Talk:Mark Wilson (businessman)

“Subject / headline” write: “Suggested changes to ‘Mark Wilson’ profile”

Hello,

I work in the communications team at Aviva plc and would like to suggest some changes to the ‘Mark Wilson’ Wikipedia article.

Many thanks,

Hayley

Suggested changes

Biography:

Biography Mark Wilson
Born: August 1966
Residence: London
Nationality: New Zealander
Education: Bachelor of Management Studies
Occupation: Businessman
Employer: Aviva
Title: Group Chief Executive of Aviva plc

Image: (https://www.flickr.com/photos/avivaplc/15495974002/)

MARK WILSON:
Mark Wilson (born August 1966) is a New Zealand businessman and Group Chief Executive of Aviva plc.

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION:

Wilson was born in Rotura, New Zealand, and attended the University of Waikato on an economics scholarship where he earned his Bachelor of Management Studies degree. (1)

CAREER:

Wilson has over 25 years of operational and executive experience in the insurance industry.

Prior to joining Aviva, Wilson was Chief Executive Officer and President of AIA Group (insurance), based in Hong Kong. He repositioned AIA, creating a leading pan-Asian insurance company; Wilson improved AIA’s market valuation, successfully navigated the company through the global management crisis and prepared it for IPO.

He was previously Chief Executive Officer of AXA China and Chief Executive Officer of AXA South East Asia (insurance). He also held a number of senior management positions at National Mutual (insurance) in New Zealand, where he progressed through many of the major business functions, gaining a deep and broad knowledge of the business (2).

• Aviva

At Aviva, Wilson initiated and is leading a turnaround of the FTSE100 insurer (3). He has set out an investment thesis of cash flow plus growth, and a business strategy which builds on Aviva’s ability to offer customers life, general and health insurance and asset management, driving a ‘digital first’ approach across all distribution channels and focusing on markets in which Aviva has scale and competitive advantage (4), (5).

In his first year, Wilson strengthened the management team and led a programme to reinvigorate Aviva’s culture, including an emphasis on the importance of creating legacy. Wilson has said that he sees Aviva as “an ethically, environmentally and socially responsible insurer” (6). Aviva is one of the top global companies listed in the FTSE4Good Index (7) and is the only UK insurance company within the UN Global Compact 100 stock index (8).

Wilson has led consumer campaigns on consumer issues such as reform of the UK motor insurance market; the need to reduce the impact on customers of insurance fraud and flooding; and the need for government and financial services companies to work together to reduce the ‘savings gap’. Wilson has also spoken regularly on how capital markets can best support sustainable economic growth (9).

EXTERNAL LINKS:

Aviva profile (10)
Aviva.com (11)

• Authored articles
The Daily Telegraph - 'We need to put the brakes on compensation culture’ (12)
Daily Mail: Why we must tackle Britain's retirement savings inertia (13)
The Daily Telegraph - Everyone must play their part to keep the flood threat at bay (14)

• Video clips
2014 HY results (15)
2013 FY results (16)

REFERENCES

(1) http://www.aviva.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/mark-wilson/
(2) http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=50178595&ticker=AAIGF
(3) http://www.standard.co.uk/business/business-news/aviva-turnaround-in-full-flow-as-wilsons-costcutting-takes-effect-8751321.html or http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/avivas-turnaround-delivers-as-profits-jump-9173629.html
(4) http://www.aviva.com/about-us/strategy/
(5) http://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/08/21/aviva-names-andrew-brem-chief-digital-officer-drive-digital-transformation
(6) http://www.aviva.com/media/upload/CR-2013.pdf
(7) http://www.aviva.com/corporate-responsibility/our-approach/indexes-and-benchmarks/
(8) https://www.unglobalcompact.org/docs/news_events/9.1_news_archives/2013_09_18/GC100Constituents.pdf
(9) http://www.aviva.com/about-us/strategy/video-interviews/economist-insurance-summit/
(10) http://www.aviva.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/mark-wilson/
(11) http://www.aviva.com/
(12) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/insurance/11125753/We-need-to-put-the-brakes-on-compensation-culture.html
(13) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/news/article-2614458/MARK-WILSON-Why-tackle-Britains-retirement-savings-inertia.html
(14) Everyone must play their part to keep the flood threat at bay
(15) http://www.aviva.com/about-us/strategy/video-interviews/2014-half-year-results/
(16) http://www.aviva.com/about-us/strategy/video-interviews/mark-wilson-interview/

