Chairman
Sir David Clementi FCA MBA
Chairman and Chairman of the Nomination Committee
Sir David Clementi has been Chairman of Prudential since December 2002. In 2005, Sir David was appointed as President of the Investment Property Forum. In 2003, he joined the Financial Services Authority's Financial Capability Steering Group, and was appointed by the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs to carry out a review of the regulation of legal services in England and Wales, which was completed in 2004. Since 2003, he has been a non-executive director of Rio Tinto plc. In addition, Sir David is a Trustee of the Royal Opera House, and with effect from 23 May 2008, he will also be a non-executive director of Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust PLC. From 1997 to 2002, he was Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. During this time he served as a member of the Monetary Policy Committee and as a non-executive director of the Financial Services Authority. From 1975 to 1997, he worked for the Kleinwort Benson Group, latterly as Chief Executive.
Executive directors
Mark Tucker ACA
Group Chief Executive
Mark Tucker was re-appointed as an executive director in May 2005, when he also became Group Chief Executive. From May 2004 to March 2005, he was Group Finance Director, HBOS plc and director of Halifax plc. Previously, Mark was an executive director of Prudential from 1999 to 2003, and from 1993 to 2003 he was Chief Executive of Prudential Corporation Asia, and also held senior positions in Prudential's businesses in the UK and US. Mark first joined Prudential in 1986, having previously been a tax consultant at PriceWaterhouse UK in London.
Philip Broadley FCA
Group Finance Director (until 25 March 2008)
Philip Broadley has been an executive director of Prudential and Group Finance Director since May 2000. He is currently Vice-Chairman of the 100 Group of Finance Directors, having previously been its Chairman from 2005 until 2007, and he was a member of the Insurance Advisory Group of the International Accounting Standards Board. Philip is also President of the Przezornosc Charitable Foundation, which has been established in Poland in recognition of former policyholders with whom the Company lost contact. Previously, he was with the UK firm of Arthur Andersen, where he became a partner in 1993. Philip will stand down as a director at the next Annual General Meeting on 15 May 2008.
Tidjane Thiam
Chief Financial Officer (from 25 March 2008)
Tidjane Thiam has been appointed as an executive director of Prudential and Chief Financial Officer with effect from 25 March 2008. He was previously Chief Executive Officer, Europe at Aviva, where he also held successively the positions of Group Strategy and Development Director and Managing Director, Aviva International. Prior to that, Tidjane was a partner with McKinsey & Company in France and one of the leaders of their Financial Institutions practice, focusing on insurance companies and banks. Earlier in his career, he spent a number of years in Africa where he was Chief Executive and then Chairman of the National Bureau for Technical Studies and Development in Cote d'Ivoire and a cabinet member as Minister of Planning and Development. He is a non-executive director of Arkema in France, a member of the Council of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London and a sponsor of Opportunity International, a charity focusing on microfinance in developing countries.
Clark Manning FSA MAAA
Executive director
Clark Manning has been an executive director of Prudential since January 2002. He is also President and Chief Executive Officer of Jackson National Life. He was previously Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary of Jackson National Life, which he joined in 1995. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary for SunAmerica Inc, and prior to that Consulting Actuary at Milliman & Robertson Inc. Clark has more than 25 years' experience in the life insurance industry, and holds both a bachelor's degree in actuarial science and an MBA from the University of Texas. He also holds professional designations of Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA).
Michael McLintock
Executive director
Michael McLintock has been an executive director of Prudential since September 2000. He is also Chief Executive of M&G, a position he held at the time of M&G's acquisition by Prudential in 1999. Michael joined M&G in 1992. He is also a non-executive director of Close Brothers Group plc.
Nick Prettejohn
Executive director
Nick Prettejohn has been an executive director of Prudential and Chief Executive, Prudential UK and Europe since January 2006. He is also a board member of the ABI, Chairman of the Financial Services Practitioner Panel (having previously been Deputy Chairman), and a board member of the Royal Opera House. Previously, he was Chief Executive of Lloyd's of London from 1999 until 2005. Nick joined the Corporation of Lloyd's in 1995 as Head of Strategy, and played a key role in the Reconstruction and Renewal process, which reorganised Lloyd's after the losses of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Following the successful completion of the reorganisation in 1996, he became Managing Director of Lloyd's Business Development Unit and in 1998, he also assumed responsibility for Lloyd's North America business unit. Prior to his appointment to Lloyd's, Nick was responsible for corporate strategy at National Freight Corporation plc, and prior to that he was a partner at management consultants Bain and Co and a director of private equity company Apax Partners.
Barry Stowe
Executive director
Barry Stowe has been an executive director of Prudential since November 2006, and Chief Executive, Prudential Corporation Asia since October 2006. Previously, he was President, Accident & Health Worldwide for AIG Life Companies. He joined AIG in 1995, and prior to that was President and CEO of Nisus, a subsidiary of Pan-American Life, from 1992-1995. Prior to Nisus, Barry spent 12 years at Willis Corroon in the US.
Non-executive directors
Sir Winfried Bischoff
Independent non-executive director
Sir Winfried Bischoff has been an independent non-executive director of Prudential since 2 August 2007. Sir Win has been Chairman of Citi Europe and a Member of The Management, Operating and Business Heads Committees of Citigroup Inc since May 2000. He was Acting Chief Executive Officer of Citigroup Inc from 5 November 2007 to 11 December 2007, when he was appointed Chairman of Citigroup Inc. In addition, Sir Win is Chairman of the European Advisory Board of Citigroup Inc., and has been a non-executive director of The McGraw-Hill Companies, New York and of Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis since June 2000, and of Land Securities since November 1999. Prior to that, Sir Win joined the Company Finance Division of J. Henry Schroder & Co. Limited, London, in 1966 and in 1971, he was appointed as Managing Director of Schroders Asia Limited, Hong Kong. He returned to London in January 1983, and was appointed Chairman of J. Henry Schroder & Co. in October 1983. Sir Win was appointed Group Chief Executive of Schroders plc in December 1984 and as Chairman of Schroders plc in May 1995, until the acquisition of Schroders, an investment banking business, by Citigroup Inc. in May 2000. In addition, Sir Win was a non-executive director of Cable and Wireless plc from 1991 and Deputy Chairman from 1995 to 2003. His other non-executive directorships included: IFIL Finanziaria di Partecipazioni SpA, Italy (1999-2004), Siemens Holdings Plc (2001-2003), and Akbank T.A.S. (2007-2008).