Mandate
- Appointed on April 28, 2022 - Term expires at the 2026 Shareholders' Meeting
- First appointment on September 1, 2016
Expertise and experience
Thomas Buberl holds a Master of Economics degree from WHU Koblenz (Germany), an MBA from Lancaster University (UK) and a PhD in Economics from the University of St Gallen (Switzerland). Thomas Buberl began his career as a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group in the banking & insurance sector and joined the Winterthur Group in 2005 (acquired by AXA in 2006), first as Chief Operating Officer and then as Chief Marketing and Distribution Officer. He moved to Zurich Insurance Group in 2008 as Chief Executive Officer for Switzerland. At the beginning of 2012, Thomas Buberl was appointed Chief Executive Officer of AXA Konzern AG (Germany) and member of the AXA Executive Committee. In March 2015, he joined the AXA Management Committee and became Chief Executive Officer of the global health business line and, in January 2016, of the global life & savings business line. Since September 1, 2016, Thomas Buberl has been a director and Chief Executive Officer of AXA. In addition, Thomas Buberl (i) sits on various insurance/finance industry associations in France and internationally, and (ii) has various unpaid advisory positions in France and abroad.
Mandate held within the AXA Group
- Chief Executive Officer and director: AXA
- Chairman of the Board of Directors: AXA Foundation for Human Progress – by Mutuelles d’assurances and AXA Group
Mandates held outside the AXA Group*
- Director or member of the Supervisory Board: Bertelsmann VerwaltungsGesellschaft (BVG) (Germany), IBM (United States)
Mandates held during the last five years
- None