Aviva Investors CEO Dromer to exit

Alain Dromer is to step down as CEO of Aviva Investors after insurance group parent Aviva revealed plans to simplify its business.

Chief executive for Europe, Igal Mayer, and chief executive of North America, Richard Hoskins, will also exit the firm. Pat Regan will continue as group CFO and will assume responsibility for Aviva Investors. Dromer joined the Aviva group in 2007 from HSBC, where he was most recently global head of group investment businesses. "Dromer has transformed Aviva Investors, creating an integrated asset management business and successfully growing external sales to record levels in 2011," read a company statement. "We will be recruiting a successor to Alain who will report to Pat Regan, CF...