Anil Wadhwani

Chief Executive Officer, Prudential plc

Search every verified Anil Wadhwani interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Anil Wadhwani, Chief Executive Officer of Prudential, spoke at the China Development Forum in March 2026 about the company's investment strategy in China. He described the Chinese mainland as one of Prudential's most strategic and fastest-growing markets, and said that the country's 15th Five-Year Plan aligns with the firm's local strategy. Wadhwani identified stability, predictability, and economic prosperity as the three key drivers for investing in China, and stated that the company delivered double-digit growth across all financial metrics in its 2025 full-year results. He also discussed efforts to educate Chinese consumers about starting retirement savings early, noting the compounding effect of beginning 10 to 20 years ahead of retirement. In earlier appearances, Wadhwani discussed Prudential's business transformation and performance in China. At the 2025 China Development Forum, he reported that new business profit in China rose 7% on an economic basis in 2024, with a shift in product mix toward participating products offering minimum guarantees. He described 2024 as a year of transformation and projected more than 10% growth in new business profit for 2025. At the 2024 forum, Wadhwani highlighted Prudential's strategic focus on Asian and African markets, its long-standing joint venture with CITIC in China, and the potential of China's pension market, particularly the third pillar of pension reform, which encourages voluntary savings. He characterized Chinese consumer preferences as "recalibrating" rather than shifting, citing a cultural tendency toward high savings and responsibility for multiple generations.