Thomas Buberl
Thomas Buberl | |
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| Born | 24 March 1973 Cologne, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management Lancaster University University of St. Gallen |
| Title | CEO, Axa |
| Term | 2016- |
| Successor | Henri de Castries |
| Board member of | IBM Bertelsmann Axa XL |
Thomas Buberl (born 24 March 1973), is a German businessman, and the CEO of Axa since 2016.
Early life
Buberl was born on 24 March 1973 in Cologne, Germany.[1] 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).[2]
Career
Early career
From 2000 to 2005, Buberl worked at the Boston Consulting Group as a banking and insurance consultant in France and abroad.[citation needed]
In 2005, Buberl joined the Winterthur Group as a as member of the management board in Switzerland, first as chief operating officer and then as chief marketing and distribution officer.[citation needed]
From 2008 to 2012, he was CEO of Zurich Financial Services in Switzerland.[citation needed]
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.[3]
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).[4][5][6] Under his leadership, Axa bought XL, for 12.4 billion in 2018 as part of a shift towards casualty and property insurance.[7]
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.[8]
Other activities
Corporate boards
- IBM, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2020)[9]
- Bertelsmann, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2018)[10]
- Axa XL, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2018)
Non-profit organizations
- Bertelsmann Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (2015-2018)[11]
- Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees[12]
- Free Democratic Party (FDP), Member of the Business Forum[13]
Recognition
In 2008, Buberl was named a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum.[14] In July 2019, he became a Knight of the French Legion of Honor.
External Links
- The Macron generation shakes up French business, Financial Times, 29 July 2017
References
- ^ "Thomas Buberl - CEO - Global Business Line - Health Insurance Business @ AXA Group | CrunchBase". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27.
- ^ "List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ Michael Stothard and Oliver Ralph (March 21, 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. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
- ^ "Henri de Castries va laisser sa place à l'Allemand Thomas Buberl à la tête d'AXA". Les Echos. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ "Thomas Buberl, l'exception culturelle allemande d'Axa". Le Monde. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ David Keohane and Oliver Ralph (February 21, 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 of January 17, 2019
- ^ IBM Elects Thomas Buberl to its Board of Directors IBM, press release of November 12, 2019.
- ^ Supervisory Board Bertelsmann.
- ^ "Axa-Chef Thomas Buberl neu im Kuratorium". Neue Westfälische (in German). October 7, 2015. p. 13.
- ^ Board of Trustees Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).
- ^ Business Forum Free Democratic Party (FDP).
- ^ Thomas Buberl bio, World Economic Forum
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