Aviva has appointed Charlotte Jones as chief financial officer and executive director with effect from 5 September 2022.
Jones was previously chief financial officer of RSA Insurance plc and interim chief executive officer of the RSA UK & International business.
Jones was also CFO of Jupiter Fund Management, where she was a member of the board and executive committee with responsibility for finance and corporate strategy. Before that, she was head of group finance at Credit Suisse Group and deputy group CFO at Deutsche Bank Group.
Aviva group chief executive officer Amanda Blanc says: “This is a really excellent appointment for Aviva. Charlotte is a highly experienced CFO with an impressive track record across the insurance and asset management industries. She is an exceptional addition to Aviva and will play a central role as we accelerate our performance and grow.”
30% Club global and Mastercard executive vice chair Ann Cairns says: “I’m very pleased to see Aviva appoint Charlotte Jones to the CFO role. Not only is she more than qualified, we desperately need more female executives across British business.
Jones says: “Aviva is both an amazing brand and a business really focused on delivery, and so the opportunity to join as CFO is fantastic. I look forward to working with Amanda and the team, and making Aviva the undisputed market leader in insurance, wealth and retirement.”
30% Club global and Mastercard executive vice chair Ann Cairns says: “I’m very pleased to see Aviva appoint Charlotte Jones to the CFO role. Not only is she more than qualified, we desperately need more female executives across British business.
“Aviva’s appointment of Charlotte makes it only the second FTSE 100 company to have women in both the CEO and CFO roles. There remain just eight female CEOs in the FTSE 100 according to BoardEx and there are currently just 16 female CFOs until the arrival of Anna Cross, Barclay’s incoming first-ever female CFO, later this month.
“We’ve made great progress in getting more women on to boards, with female representation at this level across the FTSE 100 now at almost 40 per cent and on course to parity in the next few years. But at the executive committee level, there are just 24 per cent women. And progress is stubbornly slow.
“Companies must dismantle the obstacles, invest in the talent pipeline and improve leadership succession plans in order to stop holding women – and their businesses – back.”
