Legal & General Group has appointed Nigel
Wilson as group chief executive and the successor to Tim
Breedon.

Wilson will be Legal & General Group’s
chief executive designate and will formally succeed Breedon with
effect from 30 June 2012.

Legal & General said Breedon will remain
an employee of the company until 31 December 2012 and will
undertake an important advisory role on key activities including
working on and lobbying for an appropriate outcome on Solvency
II.

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Legal & General said Wadham Downing will
act as its interim group chief financial officer until a permanent
successor is appointed. Wadham is the company’s group financial
controller and joined Legal & General in November 2009.

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Wilson joined Legal & General as group
chief financial officer and a member of the board in September
2009.

Prior to joining Legal & General, he was
chief financial officer of United Business Media from 2001 where he
was appointed deputy chief executive in 2008.