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 March, 2021
PRUDENTIAL PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
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18 March 2021
Prudential plc appoints Jeanette Wong as a Non-Executive
Director
Prudential plc (Prudential) has appointed a Non-Executive Director
with extensive experience of south-east Asia to join its Board on 1
May 2021.
Jeanette Wong has over 35 years of operational experience in
financial services. She worked as Chief Financial Officer of DBS
Group, a leader in digital technology in Asia, from 2003 to 2008
and was responsible for its institutional business from 2008 to
2019. Ms Wong worked in senior pan-Asian roles at JP Morgan in
Singapore from 1986 to 2003. She is a Non-Executive Director at UBS
Group, PSA International and (until 10 April 2021) Fullerton Fund
Management. She is Chairman of the Council of CareShield Life in
Singapore, and has held directorships at ASEAN Finance Corporation,
TMB Bank in Thailand and the Bank of the Philippine
Islands.
Ms Wong's appointment follows Prudential's announcement last month
that Chua Sock Koong and Ming Lu will join the Board as
Non-Executive Directors on 1 May 2021.
Shriti Vadera, Chair of Prudential plc, said: "I am delighted that
Jeanette Wong is joining the Board. She has a wealth of operational
experience from a long career in financial services in southeast
Asia. Her knowledge and skills will be invaluable as Prudential
continues its transformation into a business focused exclusively on
Asia and Africa."
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Notes to Editors
About Jeanette Kai Yuan Wong
Jeanette Wong has over 35 years of operational experience in
financial services. She started her career in Singapore at Banque
Paribas in 1982 and moved to Citibank in 1984. She held senior
pan-Asian roles at JP Morgan in Singapore from 1986 to 2003, when
she became Chief Financial Officer at DBS Group until 2008. She led
DBS Group's institutional banking business from 2008 to 2019, where
she was responsible for corporate banking, global transaction
services, strategic advisory, and mergers and acquisitions. As part
of her role at DBS Group, Ms Wong held Non-Executive Director
positions with ASEAN Finance Corporation, TMB Bank and the Bank of
the Philippine Islands. She is currently a Non-Executive Director
at UBS Group AG, PSA International, the
Singapore Securities Industry
Council, Fullerton Fund
Management Ltd (until 10 April 2021)
and EssilorLuxottica SA (until 21 May 2021). Ms
Wong is Chairman of the Council
of CareShield Life, Singapore's mandatory care insurance scheme.
She has also served
as a Non-Executive Director at Neptune Orient Lines Limited. Ms
Wong holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a degree in
Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.
Age 61.
Shareholding
Ms Wong does not hold any interest in any shares of Prudential
plc.
Length of service
Non-Executive Directors are usually appointed for an initial
three-year term. They are typically expected to serve for two
three-year terms, although the Board may invite them to serve for
an additional period.
Remuneration
Non-Executive Directors are not eligible to participate in annual
bonus plans, long-term incentive plans or pension arrangements.
Their fees are determined by the Board and reflect their individual
responsibilities, including committee membership as
appropriate.
The annual fee for Ms Wong at appointment as a Non-Executive
Director will consist of a basic fee of £99,000.
Regulatory disclosures
Ms Wong is considered independent for the purposes of the UK
Corporate Governance Code and the Hong Kong Listing
Rules.
Ms Wong will join the Board of Prudential Corporation Asia Limited,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential, on 1 May 2021. Following
the change of Group-wide supervisor in October 2019 to the Hong
Kong Insurance Authority, the composition of the Board of
Prudential Corporation Asia Limited mirrors the Prudential
Board.
Save as disclosed above, there is no further information required
to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13 (1) - (6) of the
Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and Rule 13.51(2)
of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong Limited.
About Prudential plc
Prudential plc is an Asia-led portfolio of businesses focused on
structural growth markets. The business helps people get the most
out of life through life and health insurance, and retirement and
asset management solutions. Prudential plc has 20 million customers
and is listed on 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, nor with The
Prudential Assurance Company Limited, a subsidiary of M&G plc,
a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.
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: 18 March 2021
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PRUDENTIAL
PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
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By: /s/ Thomas S Clarkson
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Thomas
S Clarkson
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Company
Secretary
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