Former Pru CEO Tucker to head AIA

The appointment comes weeks after Prudential's failed £23.1bn takeover of AIA, which collapsed last month following a shareholder revolt. Tucker, who stood down as Prudential's chief executive in October, will replace Mark Wilson in a role that will see take on his former employer for market share in the growing Asian market, reports the Telegraph. Once appointed, Tucker is likely to prepare AIA for a Hong Kong listing later this year as its parent company looks to repay some of the emergency funding it received from the US Government. The appointment will end Tucker's nine-month s...