Thomas Buberl

Thomas Buberl
Thomas Buberl
	Buberl in 2021
Born	Cologne, West Germany (now Germany)
Education	WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management; Lancaster University; University of St. Gallen;
Title	CEO, Axa
Term	2016-
Predecessor	Henri de Castries
Board member of	IBM; Bertelsmann; Axa XL;

Thomas Buberl is a German businessman who has been the CEO of Axa since 2016.

Early life

Buberl 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).^{[citation needed]}

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.^[1]

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).^[2]^[3]^[4] Under his leadership, Axa bought XL, for 12.4 billion in 2018 as part of a shift towards casualty and property insurance.^[5]

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.^[6]

Recognition

In 2008, Buberl was named a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum.^[7]

References

^ 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.

External links

The Macron generation shakes up French business, Financial Times, 29 July 2017

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

[1] Michael Stothard and Oliver Ralph (21 March 2016), Incoming Axa chief Thomas Buberl to focus on digital transformation Financial Times

[2] "Axa CEO Henri De Castries To Retire; Names Thomas Buberl CEO - Quick Facts". NASDAQ.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

[3] "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.

[4] "Thomas Buberl, l'exception culturelle allemande d'Axa". Le Monde. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.

[5] Keohane, David; Ralph, Oliver (21 February 2019). "Axa profits drop after natural disasters and costs of US float". Financial Times.

[6] "Bloomberg Announces Founding Members of New Climate Finance Leadership Initiative". Bloomberg (Press release). 17 January 2019.

[7] "Thomas Buberl bio, World Economic Forum". Retrieved 8 April 2024.

[ref1-8] t venture with Leonine Holding, The Walt Disney Company, Bauer Media Group and Hubert Burda Media.

[ref3-9] t venture with Amperwelle Studio München Programmanbietergesellschaft, Axel Springer AG, Burda, Studio Gong, m.b.t. Mediengesellschaft der bayerischen Tageszeitungen für Kabelkommunikation, Medienpool and Radio Bavaria Rundfunkprogrammgesellschaft.

[ref13-10] t venture with Verlagsgesellschaft Madsack, Studio Gong Niedersachsen and Brune-Rieck-Beteiligungs.

[ref4-11] t venture with Axel Springer, Heinrich Bauer Verlag, Lühmanndruck Harburger Zeitungsgesellschaft and Morgenpost Verlag.

[ref9-12] t venture with Pressefunk Nordrhein-Westfalen and Westdeutscher Rundfunk.

[ref10-13] t venture with Funk & Fernsehen Nordwestdeutschland, Antenne Niedersachen and Niedersachsen Radio.

[ref11-14] t venture with Mediengruppe Dr. Haas.

[ref12a-15] t venture with Rheinland-Pfälzische Rundfunk.

[ref12b-16] t venture with Broadcast Sachsen.

[ref5-17] t venture with TF1 Group.

[ref12-18] t venture with France Télévisions and Groupe TF1.

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Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF WorldCat
National	Germany