Murray Pru bound

Congratulations to the Prudential, which has managed to secure the mighty John Murray as its, I am told, "interim" communications honcho.
Murray has been hired to fill the shoes of the recently departed Stephen Whitehead. Some say the men are in some ways similar.
The new man, a titan of a journalist during his career at the Express, is just what the Pru needs. Of course, like all the best journalists he has been in public relations for some time.
Murrary's last job was at the FSA, where he led the PR department through the financial crisis.
The regulator did not put a single foot wrong during this period - which is no doubt a considerable comfort for the insurer as it battles to restore its reputation in the wake of the botched $35 billion bid for AIA.

City keeps its pants on

I read that Prudential boss, Tidjane Thiam, is having difficulty with his "love-bombing" of the City.

That's odd. Pru insiders reckon he can charm the pants off anybody...

Question Thiam

A brave move from Prudential, which has allowed chief executive Tidjane Thiam to appear on the website of The Times as part of a feature called "Ask the Boss".
"You can ask the new man from the Pru anything you like" The Times tells its readers, which is a priceless opportunity that I've been waiting weeks to present itself.
My starter for TT: "Are you finding that your sexual allure has increased since you became chief executive?"