Maurice Tulloch has been appointed to the role of President and CEO of Aviva Canada, effective on January 1, 2010.

As announced in October, current President and CEO, Robin Spencer, is returning to the UK to assume the role of Chief Risk Officer for Aviva plc.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Tulloch was Executive Vice President, Broker Distribution (Ontario) and Specialty Distribution and part of Aviva Canada's Executive Committee. He has been with Aviva since 1992 and has held increasingly senior management positions including President of Aviva-owned Pilot Insurance Company and Executive Vice President for Aviva Traders, Aviva Elite and Aviva Scottish and York.

Aviva also announced that Greg Somerville will become Executive Vice President with sole responsibility for the broker business in Canada; a role formerly split in Canada by region. Previously Mr. Somerville was Executive Vice President, Broker Distribution (East & West), Surety and Reinsurance.