Thanks --HayleySandford (talk) 17:46, 5 January 2015 (UTC)

Updated accordingly. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 21:07, 12 January 2015 (UTC)

Mark Wilson's date of birth

Hello,

I work in the communications team at Aviva and I would like to request an amendment to Mark Wilson's profile please.

Mark was born in August not September. Can someone please make this update?:

http://www.aviva.com/investor-relations/corporate-governance/board-of-directors/mark-wilson/

Thanks so much

HayleySandford (talk) 14:49, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

sorted. Dormskirk (talk) 19:46, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

“Suggested changes to ‘Mark Wilson – Careers”

Hello,

I work in the communications team at Aviva and I would like to suggest an update to the Aviva CEO Mark Wilson's profile please:

Please can we add this paragraph at the end of his Careers section:

On 25 September 2015 Mark Wilson joined 193 world leaders to commit to the Sustainable Development Goals at the UNited Nations in New York[1].  In a rare opportunity for a private sector CEO[2], Wilson addressed a UN General Assembly plenary session  on behalf of the global business community, calling for business and governments to work together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals [3].

1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-AHfatQKJs 2 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503434&objectid=11524584 3 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/09/28/climatechange-investors-aviva-idUKL5N11Y2DC20150928

done. Dormskirk (talk) 22:11, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

thank you Dormskirk HayleySandford (talk) 09:26, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

Feedback

Please let me know if you have any feedback.

Many thanks -- HayleySandford (talk) 16:13, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

“Suggested changes to ‘Mark Wilson - Career”

Hello,

I work in the communications team at Aviva plc and would like to suggest some changes to Mark Wilson’s Wikipedia profile please.

Suggested changes

Current wording:
Wilson has campaigned on various issues including putting the brakes on compensation culture,[4] tackling Britain's retirement savings inertia[5] and ensuring everyone plays their part to keep the flood threat at bay.[6]

Suggested update:
Wilson has campaigned on various issues including putting the brakes on compensation culture,[4] tackling Britain's retirement savings inertia[5] celebrating British business and ensuring everyone plays their part to keep the flood threat at bay.[6]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/comment/article-3175378/MARK-WILSON-Britishness-major-asset-celebrate-British-business.html

Photo

Please can we also update his photo with this one: https://www.flickr.com/photos/avivaplc/21867398391/in/album-72157658665685539/

Feedback

If you could give me some feedback we’d be most grateful. Thanks and have a lovely weekend --HayleySandford (talk) 18:55, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

• I'm not sure we should be including any of this. These are all articles that Wilson has written himself. Does writing an article for a newspaper really constitute "campaigning"? And how can you campaign on "celebrating British business"? It all sounds like PR spin to me. And as for the photo, we'd have to cut the UN logo to keep it inline with WP:NPOV. Edwardx (talk) 19:42, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

• I agree, I'm afraid. A Daily Mail article written by Wilson is not an independent source. Dormskirk (talk) 22:00, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

Suggested changes to ‘Mark Wilson - Career

Hello - I work in the communications team at Aviva and would like to suggest an update to Mark Wilson's Wikipedia profile please.

Suggested update to Careers section

Mark Wilson was named in the 2016 Debrett’s list of Britain’s 500 most influential people*; a group of individuals who have influenced or made a difference to British society. Mark Wilson was included in this year’s list for his role in returning the British insurer to profit and finalising the £5.6bn acquisition of Friends Life, the largest takeover in the insurance sector in nearly 15 years**. The merger turned Aviva into one of the UK’s largest investors managing £300bn-plus in assets***.

