Former HSBC chair Douglas Flint to succeed Shriti Vadera as Prudential chair

Prudential (2378) announced Wednesday that Douglas Flint, former chair of HSBC, will be appointed as a nonexecutive director and chair-designate to succeed Shriti Vadera as chair of the board,  following the company’s annual general meeting on 28 May 2026 when Shriti Vadera will retire from the Board after six years of service. 

Douglas is expected, subject to regulatory approval, to join the board in March enabling an orderly handover prior to Shriti’s departure. He will also join the nomination & governance and remuneration committees. 

Douglas had worked at HSBC (0005) for over 20 years, serving as the group finance director from 1995 to 2010, and subsequently as the group's chairman from 2010 to 2017.

Since 2018, he has served as the chairman of both Aberdeen Group and IP Group.