Thomas Buberl (born 24 March 1973), is a German businessman who has been the CEO of

Axa Axa S.A. (styled as ''AXA'' or GIG in the Middle East) is a French multinational insurance company. The head office is in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. It also provides investment management and other financial services. The Ax ...

since 2016.

Early life

Buberl was born on 24 March 1973 in

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western States of Germany, state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the List of cities in Germany by population, fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 m ...

, Germany. He earned a business degree from

WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management The WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management is a top German business school with campuses in Vallendar and Düsseldorf, Germany. WHU was founded in 1984 by the Koblenz Chamber of Commerce as the Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmens ...

(Germany), an MBA from

Lancaster University Lancaster University (legally The University of Lancaster) is a public university, public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several pla ...

(UK), and a PhD in economics from the

University of St. Gallen A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

(Switzerland).

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. 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. Buberl became CEO and a member of the board of directors in September 2016, when

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was made chairman (the two roles were separated when

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left the company on this date). Under his leadership, Axa bought XL, for 12.4 billion in 2018 as part of a shift towards

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and property insurance. In 2019, Buberl became one of the founding members of the Climate Finance Leadership Initiative (CFLI), a group convened by

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to help facilitate the private financing objectives included in the

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Other activities

Corporate boards

* IBM, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2020) *

Bertelsmann Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA () is a German private multinational conglomerate corporation based in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is one of the world's largest media conglomerates, and is also active in the service sector and ...

, Member of the Supervisory Board (since 2018) *

Axa XL Axa S.A. (styled as ''AXA'' or GIG in the Middle East) is a French multinational insurance company. The head office is in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. It also provides investment management and other financial services. The Ax ...

, Member of the Board of Directors (since 2018)

Non-profit organizations

World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum (WEF) is an international non-governmental and lobbying organisation based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded on 24 January 1971 by German engineer and economist Klaus Schwab. The foundation, ...

(WEF), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020) * Bertelsmann Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (2015-2018) * Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees * Bocconi University, Member of the International Advisory Council *

Free Democratic Party Free Democratic Party is the name of several political parties around the world. It usually designates a party ideologically based on liberalism. Current parties with that name include: *Free Democratic Party (Germany), a liberal political party in ...

(FDP), Member of the Business Forum *

Geneva Association ''Insurance Economics'' is a research programme set up by the Geneva Association, also known as the International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics. It is dedicated to making an original contribution to the progress of insurance thr ...

, Member of the Board of Directors *

Institute of International Finance An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes can ...

(IFF), Member of the Board

Recognition

In 2008, Buberl was named a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum.Thomas Buberl bio

In July 2019, he became a Knight of the French

Legion of Honor The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

References

External links

The Macron generation shakes up French business

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