The Management Committee
The Chief Executive Officer is supported by a Management Committee to assist him in steering the operational management of the Group.
The Management Committee meets regularly to notably discuss the Group’s strategic, financial, operational and sustainability matters.
The Management Committee has no formal decision-making power
On December 1st, 2025, the Management Committee comprised fifteen members:
- Thomas Buberl, Chief Executive Officer
- George Stansfield, Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Directeur Général Adjoint) General Secretary, oversight of AXA Japan and Greater China (China and Hong Kong)
- Nancy Bewlay, Group Chief Underwriting Officer
- Guillaume Borie, Global Head of Finance, Strategy, Underwriting, Risk and Technology
- Helen Browne, Group General Counsel
- Matthieu Caillat, Group Chief Technology & AI Officer, Chief Executive Officer of AXA Group Operations
- Patrick Cohen, Chief Executive Officer of European Markets & Health
- Ulrike Decoene, Group Chief Communications, Brand and Sustainability Officer
- Hassan El-Shabrawishi, Chief Executive Officer of International Markets
- Françoise Gilles, Group Chief Risk Officer
- Mathieu Godart, Chief Executive Officer of AXA France
- Scott Gunter, Chief Executive Officer of AXA XL
- Alban de Mailly Nesle, Group Chief Financial Officer
- Karima Silvent, Deputy General Secretary, in charge of Human Resources, Compliance, Audit, AXA EssentiALL and GIE AXA
- Anu Venkataraman, Group Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Investor Relations
The Partners group
The Chief Executive Officer and the Management Committee are assisted by the Partners Group in the development and implementation of key strategic initiatives and in contributing to an ongoing strategic dialogue across the Group.
The Partners Group meets at least twice a year and has no formal decision-making power.
It is composed of the members of the Management Committee as well as approximately thirty other Group executives.
On February 1st, 2026, the Partners group was comprised of the following members in addition to the Management Committee:
- Daniel Bandle, Chief Executive Officer Mexico and CEO of LATAM
- Elizabeth Benet, Global Chief Underwriting Officer AXA XL
- Etienne Bouas Laurent, Chief Executive Officer AXA Belgium & Luxembourg
- Marguerite Brosnan, Chief Executive Officer AXA Ireland
- Corinne Calendini, Chief Executive Officer Individual Protection, Life & Savings
- Gilbert Chahine, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of AXA France & Distribution Network Director
- Nicolas de Nazelle, Chief Executive Officer of Southeast Asia & Korea
- Patric Deflorin, Chief Executive Officer AXA Switzerland
- Diane Deperrois, Chief Executive Officer Health & Employee Benefits France
- Marie Louise Elhabre, Chief Executive Officer AXA Partners
- Nuria Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer of AXA Africa & Turkey, and Chief Business Officer
- Tara Foley, Chief Executive Officer AXA UK & Ireland
- Renaud Guidée, Chief Executive Officer AXA XL Reinsurance
- Sean McGovern, Chief Executive Officer UK and Lloyds AXA XL
- Lucy Pilko, Chief Executive Officer US AXA XL
- Olga Sanchez, Chief Executive Officer AXA Spain
- Thilo Schumacher, Chief Executive Officer AXA Germany
- Chiara Soldano, Chief Executive Officer AXA Italy
- Xavier Veyry, Chief Executive Officer APAC & Europe AXA XL
- Sally Wan, Chief Executive Officer Greater China
- Seiji Yasubushi, Chief Executive Officer Japan
- Alain Zweibrucker, Chief Executive Officer of AXA Health Business