Flint to take chair at Prudential after Aberdeen exit – Daily Business

Aberdeen Group chairman, Sir Douglas Flint, has been appointed chairman-designate of Prudential.

Sir Douglas will leave Aberdeen, formerly Standard Life Aberdeen, after the company’s board meeting on 28 April following his decision not to seek re-election at this year’s AGM which takes place on the following day.

He will be joining the board of Prudential in March as an independent non-executive director and will succeed Shriti Vadera as chair following the annual general meeting on 28 May.

Sir Douglas, whose fee will be £750,000, was formerly group chair and finance director at HSBC. As well as chairing Aberdeen Group he chairs IP Group, a role he will also leave in June.

At Prudential he will oversee its ongling transformation and focus on Asian and African markets.

Aberdeen Group is continuing its search for a new chair.