Group Executive Committee

Appointments

Appointed to the Board: February 2023

Anil is a standing attendee of the Audit, Nomination & Governance, Remuneration and Risk Committees and the Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group.

Career

Prior to joining Prudential, Anil served as President and CEO of Manulife Asia where he successfully grew and transformed its diversified and multi-channel business with significant market share gains in many key markets and made it the company’s largest source of core earnings. Prior to this, he spent 25 years with Citi in Asia Pacific, EMEA and the US, in a number of consumer financial services roles.

Anil holds a Master’s Degree in Management Studies from the Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics.

Relevant skills and experience for Prudential

With more than 30 years of experience in markets around the world, Anil is a global financial leader with significant expertise, particularly in Asia

Anil has a proven track record of successful digital transformation, having led the modernisation of technology platforms across 13 markets in Asia in his role at Manulife

Appointments

Appointed Chief Technology & Operations Officer and member of the Group Executive Committee: May 2024

Relevant skills and experience

In her role as the Chief Technology & Operations Officer, Anette plays a pivotal role in steering Prudential’s technology initiatives and maintaining operational discipline. On the technology front, she is responsible for aligning technology strategies with overall business objectives, ensuring Prudential remains at the forefront of technological advancements. For operations, she evaluates all operational aspects across the organization to shape and define Prudential’s target operating model, ensuring to maximize economies of skill and scale, ultimately enhancing the customer experience.

Before joining this role, Anette was a Partner at KPMG in Switzerland, where she contributed to digital transformation programmes within the insurance sector. Prior to that, Anette served as Group Chief Operating Officer at Swiss Re and held senior positions across the technology and telecommunications sectors.

Anette holds a Master of Economics and Social Sciences at University of Stuttgart, Germany.

Appointments

Appointed Regional CEO, Greater China, Customer and Wealth and member of the Group Executive Committee: October 2024

Relevant skills and Experience

In her role as Regional CEO, Greater China, Customer and Wealth, Angel will play an integral role in driving Prudential’s Greater China business through her deep expertise in the region, distribution, customer and wealth, in addition to spearheading the Group-wide Customer pillar and Wealth enabler.

Angel brings with her 25 years of experience in financial services. Prior to joining Prudential, she led all lines of business in Citi’s Asia North & Australia Cluster including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Earlier in her career, she was Head of Asia for Citi Global Wealth, overseeing Asia Private Bank and Consumer Banking, as well as serving as CEO for Citi Hong Kong and Macau.

Angel is actively involved in various boards and committees across the Hong Kong community and is an Adjunct Professor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong.

Angel holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Appointments

Appointed Chief Risk and Compliance Officer and member of the Group Executive Committee: April 2022

Avnish is a standing attendee of the Board and of the Risk and Audit Committees.

Relevant skills and Experience

In his role as Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, Avnish is responsible for the Group's risk management and compliance activities.

Before he was appointed as CRCO in April 2022, Avnish had held the position of Chief Risk Officer of Prudential Corporation Asia since July 2018. He was responsible for regulatory compliance, risk management and corporate governance across all of the Group’s insurance and asset management businesses in Asia and Africa. He joined Prudential in August 2014.

Before joining Prudential, Avnish was the Asia chief risk officer for Aviva for six years. He also worked at Bank of America for 14 years in various capital markets trading and risk roles across Asia.

Avnish is a Chartered Accountant who worked with PwC in India and Ernst & Young in Dubai.

Appointments

Appointed Group Chief Financial Officer and member of the Group Executive Committee: May 2023

Ben is a standing attendee of the Board, Audit and Risk Committees and of the Sustainability Committee (formerly, the Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group).

Relevant skills and experience

Ben was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Prudential in May 2023. As CFO, he is responsible for managing the Finance function, including all aspects of financial reporting and planning such as performance management including planning and forecasting, financial reporting, capital management and investment management as well as the Group Actuarial function, strategy, investor relations and sustainability.

Ben joined Prudential in 1997 and has held various leadership roles including CFO, Insurance and Asset Management, regional CFO of Prudential Asia, CFO of Eastspring Investments, the Group’s asset management business, CFO of Prudential Hong Kong’s Life and General Insurance businesses and Chief Accountant of Prudential Asia.

Ben is a Chartered Accountant (The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) and holds a Bachelor's degree from The London School of Economics.

Appointments

Appointed Chief Executive Officer Eastspring Investments Group and member of the Group Executive Committee: September 2023

Relevant skills and experience

Having served as Chief Investment Officer of Eastspring since May 2022, Bill was appointed interim Chief Executive Officer in April 2023, an appointment which was made permanent in September 2023.

As CEO of Eastspring Investments, Bill is a member of Eastspring’s Board of Directors, chairs the Eastspring Executive Management Committee and has overall responsibility for the management and strategic development of the firm. As CIO since May 2022, Bill spearheads Eastspring’s investment platform across equities, fixed income, multi-asset, quantitative and alternatives, overseeing investment strategies and products.

Bill has 30 years of asset management experience and a strong track record in leading investment teams globally. Prior to joining Eastspring as Head of Equities in September 2021, Bill served as the Asia Pacific Chief Investment Officer and Global Chief Investment Officer, Equities at HSBC Global Asset Management.

