Mark Wilson (businessman)
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Mark Wilson
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| Born |
Mark Andrew Wilson August 1966 |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Education | University of Waikato |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Salary | GBP £2.6 million (total compensation) |
| Title | Chief Executive, Aviva |
| Term | 2013-present |
| Predecessor | Andrew Moss |
| Successor | Incumbent |
| Spouse(s) | Married |
| Children | 3 |
Mark Andrew Wilson (born August 1966) is a New Zealand businessman, who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) of Aviva since 1 January 2013.
Educated at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, Wilson joined National Mutual, an insurance business based in New Zealand in 1987, and progressed through the management structure. He became chief executive of AXA South East Asia in 2001, chief executive of AXA Hong Kong in 2003 and chief executive of AIA in March 2009. He went on to become chief executive officer (CEO) of Aviva on 1 January 2013.
Wilson has written about various issues including putting the brakes on compensation culture, tackling Britain's retirement savings inertia and ensuring everyone plays their part to keep the flood threat at bay.
On 25 September 2015 Wilson joined 193 world leaders to commit to the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations in New York. In a rare opportunity for a private sector CEO, Wilson addressed a UN General Assembly plenary session on behalf of the global business community, calling for business and governments to work together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Wilson was named in the 2016 Debrett’s list of Britain’s 500 most influential people, a group of individuals who have influenced or made a difference to British society. He was included in that year’s list for his role in returning the British insurer to profit and finalising the £5.6bn acquisition of Friends Life, the largest takeover in the insurance sector in nearly 15 years. The merger turned Aviva into one of the UK’s largest investors, managing £300bn-plus in assets.
In 2016 Wilson was ranked 12th in Bloomberg’s evaluation of the world's best value CEOs. Bloomberg looked at the pay-for-performance ratio of 100 CEOs at some of the largest companies around the world to see which companies are getting the best value from their CEO.
He is married and has three children.
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