Gender Diversity Statement

The Board welcomes the review chaired by Lord Davies of Abersoch, “Women on Boards”, and endorses the aspirations expressed therein.

The Company seeks, through its diversity policy, to encourage the recruitment and retention of talented women at all levels. Furthermore, the Board remains committed to inclusion in all its forms and believe that leading companies seek out, and not simply tolerate, diversity.

The inclusion of women extends to the plc Board and is an important consideration during searches for new Board members. Prudential embraces the proposition that more women on boards would be advantageous to companies as well as to society at large. We remain duty bound to recruit the best available talent, and although the Board does not endorse quotas, it does commit to having an increasing representation of women in senior positions in the company and on the Board.