a strong finance and operational background.”

Patrick Dixneuf said: “I’m proud to join Aviva France, a key business and strong contributor to the Aviva Group. I’m confident that, in collaboration with our employees, partners and distributors, we will be able to delight our customers both in a traditional and digital environment.”

Patrick joined Aviva in January 2011 as chief operations officer for Aviva Europe and member of the European Executive Committee. He has held a number of roles across the organisation, most recently finance design, innovation and change director at Aviva Group. Previously, he was CEO of Aviva Italy between 2012 and 2016, leading the turnaround and transformation of the business, bringing it back to growth.

  • Aviva provides life insurance, general insurance, health insurance and asset management to 33 million customers, across 16 markets worldwide
  • In the UK we are the leading insurer serving one in every four households and have strong businesses in selected markets in Europe, Asia and Canada. Our shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and we are a member of the FTSE100 index.
  • Aviva’s asset management business, Aviva Investors, provides asset management services to both Aviva and external clients, and currently manages over ?319 billion in assets.
  • Aviva helps people save for the future and manage the risks of everyday life; we paid out ?30.7 billion in benefits and claims in 2015.