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Direct Line CEO and CFO to Step Down Amid Aviva’s Acquisition Process

Aviva intends to appoint a new chief executive in due course

Chief Executive Adam Winslow and Chief Financial Officer Jane Poole are to step down.
Chief Executive Adam Winslow and Chief Financial Officer Jane Poole are to step down. Photo: Matthew Lloyd/Bloomberg News

Direct Line Insurance Group said Chief Executive Adam Winslow and Chief Financial Officer Jane Poole are set to step down as part of a management reshuffle following its agreed merger with Aviva.

The U.K insurance company on Monday said both Winslow and Poole will serve the first two months of their notice period on paid leave when they will remain available for transitional support.

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