Directorate Change

Aviva PLC
05 December 2007



News release


5 December 2007



                   AVIVA APPOINTS NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR



Aviva plc ('Aviva') has appointed Scott Wheway to the board as a new independent
non-executive director with effect from 5 December 2007.



Scott Wheway was most recently managing director of Boots the Chemist at
Alliance Boots - a role he held until July of this year when KKR and Stefano
Pessina took ownership of the company - and prior to that held the role of
retail director, responsible for 1600 stores.   Before joining Boots, Scott
spent 20 years at Tesco where he worked his way up from the shop floor to roles
including stores director, change director and operations director before being
appointed CEO of Tesco in Japan where he established the business and shaped the
long-term strategy for the country.



Lord Sharman of Redlynch, Aviva's chairman, said: 'I'm delighted that Scott is
joining us. He brings a wealth of retail experience to Aviva, and in particular
he has championed first rate customer service, putting the customer at the heart
of the businesses he's worked for.  I am confident he will be a real asset to
the Aviva board.'



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Enquiries:



Media

Hayley Stimpson, director of external affairs          [phone]
Vanessa Rhodes, group media relations manager          [phone]
James Murgatroyd/Astrid Josephson, Finsbury            [phone]



Analysts

Charles Barrows, investor relations director           [phone]
Susie Yeoh, investor relations manager                 [phone]





Notes to editors:



•         Scott Wheway is 41 and is married with two children.

•         A photograph of Scott will be available shortly at www.aviva.com/
          media.

•         In accordance with paragraph LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules, Aviva
          confirms that

In respect of LR 9.6.13R (1) Scott Wheway was a director of Alliance Boots from
31st July 2006 to 10th July 2007.



•         In accordance with paragraph LR 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules, Aviva
          confirms that the details requested within LR 9.6.13R (2) to 
          LR 9.6.13R (6) inclusive in respect of Scott Wheway are nil returns.


•         Aviva is the leading provider of life and pensions to Europe with
          substantial positions in other markets around the world, making it the 
          world's fifth largest insurance group based on gross worldwide 
          premiums at 31 December 2006.



•         Aviva's principal business activities are long-term savings, fund
          management and general insurance, with worldwide total sales of £41.5 
          billion and assets under management of £364 billion at 31 December 2006.



•         The Aviva media centre at www.aviva.com/media includes images, company
          and product information and a news release archive.



•         Aviva was assisted and advised on this appointment by Oxygen Executive
          Search.






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