SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May, 2019
PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
LAURENCE POUNTNEY HILL,
LONDON, EC4R 0HH, ENGLAND
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NEWS RELEASE
7 May 2019
M&GPrudential appoints new Non-Executive Director
- Board composition set for demerger
Prudential plc today announces that M&GPrudential has appointed
Clare Thompson as a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit
Committee as part of its preparations to demerge from Prudential
plc. She joins the Board with immediate effect following her
approval by the Prudential Regulatory Authority and the Financial
Conduct Authority. With Ms Thompson's appointment, the composition
of the Board is set for the demerger of M&GPrudential from
Prudential plc.
Ms Thompson is an experienced non-executive director with a deep
understanding of the insurance sector. With extensive
financial services and audit experience, Ms Thompson spent 23 years
as lead audit partner on major financial services groups at
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, predominantly in the insurance and
investment sectors. She is a Non-Executive director of Bupa
and Direct Line Group plc.
Mike Evans, Chair of M&GPrudential, said: "I am delighted that
Clare is joining the Board. She has a wealth of experience from a
distinguished career in global financial services and as a
Non-Executive Director. Her appointment enhances the new Board of
M&GPrudential as we prepare for demerger and our future as a
stand-alone, publicly listed company."
At the point of demerger, the M&GPrudential Board will consist
of:
Mike Evans, Chair
John Foley, Chief Executive
Clare Bousfield, Chief Financial Officer
Caroline Silver, Senior Independent Non-Executive
Director
Clive Adamson, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk
Committee
Robin Lawther, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration
Committee
Clare Thompson, Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit
Committee
In March 2018, Prudential plc announced its intention to demerge
M&GPrudential, the international savings and investments
business formed by the merger of asset manager M&G and
Prudential's UK and Europe insurance operations.
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Notes to Editors:
About Clare Thompson
Clare Thompson is an experienced non-executive director with a deep
understanding of the insurance sector. Ms Thompson spent her
35-year executive career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, 23 years as
audit/lead partner on major financial services groups, including UK
Financial Services Leader. Since stepping down from her executive
career, Ms Thompson has developed a portfolio of non-executive
directorships and is currently a Non-Executive Director of Bupa and
Direct Line Group plc. Ms Thompson holds a B.A. in Mathematics from
the University of York and is a Fellow of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
About M&GPrudential
M&GPrudential is the UK and European savings and investments
business of Prudential plc. On 14 March 2018 Prudential plc
announced its intention to demerge M&GPrudential from
Prudential plc, resulting in two separately listed companies with
different investment characteristics and opportunities. On
completion of the demerger, shareholders will hold interests in
both Prudential plc and M&GPrudential. M&GPrudential has
total assets under management of £321 billion (as at 31
December 2018) and has more than 6 million customers worldwide.
Over the next five years, M&GPrudential's shareholders will be
investing £250 million of shareholder capital into a series of
transformation programmes to create a simple, modern,
customer-centric savings and investments business.
About Prudential plc
Prudential plc and its affiliated companies constitute one of the
world's leading financial services groups, serving 26 million
customers and it has £657 billion of assets under management
(as at 31 December 2018). Prudential plc is incorporated in England
and Wales and is listed on the stock exchanges in London, Hong
Kong, Singapore and New York. Prudential plc is not affiliated in
any manner with Prudential Financial, Inc., a company whose
principal place of business is in the United States of
America.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: 07
May 2019
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PRUDENTIAL
PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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By: /s/ Alan Porter
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Alan
Porter
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Group
General Counsel and Company Secretary
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