Thomas Buberl

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Thomas Buberl
Born (1973-03-24) 24 March 1973 (age 48)
Cologne, Germany
NationalityGerman
Education
TitleCEO, Axa
Term2016-
SuccessorHenri de Castries
Board member of
  • IBM
  • Bertelsmann
  • Axa XL

Thomas Buberl (born 24 March 1973), is a German businessman who has been serving as 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 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[]

  • World Economic Forum (WEF), Member of the Board of Trustees (since 2020)[11]
  • Bertelsmann Stiftung, Member of the Board of Trustees (2015-2018)[12]
  • Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees[13]
  • Bocconi University, Member of the International Advisory Council[14]
  • Free Democratic Party (FDP), Member of the Business Forum[15]

Recognition[]

In 2008, Buberl was named a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum.[16] 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. ^ International Advisory Council Bocconi University.
  15. ^ Business Forum Free Democratic Party (FDP).
  16. ^ Thomas Buberl bio, World Economic Forum

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Business positions
Preceded by
Henri de Castries 		CEO of Axa
2016- 		Succeeded by
Currently
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