Pru Bennett

Background

About Pru Bennett

Pru is a Partner at Brunswick Group and Chair of the National Foundation for Australia China Relations. Pru is a council member of the Asian Corporate Governance Association,a member of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Corporate Governance Advisory Council and a member of Hong Kong based fund, Oasis Capital's Advciory Council. Until January, 2019, Pru Bennett was a Managing Director at the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, and Head of BlackRock's Investment Stewardship team for the APAC Region based in Hong Kong. Pru is an active participant in the public debate on corporate governance and stewardship. In 2018 Pru received the Asia Industry Leadership Award from 100 Women in Finance. In 2013, Pru was named as one of Australia’s top 10 Women of Influence in Corporate Governance. Pru is a former member of the Public Shareholder Group of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)(until March 2021 when her six-year term finished) and a former director of the UN Global Compact Network Australia. Pru is a champion of diversity and inclusion of all kinds. She is a member of steering groups for the the Hong Kong chapter of the 30% club, a market initiative to increase the number of women on boards and in senior management. Pru has published a number of papers on board diversity. Before taking on her role at BlackRock in August 2010 Pru was head of Corporate Governance at institutional adviser Regnan Governance and Research until 2010. From 1998 to 2009 Pru was a director of Australian proxy adviser Corporate Governance International, which was acquired by US proxy advisory firm, Glass Lewis & Co in 2006 and is now known as CGI Glass Lewis. Prior to working in the area of corporate governance Pru was Investor Relations Manager for Qantas Airways Limited. Pru has a BCom from the University of New South Wales, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors, and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is a keen sailor participating in Masters' Laser sailing and yacht racing at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Newport, Sydney.