* http://www.debretts.com/people-influence/debretts-500-2016/finance/mark-wilson

** https://next.ft.com/content/3c987766-719b-11e4-b178-00144feabdc0 or http://news.sky.com/story/1377923/aviva-agrees-5bn-deal-to-buy-friends-life

*** http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/mar/05/aviva-and-friends-life-annual-profits-takeover-insurer-pension-annuity-sales

Thanks --HayleySandford (talk) 10:38, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

done. Dormskirk (talk) 23:42, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Thank you HayleySandford (talk) 18:27, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Suggested update to Mark Wilson Career section

Hello,

I work in the communications team at Aviva and I'd like to suggest a factual update to Mark Wilson's Wikipedia profile.

Suggested changes

Mark Wilson was chief executive of AIA not AIG in March 2009. Can you please update the following section to reflect this:

He became chief executive of AXA South East Asia in 2001, chief executive of AXA Hong Kong in 2003 and chief executive of AIG’s Hong Kong operations in March 2009.[2]

Many thanks HayleySandford (talk) 12:37, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

done. Dormskirk (talk) 23:05, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

Update to Career section

Hello,

I work in the Communications team at Aviva and I'd like to suggest an update to our CEO Mark Wilson's page please.

Suggested update

In 2016 Mark was named UK New Zealander of the Year, by The New Zealand Society, in recognition of his contribution to global discussion on how businesses can create a lasting legacy.

The judges cited Mark’s work "as global business leader and champion of sustainable business” and his role in "leading global discussion on how businesses can create a lasting legacy".

(Source: http://www.nzsociety.co.uk/uk-nzer-of-the-year/)

Many thanks HayleySandford

Not a notable society or award. Edwardx (talk) 18:35, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the update Edwardx - do you have a list of notable awards or a definition please that I can review before making a similar request in the future? HayleySandford (talk) 19:17, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Just search for them on Wikipedia. If we have an article, then by definition it is notable. Of course, there may be notable awards for which we do not yet have articles. Edwardx (talk) 19:22, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

New photo of Mark Wilson

Hello,

I work in the communications team at Aviva and I'd like to suggest adding a new, up to date headshot of Mark Wilson to his Wikipedia article.

I have uploaded this into Wikipedia and the image lives here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mark_Wilson_-_Aviva_Plc_Group_Chief_Executive_Officer.jpg

Thanks so much,

HayleySandford (talk) 17:40, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Hi - Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 20:50, 24 June 2016 (UTC)

Suggested update to Mark Wilson (businessman) - Career

Hello,

I work in the communications team at Aviva plc and would like to suggest some changes to the ‘Mark Wilson’ Wikipedia article.

Please can we add this paragraph at the end of his Careers section:

In 2016 Mark Wilson was ranked 12th in Bloomberg’s evaluation of the world’s best value CEOs. Bloomberg looked at the pay-for-performance ratio of 100 CEOs at some of the largest companies around the world to see which companies are getting the best value from their CEO.

Many thanks

HayleySandford (talk) 17:32, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 23:19, 18 January 2017 (UTC)

References

Suggested update to Mark Wilson (businessman) - Career

Hello,

I work in Aviva's communications team and would like to suggest an edit to Mark Wilson's Wikipedia profile please:

Career

Wilson has been listed in the 2016 Debrett’s 500 List as one Britain's most influential people in finance for returning the insurance multinational to profit and overseeing the Friends Life acquisition.

---

Many thanks,

HayleySandford (talk) 19:35, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 23:11, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

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Photograph of Mark Wilson

Hello,

I work in the communicatiosn team at Aviva and would like to suggest an update to this Wikipedia page please.

Is it possible to update the current photograph with this updated one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aviva_Group_CEO_Mark_Wilson.jpg

Many thanks,

HayleySandford (talk) 12:53, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Hi - Unfortunately that picture has been marked for deletion. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 19:27, 17 February 2017 (UTC)

Mark Wilson image

Hello,

I work in the communications team at Aviva and I would like to suggest an update to Mark Wilson's Wikipedia profile please.

