Thomas Buberl is a German businessman who has been the CEO of Axa since 2016.
Thomas Buberl | |
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 Buberl in 2021 | |
| Born | Cologne, West Germany (now Germany) |
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| Title | CEO, Axa |
| Term | 2016- |
| Predecessor | Henri de Castries |
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Early life
editBuberl was born 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
editAxa
editIn 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]
Recognition
editIn 2008, Buberl was named a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum.[8]
In July 14, 2019, he was promoted to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honor in France.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Thomas Buberl bio, World Economic Forum". Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Michael Stothard and Oliver Ralph (21 March 2016), Incoming Axa chief Thomas Buberl to focus on digital transformation Financial Times
- ^ "Axa CEO Henri De Castries To Retire; Names Thomas Buberl CEO - Quick Facts". NASDAQ.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Thomas Buberl, l'exception culturelle allemande d'Axa". Le Monde. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ Keohane, David; Ralph, Oliver (21 February 2019). "Axa profits drop after natural disasters and costs of US float". Financial Times.
- ^ "Bloomberg Announces Founding Members of New Climate Finance Leadership Initiative". Bloomberg (Press release). 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Thomas Buberl bio, World Economic Forum". Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Décret du 13 juillet 2019 portant promotion et nomination". Legifrance. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
External links
edit- The Macron generation shakes up French business, Financial Times, 29 July 2017