Thomas Buberl to succeed Henri de Castries as Chief Executive Officer of AXA Group

After 27 years in the Group, and close to 17 years as Chief Executive Officer, Henri de Castries, Chairman and CEO of AXA, has announced his decision to retire and to step down from the Board of Directors on September 1st, 2016.

Following a comprehensive succession planning process led by AXA’s Compensation and Governance Committee under the leadership of Jean-Martin Folz, AXA’s Board of Directors unanimously decided at a special meeting held on March 19th, 2016 to separate the functions of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, and approved the following appointments effective upon Henri de Castries’ retirement on September 1st:

• Denis Duverne as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors,
• Thomas Buberl as Chief Executive Officer of AXA and a member of AXA’s Board of Directors co-opted to replace Henri de Castries.

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