Is it possible to upload his photo onto his profile page? I have received permission from the photographer [Ticket#: 2017022810012613] and uploaded the image to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aviva_Group_CEO_Mark_Wilson.jpg

Many thanks,

HayleySandford (talk) 13:40, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 20:45, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Awards

Hello,

I work for Aviva and would like to recommend an update to Mark Wilson's profile please.

Please can we add a new section called 'Awards' and the following text:

Wilson received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Waikato University in 2017

I believe this award is considered noteworthy as it has been mentioned on other Wikipedia profiles including https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Mateparae

Many thanks,

HayleyHayleySandford (talk) 13:21, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

Done. Dormskirk (talk) 22:16, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

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Mark Wilson - salary

Hello,

I work in Aviva's communications team and would like to suggest an update to Mark's profile please.

In the side bar, next to salary, please can we amend the figure to:

£4.4 million (total compensation)

Many thanks, HayleySandford (talk) 15:34, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

Done. Dormskirk (talk) 23:03, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

References

Mark Wilson: Personal Life

Hello,

I work in the communications team at Aviva and would like to suggest an amend to Mark Wilson's profile please.

Mark Wilson has recently divorced from his wife. Please can you amend the Personal Life section to say "He is divorced and has three children". Please also remove the Spouses section in his biography on the right hand side.

I'm afraid I do not have any references to add to support this.

Many thanks

HayleyHayleySandford (talk) 09:42, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Hayley - Sorry but we would really need a reference to support this, and without it, per WP:BLP any such comment would have to be remove immediately. Dormskirk (talk) 20:56, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

Update

Per ticket:2017060810010799 the section about his personal life is no longer current. A challenge is the lack of a published reliable source supporting the change in status. It did find a mention in LinkedIn but I don't think we count that as a reliable source. Given the situation, and the fact that marital status is hardly central to the article I've made the decision to remove the section. My suggestion is if an editor feels the need to include this personal information they wait a bit until the current status is mentioned in a reliable source.--S Philbrick(Talk) 15:44, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

Sounds sensible to me. Dormskirk (talk) 15:58, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

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Career section

Hello – I work in the communications team at Aviva and would like to suggest some updates to Mark Wilson’s Wikipedia page. I hope these suggestions help tidy up the page and make it easier for readers to skim through.

Please can we amend this section from:

Career

Educated at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, Wilson joined National Mutual, an insurance business based in New Zealand in 1987, and progressed through the management structure. He became chief executive of AXA South East Asia in 2001, chief executive of AXA Hong Kong in 2003 and chief executive of AIA in March 2009. He went on to become chief executive officer (CEO) of Aviva on 1 January 2013.

To:

== Early life and education ==

Wilson grew up in Rotorua, New Zealand and was educated at the University of Waikato .

== Career ==

Wilson joined National Mutual, an insurance business based in New Zealand in 1987, and progressed through the management structure. He became chief executive of AXA South East Asia in 2001, chief executive of AXA Hong Kong in 2003 and chief executive of AIA in March 2009. He went on to become chief executive officer (CEO) of Aviva on 1 January 2013.

Many thanks HayleySandford (talk) 16:49, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

done. Dormskirk (talk) 23:21, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

References

Careers section

Hello,

I work in Aviva's Communications team and would like to suggest some amendments to Mark Wilson's Wikipedia profile.

There have been a few recent business developments that we'd like to reference and also add in some context about Mark's history of turning companies around.

Please can we remove this wording:

Wilson has written about various issues including putting the brakes on compensation culture, tackling Britain's retirement savings inertia and ensuring everyone plays their part to keep the flood threat at bay.

