Prudential Financial, a financial services firm, has elected Douglas Scovanner to the company's board of directors as an independent director, effective as of Nov. 11. He also will be a member of the board's audit committee.

Scovanner previously was managing member of Comprehensive Financial Strategies, a firm that provides advisory services, primarily to the retail industry.

Earlier in his career, Scovanner was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Target Corporation until March 2012. During his 18-year tenure as CFO at Target, Scovanner provided strategic and financial leadership for the company through a period of substantial growth. Prior to joining Target, Scovanner served as senior vice president of finance at The Fleming Companies, and vice president and treasurer at Coca-Cola Enterprises.