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Nicholas Holder

Chief Operating Officer
Prudential Africa Services Ltd
Responsibilities: Oversees - External Affairs, Finance, Legal & Governance, Actuary, HR and Risk & Compliance Experience: Insurance Finance & Accounting Operations Past roles: He has been working in the Prudential Group since 2009 serving as Chief Financial Officer for Prudential Vietnam, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Corporate Development Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Prudential Indonesia. Since 2014, he worked in Prudential Indonesia (PLAI), Prudential’s most profitable company in Asia. He has since March of 2018 been EVP, Chief Financial Officer (and before Chief Operating Officer and Chief Corporate Development Officer) and Member of the Board of Directors. From 2009-2014, he worked as Chief Financial Officer for Prudential Vietnam (PVA), the largest local life insurance company with a then 35% share of total premium. From 2011 to 2014, he was the Chairman of the British Business Group in Vietnam. He sits on several Boards in the Prudential Group and has represented Prudential in various external forums such as the British Chamber of Commerce. Education: Nick has master’s degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and Business Systems Analysis and Design from City University, both in the UK. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and is a Chartered Fellow of the Securities and Investment Institute.