Friday, December 11, 2009

AXA Appoints Veronique Weill, Gerald Harlin, Jean Sorasio and Shu Khoo

AXAAXA recently announced several executive appointments.

Veronique Weill, a member of the executive committee, is appointed chief operating officer. She will oversee the marketing & distribution, IT, operational excellence, procurement and GIE, enabling her to support and accelerate strategic priorities defined with the global business heads. She will be in charge of the strategy of proof implementation and strengthening AXA’s customer centricity. She will report to Denis Duverne.

Gerald Harlin, deputy chief financial officer since May 2003 and a member of the AXA executive committee, will become group chief financial officer, reporting to Denis Duverne.

Harlin will also supervise the newly created position of chief investment officer, entrusted to Jean Sorasio, currently chief investment officer at AXA Japan.

These changes will be effective starting January 2010.

On April 1, 2010, Shu Khoo will succeed Alain Rohaut as head of human resources and will report to Henri de Castries. -PR Newswire