17 Oct 2005

Prudential plc announces the appointment of Nick Prettejohn to succeed Mark Wood as Chief Executive of UK Insurance Operations

The Board of Prudential plc (“Prudential”) announces the appointment of Nick Prettejohn as Chief Executive of its UK Insurance Operations. Mark Wood will be leaving the company at the end of January after more than four years in the job. As is normal he will be leaving the Board with immediate effect.

Nick Prettejohn, aged 45, who has announced his resignation as Chief Executive at Lloyd’s of London, will join the Prudential Board on 1st January 2006.

Nick joined Lloyd’s in 1995 and was appointed Chief Executive in 1999. While at Lloyd’s, Nick oversaw a programme of significant change to the strategy, supervision, processes and accounting system of the market, as well as leading Lloyd’s response to the attacks of 9/11 and the Society’s debut on the international capital markets last year.

Prior to Lloyd’s, Nick was a partner at management consultants Bain and Co and a director at private equity company Apax Partners. He is a member of the Financial Services Practitioner Panel.

Mark Tucker, Group Chief Executive of Prudential, said:

“Nick’s background and experience mean that he is well suited to lead our UK Insurance Operations to the next stage in their development. He is widely respected in the industry and across the financial community. He has broad and relevant experience of the financial services market and has a track record of implementing strategic change successfully and will bring a fresh, external perspective to the business. I look forward to working with him at this exciting time for the UK and the Group.

“At the same time, I would like to extend the Board’s thanks to Mark Wood for his significant contribution over the last four years. Mark has overseen a period of huge transformation for the UK business, where we have improved efficiency, broadened our product range and forged strong relationships in distribution. The business is in good health and we are delivering strong growth for the benefit of our shareholders. We wish him well for the future.”

Nick Prettejohn said:

"I am delighted to be joining Prudential at this exciting time in the Group's development. There is huge potential for the business in the UK, and I look forward to working with the Board and the management team to deliver strong, profitable growth."

Mark Wood said:

“Leading Prudential’s UK operations during such a dramatic period of change has been an immense and rewarding challenge. I would like to thank the excellent team that has worked with me over the past four, exciting years. I wish Nick the best of luck as he takes over the reins as I prepare for new challenges.”

Notes to Editors

Biography:

Nick Prettejohn, 45, joined the Corporation of Lloyd’s in 1995 as Head of Strategy. He played a key role in the Reconstruction and Renewal (R&R) process, which reorganised Lloyd’s after the losses of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Following the successful completion of R&R in 1996, Nick became Managing Director of Lloyd’s Business Development Unit and in 1998 he also assumed responsibility for Lloyd’s North America business unit. He was appointed Chief Executive of Lloyd’s in July 1999.

Prior to joining Lloyd’s, he was responsible for Corporate Strategy at National Freight Corporation plc, a major international logistics company.

Nick began his business career in 1982 as a research associate with management consultants Bain and Company, becoming a manager in 1986 and partner in 1988. Between 1991 and 1994, he was a director of Apax Partners, a private equity fund. In 2004 Nick became an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute.

Nick was educated at Taunton School, Somerset, and Balliol College, Oxford, where he gained a first-class degree in philosophy, politics and economics. He was president of the Oxford Union Society in 1980.

In November 2004 Nick was appointed a member of the Financial Services Practitioner Panel and in 2005 he was appointed a member of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Opera House.

Married in 1997 with two daughters, Nick’s interests include opera (he is Chairman of English Pocket Opera Company) and several sports, particularly golf and horse racing.

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