Wood began his career with the accountancy firm Price Waterhouse (
PwC). He also held posts in Commercial Union, MAI plc, British & Commonwealth, and
Barclays. After running the AA's insurance arm for three years, Wood was made chief executive of
Axa Equity & Law. Buying into Sun Life put him in charge of a
FTSE 100 company which subsequently bought Guardian Royal Exchange and set about integrating the group. In 2001, Wood moved from Axa to join
Prudential plc and became its UK and European Chief Executive. and audit committee chairman and non-executive director of the
RAC Limited. He was formerly chairman of Beta London Advertising and Lloyds Insurer Chaucer PLC. He was CEO of
Jardine Lloyd Thompson Employee Benefits from 2011 to 2014. He is a regular commentator in the press on pensions and insurance. Wood is also chairman of
PensionBee Limited, Acquis Insurance, Utility Bidder, and Leakbot. In 2010, Wood received an honorary doctorate in business administration from Anglia Ruskin University. == Charity work ==