Sharon Taylor

Ms Taylor is the top human resources (HR) officer reporting to the chairman and is accountable for HR policies, strategies, programmes and infrastructure that support Prudential’s domestic and international businesses. She chairs several key committees, such as the Human Resources Policy Committee and the Investment Oversight Committee. She is also accountable for Community Resources, which includes oversight of The Prudential Foundation, and the company’s social investments, local initiatives and business diversity programmes. Prior to Ms Taylor’s current appointment, she served as Corporate Vice-president, Human Resources, accountable for leading Human Resources’ 13 centres of excellence. Her tenure in this role was marked by improved operating efficiency and customer service, as well as significantly reduced expenses. She has also served as Corporate Vice-president, Human Resources, and Ethics Officer for Prudential’s domestic insurance group, and Vice-president, Human Resources, for Prudential Financial’s operations and systems group. Ms Taylor is a founding member of the company’s Black Leadership Forum. She is also involved in a variety of civic and religious organisations and sits on the Boards of the Regional Business Partnership and the American Repertory Ballet and the Advisory Boards of Executive Masters in Human Resources Leadership at Rutgers University and the National Council of LaRaza. Ms Taylor has received numerous awards for her high level of business success and community service. Ms Taylor earned a BA degree in foreign languages (magna cum laude) from Temple University.