M&G plc announced the appointment of Andrea Rossi as its next Executive Director. Andrea will take up his new position on 10 October 2022, succeeding John Foley who, in April 2022, announced his intention to retire after seven years in the role. John will step down as Executive Director on 10 October 2022, but will remain at M&G in an advisory capacity until 31 December 2022 in order to ensure an orderly transition.

Andrea has a 22 year track record in the global insurance and asset management sectors, mainly through his time at AXA Group. He was CEO of AXA Investment Managers and a member of the Group Executive Committee of AXA Group for six years. Andrea also held senior roles at AXA's insurance business across Europe and internationally.

Under his leadership of AXA Investment Managers, assets under management increased by 55% to €800 billion and AUM from external clients more than doubled. This growth was driven by a clear focus on systematically identifying and addressing client needs and through a transformation of underlying systems and processes. Most recently, Andrea has been a senior adviser to Boston Consulting Group.

He will step down from this role following his appointment at M&G. He is also the co-founder of REsustain, a firm focused on reducing the carbon intensity of commercial property, where he will remain as a Non-Executive Director.