'''Richard Woolnough''' (born 1964)<ref name=guard/> is a fund manager with M&G in the United Kingdom who in 2014 was the highest paid person in Prudential plc, M&G's former parent company, earning at least £15.3 million in pay and bonuses, compared to the £11.8 million earned by the chief executive Tidjane Thiam that year.<ref name=times>"Man from the Pru in the money ...but not as much as fund chief who works for him", Miles Costello, ''The Times'', 1 April 2015, p. 47.</ref> Woolnough was paid £17.5 million in 2013.<ref name=guard>[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/03/prudential-mystery-fund-manager-paid-17m-revealed "Prudential's mystery fund manager paid £17.5m revealed"], Rupert Neate, ''The Guardian'', 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.</ref>
Woolnough was born in Chesterfield<ref name=guard/> and educated at the London School of Economics.<ref name="citywire">{{cite web|url=https://citywire.co.uk/new-model-adviser/manager/richard-woolnough/d926|title=Richard Woolnough | Fund Manager Fact Sheet | M&G | Citywire|publisher=citywire.co.uk|accessdate=2 April 2015}}</ref> Before starting at M&G, Woolnough worked for Lloyds Merchant Bank, the Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali, Old Mutual and SG Warburg.<ref name=sky>[http://news.sky.com/story/1456106/m-and-g-fund-manager-scoops-15m-plus-pay-deal "M&G Fund Manager Scoops £15m-Plus Pay Deal"], Mark Kleinman, Sky News, 31 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.</ref> Woolnough runs four funds<ref>{{cite web |url=https://citywire.co.uk/funds-insider/manager/richard-woolnough/d926?periodMonths= |title=Richard Woolnough |publisher=Citywire |accessdate=2021-11-21}}</ref> at the investment manager M&G, which was demerged from Prudential plc in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityam.com/mg-makes-debut-as-prudential-demerger-completed/ |title=M&G makes debut as Prudential demerger completed |date=21 October 2019 |accessdate=2021-11-21}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.ftadviser.com/2011/10/26/investments/fixed-income/interview-richard-woolnough-m-g-investments-OxJz1B3pYpsol3mkF5ERAM/article.html Interview: Richard Woolnough, M&G Investments.] ''FT Adviser''. *[https://www.bondvigilantes.com/profile/richardwoolnough/ Richard Woolnough.] ''Bond Vigilantes'', M&G Investments.
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