M&G Prudential appoints former HL chairman Mike Evans as chair

Will be further appointments to the board

Prudential has appointed Mike Evans as chair of M&G Prudential ahead of its planned demerger.

Evans, who has joined the board of M&G Prudential with immediate effect, has served as chairman of Hargreaves Lansdown and is currently chairman of Just Eat. Evans' appointment is the latest step in the planned demerger of M&G Prudential, the UK and European savings and investments business of Prudential with £341bn in assets under management, which will result in two separately listed companies. The firm said further appointments to the board of M&G Prudential are planned. M&G targets £250m for private credit investment trust In July it was announced Anne Richards was leaving t...