nationality title birth_date article_title name
u.s. ceo board of ppm america of jackson national life , 2002-10 chairman of 1959 clark manning
 clark p. manning , jr. .
clark manning

clark p. manning , jr. , also known as clark manning or clark preston manning , is an american actuary and business manager .
he was president and ceo during 2002-2010 of jackson national life , a major u.s. insurance company located in lansing , michigan .
he also served on the board of directors of prudential plc , one of the largest public financial companies in the world , during 2002 - 2010 .
he currently is chairman of the board of directors of ppm america , inc. , a major u.s. investment management firm that is another subsidiary of prudential plc. .
manning was born in approximately 1959 .
he obtained a bachelor 's degree -lrb- b.b.a. -rrb- in actuarial science at university of texas .
and also at university of texas , he completed an m.b.a. .
he holds professional designations of fellow of the society of actuaries -lrb- fsa -rrb- and member , american academy of actuaries -lrb- maaa -rrb- .
his activity in the society of actuaries included publishing a 1990 article on changes in valuation law , based on a panel discussion that he led .
mr. manning worked as a consulting actuary in the chicago office of milliman & robertson , inc. , before joining sunamerica , inc. .
in the mid-1990s , he was listed as senior vice president of nyc-based life insurance company sunamerica , inc. .
sunamerica , which also is described as a retirement savings company , was acquired by aig in 1999 .
he served as senior vice president and as chief actuary .
he joined jackson national life in 1995 , served as the senior vice president and the chief actuary during 1995 to 1998 , then served as chief operating officer during 1998 to 2001 .
after serving as acting ceo from june 2001 , he was appointed ceo of jackson national life in late 2001 , saying then that he planned to follow `` an aggressive strategy of expanding jackson 's distribution capabilities and product line . ''
he served as ceo through 2010 , in that year earning $ 2.1 million compensation .
after stepping down from ceo of jackson national life in 2010 , manning was to serve as an adviser through the end of 2011 .
tidjane thiam , ceo of prudential plc , praised manning 's for leaving at jnl `` a strong legacy , having put together over the years a first-class management team and achieved excellent results ... '' .
manning also was an analyst at prudential equity group 's research division -lrb- part of u.s.-based prudential financial and entirely unrelated to u.k.-based prudential plc -rrb- at some point in his career .
in 2015 , he is a director and chairman of the board of directors of ppm america , inc. , a major investment management firm , which like jackson national life is a subsidiary of prudential plc. .
