Denis Duverne is appointed Chairman of AXA’s Board of Directors and Thomas Buberl is appointed AXA’s Chief Executive Officer

"I am very honored by the confidence that AXA’s Board of Directors has placed in me in this new role and I look forward to pursuing a very effective and open management of our Board. I am fully committed to support Thomas Buberl, our new CEO, in the implementation of the Group's strategy. On behalf of all the AXA Group’s employees, I would like once again to very warmly thank Henri de Castries for all he has achieved and brought to AXA over the years. On a personal note, I would also like to thank him for his invaluable advice and friendship we have built over the years."

"This is a great privilege for me to lead AXA, and I would like to thank the Board of Directors for their trust. I am committed to deliver on our Ambition 2020 strategic plan with the support of all of our employees and take-up these future challenges with enthusiasm. The quality and depth of our talent pools is one of our greatest assets, and I am very proud to see the constitution of this Partners group, with such a talented array of senior executives from across the Group. They will bring their experience and vision to support the Management Committee and contribute to lead AXA towards a new phase of its development focused on transformation of the customer experience and our business model."