And create a new heading called 'Business Experience' and add in the following text:

Business experience

Wilson was credited with steering AIA through the financial crisis – a period that saw parent company [[1]] bailed out by the US government . He prepared AIA for its flotation on the stock market in Hong Kong in 2010, increasing the company’s value to $36bn at the time of listing . He has continued his turnaround work at Aviva, which had run into difficulty at the point of his arrival. Wilson refocused its life and general insurance businesses and bolstered its balance sheet . Under Wilson’s leadership, Moody’s upgraded Aviva Plc's senior unsecured debt rating to A2 from A3 and Aviva Plc's commercial paper rating to P-1 from P-2 . Having turned around Aviva’s performance, he is now looking to transform Aviva into a fintech firm . Opening ‘Digital Garages’, setting up a new insurance digital business in Hong Kong with Tencent and Hillhouse Capital, the MyAviva digital hub and Aviva’s investment in its own digital transformation are all indicators of Wilson’s effectiveness in achieving this aim.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Many thanks for your help, HayleySandford (talk) 14:57, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

done. Dormskirk (talk) 23:34, 15 March 2018 (UTC)

References

Mark Wilson photo

Hello,

I work in the communications team at Aviva and would like to suggest an amendment to Mark Wilson's profile. Please can you add this image to his profile: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aviva_Group_CEO_Mark_Wilson.jpg?

Many thanks HayleySandford (talk) 13:46, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Done. Dormskirk (talk) 20:20, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Social Purpose

Hello,

I work in Aviva's Communications team and would like to suggest some amendments to Mark Wilson's Wikipedia profile.

There have been a few recent business developments and board appointments that we’d like to mention.

Please can we remove this wording:

On 25 September 2015 Wilson joined 193 world leaders to commit to the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations in New York. In a rare opportunity for a private sector CEO, Wilson addressed a UN General Assembly plenary session on behalf of the global business community, calling for business and governments to work together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

And create a new heading called ‘Social Purpose' and add in the following text:

Social purpose

On 25 September 2015 Wilson joined 193 world leaders to commit to the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations in New York . In a rare opportunity for a private sector CEO, Wilson addressed a UN General Assembly plenary session on behalf of the global business community, calling for business and governments to work together to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. He was also a leader in setting up the World Benchmarking Alliance, a set of league tables scoring companies against their sector peers on their responses to major sustainability issues. Wilson stated his aim as being to “turn the SDGs into a corporate competitive sport”.

He is also a member of the EAT Foundation Advisory Board, which he joined in June 2017. The Foundation’s ambition is to reform the global food system so that it is sustainable and supports a growing global population with healthy food from a healthy planet .

Wilson has written about various social issues including putting the brakes on fraudulent insurance claims, tackling Britain's retirement savings inertia and ensuring everyone plays their part to keep the flood threat at bay.

Thanks so much for your help

HayleySandford (talk) 17:15, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 20:46, 29 May 2018 (UTC)

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Social Purpose

Thanks for making the previous update. Would it be possible to seperate this section out with a new heading to make it easier to skim through? Would it be possible to name this Social Purpose

Thanks so much for your help

HayleySandford (talk) 13:49, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 14:35, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Hello,

I work in Aviva's Communications team and would like to suggest some amendments to Mark Wilson's Wikipedia profile.

There have been a few recent business developments and board appointments that we’d like to mention. Please can we add the following wording at the end of the current Social Purpose section:

Wilson is a Chairman of the Geneva Association [Association] ), the leading international think-tank of the insurance industry.

He is a member of the Development Board of the Royal Foundation [Foundation] for The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

In the Careers section please can we add the following after this sentence: He went on to become chief executive officer (CEO) of Aviva on 1 January 2013.[6]

In March 2018 Wilson was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Blackrock.

Thanks so much HayleySandford (talk) 15:17, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

Done. Best wishes. Dormskirk (talk) 22:30, 3 September 2018 (UTC)

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Mark Wilson - biography bar

Hello,

I work at Aviva and would like to suggest some changes to Mark Wilson's Wikipedia profile please.

Mr Wilson left Aviva in October 2018 but is still listed as CEO in the biography bar on the right hand side of the page. Please can you remove that reference and the link to the Aviva page?

He is also no longer a board member of Aviva so please remove that reference too.

Aviva now has a new CEO, Maurice Tulloch

Many thanks HayleySandford (talk) 11:26, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

Updated. Dormskirk (talk) 00:38, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

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