Sir Mark Tucker | |
|---|---|
| Chairman ofHSBC | |
| In office 1 October 2017 – 1 October 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas Flint |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Nelson(interim) |
| Board ChairmanTheCityUK | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | John McFarlane |
| President of theAIA Group Limited | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 1 June 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Ng Keng Hooi |
| Chairman of theAIA Group Limited | |
| In office 12 October 2010 – 1 January 2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Edmund Tse |
| CEO of theAIA Group Limited | |
| In office 12 October 2010 – 1 June 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Ng Keng Hooi |
| CEO of thePrudential plc | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Tidjane Cheick Thiam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1957-12-29)29 December 1957 (age 67) |
| Alma mater | University of Leeds |
| Occupation | Group Chairman |
Sir Mark Edward Tucker (born 29 December 1957) is an English businessman, best known for his various roles atPrudential plc, where he was the CEO until September 2009.[1]
Mark Tucker started adult life as a trainee professional footballer, making appearances forWolverhampton Wanderers,Rochdale andBarnet, although he never played a first team match.[2]
After retiring from professional football, Tucker studiedBusiness Management at theUniversity of Leeds. He then qualified as an accountant atPricewaterhouseCoopers.[2]
He joinedPrudential plc in 1986, initially working for Prudential Portfolio Managers.[2] He progressed through various roles in the UK, Hong Kong, and the US, where he was a senior vice president atJackson National Life from 1992 to 1993.[2] He was appointed chief executive of Prudential Corporation Asia and an executive director of Prudential plc, but left the group in May 2004 after growing frustrated at the lack of upward opportunity at Prudential to joinHBOS as finance director.[2]
Following Jonathan Bloomer's ousting as CEO of Prudential in early 2005, due to bungled attempts to merge withAmerican General and sell offEgg, Tucker rejoined Prudential in March 2005 as CEO.[2] In March 2009 it was announced he will step down at the end of September 2009, Tucker stating he had achieved all that he wanted to achieve in the role and the decision to leave was "entirely personal".[3] He does not intend to retire, stating "There’s at least one more big job in me".[1] Tucker is a member of the board of directors ofGoldman Sachs.[4] He served as the CEO and president of Asian focus insurerAIA Group from June 2009 to September 2017, where he successfully led the former Asian assurance arm of New York-basedAmerican International Group (AIG) for an IPO on theHong Kong Stock Exchange in October 2010. It raised approximately HK$159.08 billion (US$20.51 billion), the world's third largest IPO ever.[5]
Tucker was appointed to the board as a non-executive director and group chairman-designate ofHSBC on 1 September 2017. He became non-executive group chairman on 1 October 2017, succeeding executive chairmanDouglas Flint, who retired.[6]
In June 2019, Tucker was appointed board chairman of the private-sector membership body and industry advocacy groupTheCityUK, succeedingJohn McFarlane.[7]
In February 2023, he was named a member of theMcKinsey & Company External Advisory Group.[8]
Tucker lives in New York with his wife, Janet, and two children, as of November 2022.[9] During Tucker's time with AIA, the company becamePremier League teamTottenham Hotspur's shirt main sponsor.[10][11] He wasknighted in the2024 King's Birthday Honours "for services to the economy".[12]
| Business positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Douglas Flint (As Executive Group Chairman) | Group Chairman ofHSBC 2017 – Present | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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