Prudential Financial : promotes Alan Sexton to Chief Communications Officer

January 12, 2021

NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 12, 2021 - Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU) has promoted Alan Sexton to the role of chief communications officer, effective Dec. 1, 2020. Sexton is responsible for leveraging the company's recently integrated Communications function to provide a competitive advantage to Prudential and its diversified businesses, and to protect and enhance the company's reputation around the world.

Sexton joined Prudential in 2018 with more than 20 years of communications and corporate affairs experience. Since then, he has led communications for Prudential's domestic and international businesses, including its global asset management arm, PGIM, while also serving as head of strategy for the Communications function. In his new role, Sexton will report to Prudential's vice chair, Rob Falzon.

'Communications plays a strategic role in helping global companies like Prudential navigate an increasingly complex and interconnected business environment,' said Falzon. 'I look forward to partnering with Alan and his team as they focus Prudential's communications talent and resources on advancing the outcomes that matter most to the company and its stakeholders.'

Prior to Prudential, Sexton held leadership positions at several well-known communications, public affairs, and branding consultancies. He led the U.S. corporate and financial practice at Burson-Marsteller (now Burson Cohn & Wolfe), oversaw communications and digital strategy for Global Strategy Group, and co-founded and led public affairs at Ogilvy, New York. Sexton is a graduate of the University of Dublin, Trinity College, and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

'Communications plays a strategic role in helping global companies like Prudential navigate an increasingly complex and interconnected business environment.'

- Rob Falzon, Vice Chair, Prudential

About Prudential Financial Inc.

Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial wellness leader and premier active global investment manager with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management as of September 30, 2020, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential's diverse and talented employees help to make lives better by creating financial opportunity for more people. Prudential's iconic Rock symbol has stood for strength, stability, expertise and innovation for more than a century. For more information, please visit news.prudential.com.

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