Laurence Barrett has been Director of Resourcing & Development for Prudential plc since March 2006. He joined the Group from AbbeyNational where he was Director of Resourcing and Development, working as part of the senior team responsible for the turnaround of the business and its sale to Banco Santander SA. Prior to this, he worked internationally across a number of industry sectors in a variety of internal and external consulting roles, focusing on organisation and management development. He has been involved in the restructuring of a number of HR functions and the long-term strategy development associated with this. Laurence began his career at British Airways as a graduate entrant after studing law at Warwick University.