
	Patrick joined Aviva in February 2010 as chief financial officer, when he was also appointed to the Aviva plc board and as a member of the group executive committee. Since April 2012, Patrick has assumed responsibility for Aviva USA. He is chairman of Aviva Investors and is currently a member of the supervisory board of Delta Lloyd N.V. Patrick has extensive global experience in various executive functions within the insurance industry. He also has an excellent track record of driving change programmes and corporate actions to deliver improved profitability. He has been instrumental in improving the Group&#39;s financial strength, resilience and performance against the backdrop of a challenging macroeconomic and regulatory environment. He has brought his significant financial acumen and analytical skills to bear in driving forward the change agenda and in successfully delivering the Group&#39;s strategic priorities. Prior to joining Aviva. Patrick had been group chief financial officer and latterly also chief operating officer at Willis Group (insurance). He was also chairman of Willis Capital Markets and Advisory, the investment banking business which he established. His previous roles have included group financial controller at Royal &amp; Sun Alliance plc (insurance), and finance and claims director for UK general insurance at AXA SA (insurance). Before that, he held a number of senior management positions at General Electric Capital (financial services), and specialised in corporate finance and investigations at Grant Thornton (professional services).
