Mike Wells

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Mike Wells (businessman)

Michael Andrew Wells (born 9 April 1960) is an American business executive, chief executive officer (CEO) of Prudential plc, the British multinational life insurance and financial services company, since 1 June 2015.

Early life

Wells graduated from San Diego State University with a Bachelor of Science degree.

Career

After graduating, he spent 10 years working for a variety of financial services firms in the US, including Wood Logan, Smith Barney, McGinness & Associates and Dean Witter.

Wells joined the Prudential Group in 1995 as president of Jackson National Life Distributors, part of the Group’s US arm, Jackson National Life. He spent 20 years in a variety of senior positions at Jackson. He was appointed as Jackson's CEO in January 2011, at which time he also joined the board of Prudential, Jackson's UK-based parent company.

During Wells's four-year tenure as CEO of Jackson, it became the largest seller of variable annuities in the US.

On 1 June 2015, Wells succeeded Tidjane Thiam (who left to become CEO of Credit Suisse), on a pay package worth up to £7.5 million.

Mike Wells (quarterback)

Michael Eugene Wells (born June 18, 1951) is a former NFL quarterback who played briefly in 1977. He was originally drafted in 1973 by the Minnesota Vikings but did not appear in a Vikings regular-season game. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals in 1977 but saw very limited action.

Wells was a high-school football All American at Normal Community High School in Normal, Illinois before going on to play college football at the University of Illinois. He was an all-Big Ten Conference selection in 1972 before being drafted in the fourth round by Minnesota. A three-sport star in high school, he was also selected by the San Diego Padres in the 1969 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and never played professional baseball.

Mike Wells (defensive lineman)

Michael Allan Wells (born June 1, 1971) is a former American football defensive lineman. He was drafted out of Iowa in the 4th round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.

He has also played for the Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts.

Early Years

Wells attended Arnold (MO) Fox where he was a Parade, USA Today and Prep Report first team All-American in 1988, as well as being named USA Today's all-sports Missouri state Athlete-of-the-Year, SuperPrep Midlands Defensive Player of the Year and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch College Prospect of the Year. For his high school career he recorded 411 tackles and nine fumble recoveries. He also won the state discus title as sophomore.

College career

1989

Redshirted. Was the scout team defensive MVP vs. Wisconsin.

1990

Wells started the final two regular season games and three total at noseguard. He was fourth among down lineman with 48 tackles and tied for third on the team with six tackles for loss while helping the Hawkeyes lead the Big Ten in rushing defense and total defense. Was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten.

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Wells (crater)

Wells Crater is an impact crater in the Eridania quadrangle on Mars at 60.2°S and 237.9°W, and it is 103.0 km in diameter. Its name was approved in 1973 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN), and it was named after H. G. Wells.

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Wells (name)

Wells is a surname of English origin, but is occasionally used as a given name too. It derives from occupation, location, and topography. The occupational name (i.e. "Wellman") derives from the person responsible for a village's spring. The locational name (i.e. "Well") derives from the pre-7th century waella ("spring"). The topographical name (i.e. "Attewell") derives from living near a spring. The oldest public record is found in 1177 in the county of Norfolk. Variations of Wells include Well, Welman, Welles, Wellman and Wellsman. At the time of the British Census of 1881 Wells Surname at Forebears, its relative frequency was highest in Berkshire (3.2 times the British average), followed by Leicestershire, Oxfordshire, Kinross-shire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, Sussex, Lincolnshire, Dumfriesshire and Bedfordshire. People with the name include:

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