Prudential plc has appointed Dr Guido Fürer as non-executive director. He will also be a member of the Audit and Risk Committees.
Dr Fürer has extensive experience in the insurance and asset management industries, with a 25-year career at Swiss Re. Prior to that, he worked with Swiss Bank Corp/O’Connor and Associates.
Between 2018 and 2022, Dr Fürer was a non-executive director of FWD Group, where he also chaired the Group Risk Committee, and gaining insight into various of Prudential’s key markets. He is currently a non-executive director of Baloise Group and chair of its Risk and Investment Committee.
Prudential has also announced that Ms Amy Yip will retire from the Board, effective 31 October 2025. Ms Yip joined the Board in 2019, and has been a member of the Audit Committee since 2021. Prior to that, she was a member of the Remuneration Committee.