60 second interview with William Rutherford

Following his recent election as our newest Trustee Director we met with William at the Laurence Pountney Hill offices, where he works, to find out a little more about him.

William congratulations on your appointment as Trustee Director, how have you found the first few weeks in the role?

WR: It been very enjoyable, I recently attended my second TrusteeBoard meeting and I found my fellow Trustee Directors extremely friendly and welcoming.

That's great to hear, has it been decided which committees you will join?

WR: Yes, I will be on both the Asset & Liabilities and Disputes committees as well as the Funding and Factor working party. I am sure what I do for Prudential influenced where it was felt I could add most value.

I'm sure you'll be a valuable addition to all three. You mention your day job, perhaps you could tell us a little more about that?

WR: Of course, I work in Prudential Capital trading derivatives for Prudential Group.

And how long have you been doing that?

WR: I joined Prudential about 16 years ago, initially in the Treasury Department, I then spent about 5 years in M&G fixed income before assuming my current role in Prudential Capital. All my roles within Prudential have been market facing.

And outside of Prudential, how do you fill any free time you have?

WR: I'm a local councillor and also chair of the Parish Council for the village where we live. I also still try to sail a little.  Sailing, is that something you are really keen on?

WR: Yes, although I don't get to sail as much as I used to. In the past I enjoyed competitive sailing including Cowes Week, the Fastnet race and offshore races in the Mediterranean.

Really, I'm guessing you must have some pretty good sea legs. What's the worst conditions you've sailed in?

WR: I was in a race around Sicily a few years ago and we were hit by force 9 gales, that was pretty rough, although we were operating a typical watch system and as there is little to do inside a racing yacht in the middle of a gale I pretty much slept through the worst of it.

William, Thank you for your time, I will let you get back to your day job but perhaps I can talk to you again in a couple of months, I'd love to hear more about the sailing and I'm sure you have some equally interesting anecdotes from the parish council.