---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-230149"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PRU"
cik: "0001137774"
company_name: "PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC"
filed_at: "2023-09-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T22:33:45.780686+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Prudential Financial elects Kathleen Murphy to Board of Directors as independent director

## Summary
- Kathleen Murphy elected independent director, effective September 11, 2023; appointed to Investment Committee.
- Murphy most recently president of Fidelity's Personal Investing (2009-2021), grew client assets from $850B to $4.4T.
- She also led Fidelity's life insurance, annuities, workplace savings, and digital transformation initiatives.
- Murphy holds a JD from University of Connecticut and bachelor's from Fairfield University.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-230149
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PRU
- cik: 0001137774
- company_name: PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC
- filed_at: 2023-09-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1137774/000119312523230149/0001193125-23-230149-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1137774/000119312523230149/d492514d8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-230149
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-230149.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-230149.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kathleen Murphy was elected as independent director at PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: independent director
  source text: On September 4, 2023, the Board of Directors of Prudential Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Kathleen Murphy as an independent director.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1137774/000119312523230149/0001193125-23-230149-index.htm

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