Aviva appoints Mark Wilson as chief executive

Wilson will joined the board on 1 December and take over the top job on 1 January. Wilson will receive a basic annual salary of £980,000. He will also receive an annual bonus opportunity for 2013, that will pay up to a maximum of 150% of salary, subject to strict performance conditions. John McFarlane, chairman of Aviva, who has been acting in an executive capacity pending the appointment of a CEO, will become non-executive chairman on 1 January. Wilson was previously chief executive and president of insurance company AIA Group. McFarlane said: "His leadership credentials are in...