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Thomas Buberl
Buberl in 2021
Born (1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 51)
Cologne, West Germany (now Germany)
Education
TitleCEO, Axa
Term2016-
Predecessor Henri de Castries
Board member of

Thomas Buberl (born 24 March 1973)[ citation needed] is a German businessman who has been the CEO of Axa since 2016.

Early life

Buberl was born on 24 March 1973 in Cologne, Germany.[ citation needed] He earned a business degree from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Germany), an MBA from Lancaster University (UK), and a PhD in economics from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). [1]

Career

Axa

In 2012, Buberl joined Axa as chief executive officer of AXA Konzern AG in Germany and became a member of the Axa executive committee. In March 2015, he became CEO of Axa's global health business line and a member of the Axa's management committee. [2]

In January 2016, Buberl was also appointed CEO of the global business line, life & savings. From March to August 2016, he was deputy CEO of Axa Group.[ citation needed]

Buberl became CEO and a member of the board of directors in September 2016, when Denis Duverne was made chairman (the two roles were separated when Henri de Castries left the company on this date). [3] [4] [5] Under his leadership, Axa bought XL, for 12.4 billion in 2018 as part of a shift towards casualty and property insurance. [6]

In 2019, Buberl became one of the founding members of the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI), a group convened by Michael R. Bloomberg to help facilitate the private financing objectives included in the Paris Agreement. [7]

Other activities

Corporate boards

  • IBM, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2020) [8]
  • Bertelsmann, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2018) [9]
  • Axa XL, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2018)
  • Temasek Holdings, Member of the European Advisory Panel [10]

Non-profit organizations

Recognition

In 2008, Buberl was named a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum. [20] In July 2019, he became a Knight of the French Legion of Honor.

References

  1. ^ "List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. ^ Michael Stothard and Oliver Ralph (21 March 2016), Incoming Axa chief Thomas Buberl to focus on digital transformation  Financial Times
  3. ^ "Axa CEO Henri De Castries To Retire; Names Thomas Buberl CEO - Quick Facts". NASDAQ.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Henri de Castries va laisser sa place à l'Allemand Thomas Buberl à la tête d'AXA". Les Echos. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Thomas Buberl, l'exception culturelle allemande d'Axa". Le Monde. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. ^ Keohane, David; Ralph, Oliver (21 February 2019). "Axa profits drop after natural disasters and costs of US float". Financial Times.
  7. ^ "Bloomberg Announces Founding Members of New Climate Finance Leadership Initiative". Bloomberg (Press release). 17 January 2019.
  8. ^ "IBM Elects Thomas Buberl to its Board of Directors". IBM Newsroom. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  9. ^ KGaA (www.bertelsmann.com), Bertelsmann SE & Co. "Members of the Supervisory Board of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA - Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA". www.bertelsmann.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  10. ^ European Advisory Panel Temasek Holdings
  11. ^ Board of Directors Institut de la Finance Durable (IFD)]
  12. ^ "World Economic Forum Appoints New Members to Board of Trustees". World Economic Forum (Press release). 2 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Axa-Chef Thomas Buberl neu im Kuratorium". Neue Westfälische (in German). 7 October 2015. p. 13.
  14. ^ "Board of Trustees Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG)". Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  15. ^ "International Advisory Council - Bocconi University Milan". www.unibocconi.eu. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Business Forum". Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Board". The Geneva Association. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  18. ^ "The Institute of International Finance > About Us > Board". www.iif.com. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  19. ^ AG, DV Bern. "St. Galler Stiftung für Internationale Studien". Commercial register of canton St. Gallen. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Thomas Buberl bio, World Economic Forum". Retrieved 8 April 2024.

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Business positions
Preceded by CEO of Axa
2016-
Succeeded by
Currently