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| | Lord Sharman takes the chairman's role at Aviva - Independent Online Edition > Business News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | Aviva, the UK's largest insurer, appointed Lord Colin Sharman of Redlynch as its new chairman yesterday, replacing Pehr Gyllenhammar who stands down on 1 January. |
 | | Lord Sharman, 62, joined Aviva's board as a non-executive director in Januaryafter a long and distinguished career in the City, including a stint as chairman of the global accounting giant KPMG. |
 | | Since stepping down from KPMG in 1999, Lord Sharman has acquired a number of non-executive posts, including chairman of Aegis, the media group, and directorships at BG Group and Reed Elsevier. |
| news.independent.co.uk /business/news/article305127.ece (324 words) |
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