Richard Woolnough (born 1964) 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."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. Woolnough was paid £17.5 million in 2013."Prudential's mystery fund manager paid £17.5m revealed", Rupert Neate, The Guardian, 3 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
Woolnough was born in Chesterfield and educated at the London School of Economics. Before starting at M&G, Woolnough worked for Lloyds Merchant Bank, the Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali, Old Mutual and SG Warburg."M&G Fund Manager Scoops £15m-Plus Pay Deal", Mark Kleinman, Sky News, 31 March 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015. Woolnough runs four funds at the investment manager M&G, which was demerged from Prudential plc in 2019.
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External links Interview: Richard Woolnough, M&G Investments. FT Adviser. Richard Woolnough. Bond Vigilantes, M&G Investments.