At Aviva, Hoskins will lead Aviva North America`s finance, actuarial, riskmanagement, capital, and tax activities, while guiding reinsurance strategy.Hoskins` direct reports will include the finance directors from Aviva USA andAviva Canada. “I am delighted to have Richard lead our finance team,” said Tom Godlasky, CEOof Aviva`s North American region. “His global finance experience as well as hisstrategic, risk and business transformation skills will be a great addition toAviva as we build on our successes in the US and Canada.” Hoskins received his Bachelor of Arts degree in business studies from SheffieldUniversity in the UK He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Notes to editors:* Aviva is the world`s fifth largest insurance group, serving 50 millioncustomers across Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. * Our main business activities are long-term savings, fund management andproperty & casualty insurance * In North America, Aviva is the largest provider of indexed annuity and lifeinsurance in the US, and the second largest property & casualty insurer inCanada. * We are the largest insurance services provider in the UK and one of theleading providers of life and pension products in Europe. * The Aviva media centre at includes images, company andproduct information and a news release archive.AvivaTom Joyce, Copyright Business Wire 2009.
Increase of 66 Percent over Prior YearPHILADELPHIA–(Business Wire)–ARAMARK Higher Education, a world leader in providing professional services tomore than 600 colleges and universities in North America, is proud to recognizeits 165 campus partners that recycled over 20 million pounds of waste (paper,corrugated cardboard, bottles and cans, and food service organics) in the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency`s (EPA) WasteWise RecycleMania 2009 program, anannual recycling competition amongcolleges and universities nationwide.ARAMARK-partner campuses recycled 66 percent more waste than during the 2008competition. “We are extremely proud of our campus partners for their efforts during theRecycleMania 2009 competition and look forward to surpassing the 20 millionpounds of waste mark in next year`s competition,” said Chris Stemen, SeniorDirector of Sustainability and Environmental Stewardship, ARAMARK HigherEducation. “We are delighted to see a tremendous growth in participation yearafter year among our clients and customers, as more students, faculty and staffbecome involved in the many recycling and sustainability programs on campus.” RecycleMania 2009 is a competition among college and university recyclingprograms across the U.S. that provides the campus community with a proactiveactivity in waste reduction. Over a 10-week period (January 18 – March 28,2009), 513 campuses competed in different contests to see which institutioncould collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amountof total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita, or have the highestrecycling rate.
This year, all participating schools in the 10- week competitionrecycled 69.4 million pounds of waste. On hundreds of campuses throughout North America, ARAMARK Higher Education hasimplemented programs and initiatives focused on ecology, conservation andenvironmental stewardship to teach students the value of protecting the earth.In 2007, the Company received the EPA WasteWise Endorser of the Year Award forits support and promotion of RecycleMania. The award recognizes organizationsfor extraordinary efforts to reduce waste RecycleMania is supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency`sWasteWise program and the National Recycling Coalition (NRC), and is coordinatedas a project of NRC`s College and University Recycling Council (CURC). About ARAMARK Higher EducationARAMARK Higher Education is dedicated to excellence in dining, facility,conference center, and stadium and arena services. ARAMARK enhances the livingand learning experience and environment for more than 600 colleges anduniversities throughout North America. For more information and a list of ourservices, visit About ARAMARKARAMARK is a leader in professional services, providing award-winning foodservices, facilities management, and uniform and career apparel to health careinstitutions, universities and school districts, stadiums and arenas, andbusinesses around the world.
In FORTUNE magazine`s 2009 list of “World`s MostAdmired Companies,” ARAMARK was ranked number one in its industry, consistentlyranking since 1998 as one of the top three most admired companies in itsindustry as evaluated by peers and analysts. ARAMARK seeks to responsiblyaddress issues that matter to its clients, customers, employees and communitiesby focusing on employee advocacy, environmental stewardship, health andwellness, and community involvement. Headquartered in Philadelphia, ARAMARK hasapproximately 260,000 employees serving clients in 22 countries. Learn more atthe company`s Web site, ARAMARKDavid Gargione, Copyright Business Wire 2009.
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