Thomas Buberl

Thomas Buberl (born 24 March 1973), is a German businessman who has been serving as the CEO of Axa since 2016.

Thomas Buberl
Born (1973-03-24) 24 March 1973
Cologne, Germany
NationalityGerman
EducationWHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Lancaster University
University of St. Gallen
TitleCEO, Axa
Term2016-
SuccessorHenri de Castries
Board member ofIBM
Bertelsmann
Axa XL

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.

In 2005, Buberl joined the Winterthur Group as a member of the management board in Switzerland, first as chief operating officer and then as chief marketing and distribution officer.

From 2008 to 2012, he was CEO of Zurich Financial Services in Switzerland.

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.

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

Recognition

In 2008, Buberl was named a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum.[15] In July 2019, he became a Knight of the French Legion of Honor.

References
  1. "Thomas Buberl - CEO - Global Business Line - Health Insurance Business @ AXA Group | CrunchBase". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27.
  2. "List of Public Companies Worldwide, Letter - Businessweek - Businessweek". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  3. Michael Stothard and Oliver Ralph (March 21, 2016), Incoming Axa chief Thomas Buberl to focus on digital transformation Financial Times.
  4. "Axa CEO Henri De Castries To Retire; Names Thomas Buberl CEO - Quick Facts". NASDAQ.com. 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
  5. "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.
  6. "Thomas Buberl, l'exception culturelle allemande d'Axa". Le Monde. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  7. David Keohane and Oliver Ralph (February 21, 2019), Axa profits drop after natural disasters and costs of US float Financial Times.
  8. Bloomberg Announces Founding Members of New Climate Finance Leadership Initiative Bloomberg, press release of January 17, 2019
  9. IBM Elects Thomas Buberl to its Board of Directors IBM, press release of November 12, 2019.
  10. Supervisory Board Bertelsmann.
  11. World Economic Forum Appoints New Members to Board of Trustees World Economic Forum, press release of 2 September 2020.
  12. "Axa-Chef Thomas Buberl neu im Kuratorium". Neue Westfälische (in German). October 7, 2015. p. 13.
  13. Board of Trustees Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).
  14. Business Forum Free Democratic Party (FDP).
  15. Thomas Buberl bio, World Economic Forum
Business positions
Preceded by
Henri de Castries		 CEO of Axa
2016-		 Succeeded by
Currently
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