Barry Stowe

Barry Stowe (born November 1957) is an American business executive. He is the chairman and CEO of Prudential plc's North American businesses encompassing Jackson National Life and PPM America. Jackson is a Lansing, Michigan-based U.S. life insurance company. In 2017 it had an estimated US$264 billion worth of assets and is the leading writer of variable annuity retirement products in the United States. PPM America is a Chicago-based asset manager with $111 billion of assets under management.

Early life

Barry Stowe was born in November 1957^[2] . He graduated from Lipscomb Academy in 1975, and from Lipscomb University with a bachelor's degree in politics in 1979. Stowe was recognized as Lipscomb University's alumnus of the year in 2009.

Career

From 2001 to 2006, Stowe was president of AIG Life Companies Accident and Health Worldwide, a business unit generating over $2 billion of earnings in 2005. In mid-2006 he was appointed Chief Executive of Prudential Corporation Asia, a subsidiary of Prudential Plc. During his tenure he led a transformation resulting in a material increase in profitability. In June 2015 Stowe was named chairman and CEO of Prudential plc's North American businesses (encompassing Jackson National Life, PPM America and National Planning Holdings). He has been a member of the board of directors and the group executive committee of Prudential plc since October 2006.^[3] He is a member of The 30% Club, a Director of the American Council of Life Insurers and of the International Insurance Society.

Personal life

Barry Stowe is a seventh-generation Nashvillian and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution[1]. He is married to Sherri Stewart Stowe, and they have three daughters. He is a trustee of Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum of Art and of The Harpeth Hall School, both in Nashville. He was previously a Trustee of the Hong Kong International School and Chairman of Save the Children in Asia.

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