John R. StrangfeldJohn R. Strangfeld
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
John R. Strangfeld is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Prudential Financial, Inc. He is a member of the Office of the Chairman of Prudential Financial, Inc., and served as Vice Chairman of Prudential Financial from 2002 through 2007. He was Executive Vice President of Prudential Financial from February 2001 to August 2002. He served as Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Investment Management of Prudential Insurance from October 1998 until April 2002. Mr. Strangfeld was al... |
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Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr.
Co-Founder and President, RLJ Development, LLC
Thomas J. Baltimore, Jr. was elected as a Director of Prudential Financial in October, 2008. He is Co-founder and President of RLJ Development, LLC (RLJ), a privately held real estate investment company. Prior to co-founding RLJ, Baltimore was with Hilton Hotels Corporation as Vice President, Gaming Development (1997 to 1998) and later as Vice President, Development and Finance (1999 to 2000). Previously he was with Marriott Corporation where he served in various management positions includin... |
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Frederic K. BeckerFrederic K. Becker
President, Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer. P.A.
Frederic K. Becker was elected as a
Director of Prudential Financial in January
2001 and was appointed by the Chief
Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
as a Director of Prudential Insurance in
June 1994. He has served as President of
the law firm of Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. since
1989 and has practiced law with the firm since 1960.
Mr. Becker’s primary expertise is in the area of law.
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Gordon M. BethuneGordon M. Bethune
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Continental Airlines, Inc.
Gordon M. Bethune was elected as a
Director of Prudential Financial in
February 2005. Mr. Bethune joined
Continental Airlines, Inc. (international
commercial airline company) in February
1994 as President and Chief Operating
Officer. He was elected President and Chief Executive
Officer in November 1994 and Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer in 1996. He retired from
Continental on December 31, 2004. Prior to joining
Continental, Mr. Bethune held senior management
positio... |
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Gov. W. Gaston Caperton IIIGov. W. Gaston Caperton III
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, Dell, Inc.
Gaston Caperton was elected as a Director
of Prudential Financial in June 2004. He
has served as the President of The College
Board (nonprofit membership association
of schools, colleges, universities and other
educational organizations) since 1999.
He was the founder and executive director of Columbia
University’s Institute on Education & Government at
Teachers College from 1997 to 1999 and a fellow at
Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy Institute of
Politics from 1996 to 1997. Mr. C... |
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Gilbert F. CasellasGilbert F. Casellas
Member, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Gilbert F. Casellas was elected as a Director of Prudential Financial in January 2001 and has been a Director of Prudential Insurance since April 1998. He has served as Vice President, Corporate Responsibility of Dell, Inc. since October 2007. He served as a member of the law firm of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo, PC from June 2005 to October 2007. He served as President of Casellas & Associates, LLC, a consulting firm, from 2001 to 2005. During 2001, he served as President and Chief... |
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James G. CullenJames G. Cullen
Retired President and Chief Operating Officer
James G. Cullen was elected as a Director
of Prudential Financial in January 2001
and was appointed by the Chief Justice of
the New Jersey Supreme Court as a
Director of Prudential Insurance in April
1994. He served as the President and
Chief Operating Officer of Bell Atlantic Corporation
(global telecommunications) from December 1998 until
his retirement in June 2000. Mr. Cullen was the
President and Chief Executive Officer, Telecom Group,
Bell Atlantic Corporation from 1997 to 1998 a... |
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William H. Gray IIIWilliam H. Gray III
Chairman, The Amani Group, LLC
William H. Gray III was elected as a
Director of Prudential Financial in January
2001 and has been a Director of Prudential
Insurance since September 1991. He has
served as Chairman of the Amani Group
(a government affairs firm) since
September 2004. He served as President and
Chief Executive Officer of The College Fund/UNCF
(philanthropic foundation) from 1991 until his
retirement in 2004. Mr. Gray was a member of the U.S.
House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991.
Mr. Gray’s areas ... |
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Mark B. GrierMark B. Grier
Vice Chairman
Mark B. Grier was elected a Director of Prudential Financial January 1, 2008. He is a member of Prudential Financial’s Office of the Chairman, Vice Chairman responsible for the International Insurance and Investments and Global Marketing and Communications divisions. He assumed his current post in April 2007. He was elected Vice Chairman of Prudential Financial in August 2002. He served as a director of Prudential Financial from December 1999 to January 2001, Executive Vice President from Dece... |
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Jon F. HansonJon F. Hanson
Chairman, The Hampshire Companies
Jon F. Hanson was elected as a Director of
Prudential Financial in January 2001 and
was appointed by the Chief Justice of the
New Jersey Supreme Court as a Director
of Prudential Insurance in April 1991. He
has served as Chairman of The Hampshire
Companies (a real estate investment fund management
company) since 1976. Mr. Hanson served as the
Chairman and Commissioner of the New Jersey Sports
and Exposition Authority from 1982 to 1994.
Mr. Hanson’s areas of expertise include real estat... |
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Constance J. HornerConstance J. Horner
Former Assistant to the President of the United States
Constance J. Horner was elected as a
Director of Prudential Financial in January
2001 and has been a Director of Prudential
Insurance since April 1994. She served as
a Guest Scholar at The Brookings
Institution (non-partisan research institute)
from 1993 to 2005, after serving as Assistant to the
President of the United States and Director, Presidential
Personnel from 1991 to 1993; Deputy Secretary, U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services from 1989 to
1991; and Director, U.S. Offi... |
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Karl J. KrapekKarl J. Krapek
Retired President & Chief Operating Officer, United Technologies Corporation
Karl J. Krapek was elected as a Director
of Prudential Financial in January 2004.
He served as the President and Chief
Operating Officer of United Technologies
Corporation (global technology) from
1999 until his retirement in January 2002.
Prior to that time, Mr. Krapek held other management
positions at United Technologies Corporation, which he
joined in 1982. Mr. Krapek’s areas of expertise include
domestic and international business operations. Other
Directorships include: Alcatel-L... |
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Christine A. PoonChristine A. Poon
Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Johnson & Johnson
Christine A. Poon was elected as a Director of Prudential Financial in September 2006. Ms. Poon serves as Vice Chairman of Johnson & Johnson. Ms. Poon joined Johnson & Johnson in 2000 as Company Group Chair in the Pharmaceuticals Group. She became a member of Johnson & Johnson’s Executive Committee and Worldwide Chair, Pharmaceuticals Group, in 2001, and served as Worldwide Chair, Medicines and Nutritionals from 2003 to 2005. Ms. Poon was appointed to her current position as Vice Chair and a mem... |
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James A. UnruhJames A. Unruh
Founding Principal, Alerion Capital Group, L.L.C.
James A. Unruh was elected as a Director
of Prudential Financial in January 2001
and has been a Director of Prudential
Insurance since April 1996. He became a
founding member of Alerion Capital
Group, LLC (private equity investment
group) in 1998. Mr. Unruh was with Unisys Corporation
(information technology services, hardware and
software) from 1987 to 1997, serving as its Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer from 1990 to 1997. He also
held executive positions with financial managemen... |
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Communication with the Board of Directors
Interested parties, including shareholders, may communicate with any of the independent Directors, including Committee Chairs, by using the following address:
Prudential Financial, Inc. Board of Directors
c/o Vice President, Secretary and Corporate Governance Officer
751 Broad Street
21st Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Shareholders may also communicate with any of the independent Directors via email at:
IndependentDirectors@prudential.com.
Shareholders can also provide feedback on executive compensation at the following website:
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