Tidjane Thiam an executive director, sitting on the plc board. In January 2007, after Richard Harvey announced he would step down as chief executive of Aviva, Thiam was tipped as a possible future head of the group. Thiam left Aviva in September 2007 to become chief financial officer of Prudential plc. In March 2009, Thiam was named chief executive, effective from October, after Mark Tucker chose to step down. The appointment made him the first African to lead a FTSE 100 listed company. His departure from the role was announced on 10 March 2015. After he became chief executive, Prudential launched a
Financial Services Roundtable Financial Services Roundtable The Financial Services Roundtable (FSR) is an American financial services lobbying and advocacy organization, located in Washington, D.C.. In July 2018, FSR merged with the Clearing House Association to create a newly formed organization called the Bank Policy Institute. FSR was formerly called the Bankers Roundtable, but was renamed in 2000 to reflect the widening membership of the organization beyond bank holding companies. FSR "represents 100 of the largest integrated financial services companies which provide banking, insurance and investment products and services to American consumers." The members of FSR are the CEOs of the 100 largest financial