Doug Brown

Doug Brown is the  Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Aviva's UK Life division, He joined Aviva as CEO of insurance, wealth, and retirement. He is also a member of the group executive committee reporting to Aviva Group CEO, Amanda Blanc. Doug is the executive sponsor for the Aviva Balance community to support gender parity within the organization. He also champions the Women’s Sponsorship Programme to accelerate the pipeline of women into senior leadership roles. Before joining Aviva, Doug led Canada Life’s UK business as CEO for six years. Before this, he was Canada Life’s UK Chief Operating Officer. 

Doug has held several other senior roles including Chief Operating Officer of Alico Chief Executive Officer of Alico UK, Regional President of Alico, Head of Global, Bancassurance of Alico, and Chief Risk Officer for Aviva Europe. He led AIG’s Employee Benefits Divisions in both the UK and Canada.