Prudential plc Tidjane Thiam as CEO, on a pay package worth up to £7.5 million. In August 2017, it was announced that Prudential was to combine its asset manager, M&G, and Prudential UK & Europe to form M&G Prudential. In November 2017, Prudential announced the change in the name of its joint venture with Chinese investment company CITIC to "CITIC Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited". In March 2018, Prudential announced that it would demerge M&G Prudential from the Group. The Company has three business units: Prudential RideLondon is an annual two-day cycling festival, held for the first time in 2013. The 2017
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