Kirstine Cooper

Kirstine joined Aviva in 1991 and is the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary for Aviva plc and heads the Office of the Chairman. She was appointed to the Aviva Leadership Team in May 2012.

Kirstine established the legal and company secretarial function as a global team and is responsible for the provision of legal services to the Group, legal risk management, and compliance with UK listing requirements. She also supports the Chairman and the Board in the discharge of their responsibilities.

Kirstine is a lawyer and held a number of legal roles within Aviva's legacy companies before leading the property division of General Accident and the group legal function of CGU for eight years.

She was formerly deputy group company secretary and legal counsel of Aviva plc and she currently sits as a director on the board of Aviva Insurance Limited.