Tidjane Thiam is Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Group AG, a role in which he has served since July 2015. Prior to his current role, he was Group Chief Executive of Prudential plc from 2009 to 2015, having also served that company as a Director from 2008 to 2015 and as Chief Financial Officer from 2008 to 2009. Previously, Mr. Thiam served in a variety of leadership roles at Aviva from 2002 to 2008, holding successively the positions of Group Strategy and Development Director, Managing Director of Aviva International, Group Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Europe, and serving as a Director in 2007. Mr. Thiam joined Aviva in 2002 from McKinsey & Company, the consulting firm, where he was a partner. Mr. Thiam served as Chairman of the Board of the Association of British Insurers from 2012 to 2014. Mr. Thiam is a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor. Mr. Thiam joined the 21st Century Fox Board of Directors in November 2014.