Motor insurance group Direct Line has poached the head of finance from Aviva's general insurance unit to be its new chief financial officer, replacing its CFO of three years just weeks after a failed takeover offer from Ageas.
Direct Line Insurance Group PLC on Wednesday named Jane Poole as its new chief financial officer.
Poole will join the Bromley, England-based motor and home insurer in October, succeeding Neil.
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