Prudential has made leadership changes following the announcement that its regional CEO, John Cai, is set to depart today from the company for personal reasons.
Naveen Tahilyani, currently a regional CEO, will assume responsibility for an expanded portfolio covering South East Asian markets including Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia, in addition to Africa and India.
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Tahilyani will also take on functional responsibility for Agency and Health operations, the insurer said.
Tahilyani has spearheaded transformation programmes in various insurance and multinational organisations, with experience in developing agency operations in India.
Dennis Tan, regional CEO for Singapore, Thailand and partnership distribution, takes responsibility for Vietnam and the Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar cluster.
Angel Ng will continue as regional CEO overseeing Greater China, customer operations, wealth and product.
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By GlobalDataPrudential offers life and health insurance as well as asset management services across India, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Greater China and Africa.
The company is listed on the Hong Kong and London stock exchanges, with additional listings in Singapore and New York.
Prudential is part of the Hang Seng Composite Index and is traded through both Shenzhen-Hong Kong and Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect programmes.
In March 2025, Prudential announced plans to establish a stand-alone health insurance business through a joint venture with Vama Sundari Investments (Delhi), a promoter entity of HCL Group.
This move aims to address the healthcare needs of Indian consumers and align with the Indian Government’s objective of ‘Insurance for All by 2047’.