Bill holds an MBA from Cranfield University, a Doctorate in Laser Physics from Oxford University and a Bachelor's Degree in Physics from Sussex University, UK and Uppsala University, Sweden.

Appointments

Appointed Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Group Executive Committee: April 2023

Catherine is a standing attendee of the Remuneration and Nominations & Governance Committees and of the Sustainability Committee (formerly, the Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group).

Relevant skills and experience

In her role as Chief Human Resources Officer, Catherine leads Prudential’s Group-wide people and culture agenda, to build a high performance organization where great talent is engaged, inspired and developed.

Catherine joined from StarHub, Singapore, where she had been Chief HR Officer since 2018, driving workforce optimisation, culture transformation, talent development and employee engagement. She also chaired the company’s Covid-19 task force. Before leading the HR function at StarHub, Catherine held global and regional senior HR leadership roles in LEGO, United Overseas Bank, Dell Inc. in Singapore and Shanghai.

She holds a Bachelor’s Degree with Honours in Social Sciences from the National University of Singapore. She served as a Nominations Committee member of Daughters of Tomorrow (Singapore) and was a board member of the Singapore Breast Cancer Foundation.

Appointments

Appointed Managing Director, Strategic Business Group and member of the Group Executive Committee: July 2022

Relevant skills and experience

Dennis was appointed Managing Director of the Strategic Business Group covering Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam on 1 July 2022. He is also the CEO of Prudential Assurance Company Singapore, a position he has held since March 2020.

Dennis holds the positions of Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Prudential Financial Advisers Singapore Pte. Ltd., and Prudential Life Assurance (Thailand) Public Company Limited. Additionally, he serves as Chairperson and Member of the Members’ Council at Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Limited. Beyond these roles, Dennis is the President of the Life Insurance Association’s Management Committee and Council Member at The Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore. He also serves as a Director at Prudential Singapore Holdings Pte. Limited and the Singapore College of Insurance.

A veteran banker with 26 years of experience in consumer banking, Dennis has expertise in product development, segment management, marketing and sales and distribution. Before joining Prudential, he spent 10 years at OCBC Bank, where he led a 3,100-strong consumer banking division as Head of Consumer Financial Services for seven years. In this role he drove the growth of OCBC’s Premier Banking business in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and China serving as Head of Branch and Group Premier Banking and being a member of OCBC Bank’s Management Committee.

Dennis is Singaporean and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business (Honours with Distinction) from Indiana University and has completed the Stanford Executive Programme at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He is also a Certified Financial Planner.

Appointments

Appointed Chief Transformation Officer and member of the Group Executive Committee: April 2024

Relevant skills and experience

Prior to joining Prudential, Kenneth was Manulife Asia’s Chief Financial Officer for five years, responsible for Finance, Strategy and Business Development across 10 Asian markets. Prior to this, he was Aviva Asia's Regional Chief Financial Officer based in Singapore and held senior finance roles for seven years with AIA in Hong Kong, Thailand and Korea.

Kenneth holds a Master’s Degree in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s Degree in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University. Kenneth is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA^®) charterholder, a licensed US Certified Professional Accountant (CPA), a certified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) and is a Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI). Additionally, Ken is a certified professional coach with the International Coaching Federation.

Appointments

Appointed Managing Director, Strategic Business Group and member of the Group Executive Committee: July 2022

Relevant skills and experience

Lilian is Managing Director of the Strategic Business Group, responsible for the insurance operations covering the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan; and the Group-wide customer, distribution and marketing strategy across the network of insurance businesses.

Lilian spearheads the Groupwide customer strategy and the corresponding strategic framework for customer segmentation and proposition, distribution, marketing and customer care to deliver customer success and drive customer advocacy.

Lilian is also the Chair of the Board of Prudential Hong Kong Limited and a Director at CITIC Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited. Lilian has been part of the Prudential family for over 25 years and has held a range of leadership roles, including Chief Financial Officer of Prudential Hong Kong, Chief Operating Officer, Insurance and Chief Executive, Insurance of Prudential Corporation Asia.

She is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Macquarie University.

Appointments

Appointed Managing Director, Strategic Business Group and member of the Group Executive Committee: July 2022

Relevant skills and experience

Solmaz joined Prudential in May 2022, bringing with him 25 years of experience in leading business change and growth in the financial services industry, including 15 years in insurance.

Since July 2022, he has served as the Managing Director of the Prudential’s Strategic Business Group covering India, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and all markets in Africa. He is also responsible for our Group’s Health business strategy, focusing on driving growth and operational performance in this rapidly expanding area, strengthening the value proposition to customers, and scaling the business.

Prior to his current role, Solmaz served as the Group’s Chief Transformation Officer and was also responsible for our groupwide Technology function until April 2024.

Before joining Prudential, his most recent role was Regional CEO, Asia-Pacific at Allianz, based in Singapore. Other significant roles he held assumed at Allianz include Group Chief Digital Officer in Munich, Germany,  and CEO of the life and general insurance entities in Turkey.

Solmaz holds a Diplom-Ökonom in Banking and Economics from the University of Duisburg-Essen.