25 Mar 2008

Peter O'Donnell appointed Director of Group Finance

Prudential plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter O'Donnell as Director of Group Finance. Peter will join Prudential on 6 May 2008 and will report to Chief Financial Officer, Tidjane Thiam.

Peter has 20 years of insurance experience and joins Prudential from Royal & SunAlliance PLC, where he is UK Finance Director. Prior to Royal & SunAlliance, Peter worked for Aviva PLC for 11 years, most recently at Aviva Life International as Finance Director, prior to which he held a number of senior finance roles in the UK businesses. Before working for Aviva, Peter was Chief Insurance Accountant with Windsor Life Assurance and Aetna UK.

Peter O'Donnell said: "I am delighted to be joining Prudential at this time of rapid growth. Prudential's out-performance, driven by its international expansion and geographic presence, brand and customer expertise and proven leadership capability, means this is a very exciting time to be joining the business."

Tidjane Thiam, Chief Financial Officer, Prudential plc, said: "Peter is an exceptionally high calibre appointment and a great addition to Prudential's finance leadership team. He brings a proven depth of technical capability and finance leadership skills. I am confident that he will make a very significant contribution at this time of rapid growth at Prudential and ongoing change in insurance accounting."

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