Richard Woolnough (born 1964) is a fund manager with M&G in the United Kingdom who in 2014 was the highest paid person in Prudential plc, M&G's former parent company, earning at least £15.3 million in pay and bonuses, compared to the £11.8 million earned by the chief executive Tidjane Thiam that year. Woolnough was paid £17.5 million in 2013.
Woolnough was born in Chesterfield and educated at the London School of Economics. Before starting at M&G, Woolnough worked for Lloyds Merchant Bank, the Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali, Old Mutual and SG Warburg. Woolnough runs four funds at the investment manager M&G, which was demerged from Prudential plc in 2019.
References
- ^ "Prudential's mystery fund manager paid £17.5m revealed", Rupert Neate, The Guardian, 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
- "Man from the Pru in the money ...but not as much as fund chief who works for him", Miles Costello, The Times, 1 April 2015, p. 47.
- "Richard Woolnough | Fund Manager Fact Sheet | M&G | Citywire". citywire.co.uk. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- "M&G Fund Manager Scoops £15m-Plus Pay Deal", Mark Kleinman, Sky News, 31 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- "Richard Woolnough". Citywire. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- "M&G makes debut as Prudential demerger completed". 21 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
External links
- Interview: Richard Woolnough, M&G Investments. FT Adviser.
- Richard Woolnough. Bond Vigilantes, M&G Investments.