William Fooks
Deputy Chief of Staff Group CEO @Prudential plc
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WORK HISTORY
Deputy Chief of Staff Group CEO @Prudential plc
HK
EDUCATION
King's College London
MA Defence Studies, MA Defence Studies
Cranfield School of Management
Master of Defence Administration (MDA), Business Administration and Management, General
BPP Law School
Graduate Diploma in Law, Law
UK Defence Academy
Joint Command & Staff Course
King's College London
BD (Hons), Theology/Theological Studies
CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing
Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing, Marketing
Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
Chartered MCIPD, Chartered Member
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Professional Qualification CIMA, Accounting and Business/Management
Association for Project Management
APM(P), Project Management
ABOUT WILLIAM FOOKS
A qualified and experienced management accountant (CIMA), who is collaborative, innovative and versatile, with strong risk management and organisational skills. Having enjoyed a highly satisfactory military career, he joined Prudential plc in 2013. After successfully transforming operational support (including the use of data analytics) to Group-wide Internal Audit, with audit teams dispersed across Asia, UK and US, he expanded his portfolio to include financial operations. This included several major projects that successfully delivered:(i) a £multi-million offshore shared services arrangement for Group Head Office;(ii) a key component of the Group’s regulatory-driven preparations for de-merger (including engagement with sponsor banks and external auditor); and a high profile tendering process to select the Group’s new auditor.In 2025, he was selected to become the Group CEO\'s deputy chief of staff, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the CEO Office. Among other responsibilities, this includes: facilitating engagement with key stakeholders, both internal and external, and the Group Executive Committee; and coordinating Group-wide leadership forums and initiatives.
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