Aviva, the UK's biggest insurer, has hired Alain Dromer, previously global head of group investment business at HSBC to head its Morley fund management arm and to build a global asset management operation. Mr Dromer, who will join on 3 September, will be appointed to Aviva's group executive committee and will report to chief executive Andrew Moss. The UK-listed insurer said that Mr Dromer would take up the post of chief executive of Aviva Global Investors and Morley from 3 September. Prior to HSBC, Mr Dromer was a member of the executive committee of Credit Commercial de France, where he was responsible for asset management and insurance. He joined HSBC in 2001. Mr Dromer said: "I'm delighted to be joining Aviva at this time of change and new ideas. This is a compelling and unique opportunity to bring Aviva's vision for global asset management to life. Using Morley as the foundation, I look forward to working with Aviva's other asset management teams to create a truly global investment operation."