from the BBC The leader of one of Britain's biggest insurance companies is now back now urging government to do more. - Kale By Gareth JonesThe former head of one of the world's biggest insurance companies has just come to the end of a year working for charity in Africa.Richard Harvey, who as chief executive of Aviva ran a global operation employing 60,000 people, has been casting a critical business eye over the aid industry.This time last year Richard Harvey was still enjoying the perks of office.His chauffeur-driven limo had dropped him off at Aviva Tower, an executive lift had whisked him non-stop to the luxurious 23rd floor where he was greeted by his top team.High above the City of London Mr Harvey spoke to his staff, gathered for his leaving do, about his impending departure."I...
from The GuardianFormer Aviva boss Richard Harvey tells Ruth Sunderland how he and his wife abandoned a comfortable lifestyle to work for charity, and gives an insight into their experiences from his diary * The Observer,During his years in the City, Richard Harvey was accustomed to the purring engine and leather upholstery of a chauffeur-driven car to whisk him smoothly to and from engagements in his job as head of Aviva, the world's fifth-largest insurance company.So it was something of a contrast when he and his wife Kay found themselves on a rudimentary, pot-holed road on desolate African terrain, with smoke pouring out of their four-wheel drive, three hours away from the nearest mechanic.Harvey had taken the almost unthinkable step for a FTSE 100 chief executive of giving up his...