Directorate Change

Aviva PLC
14 June 2007




News release



14 June 2007



                   AVIVA APPOINTS NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR



Aviva plc ('Aviva') has appointed Nikesh Arora to the board as a new independent
non-executive director with effect from 1 July 2007.



Nikesh Arora is currently president - Europe, Middle East and Africa operations
at Google with responsibility for the company's business in over 25 countries.
Before joining Google in 2004, he was chief marketing officer and a member of
the Management Board at T-Mobile, and prior to that he worked at Deutsche
Telekom, where he founded T-Motion plc, a mobile multimedia subsidiary of
T-Mobile International. He has also held finance and technology management
positions at Fidelity Investments in Boston and was an equity analyst at Putnam
Investments.


Lord Sharman of Redlynch, Aviva's chairman, said: 'I'm delighted that Nikesh is
joining us. He brings great experience in managing international businesses
which, combined with his expertise and insight in technology, innovation and
marketing, will make him a real asset to the Aviva board.'





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Enquiries:



Media

Hayley Stimpson, director of external affairs           [phone]

Sue Winston, head of group media relations              [phone]

James Murgatroyd/Ed Simpkins, Finsbury                  [phone]





Analysts

Charles Barrows, investor relations director            [phone]

Amanda Wilbraham, investor relations senior manager     [phone]





Notes to editors:



•   Nikesh Arora is 39 years old.



•   A photograph of Nikesh is available at www.aviva.com/media.



•   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 Nikesh Arora 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
2005.



•   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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