Axa has named two new CEOs in the Mediterranean and Japan Asia Pacific regions as part of the integration of the recently acquired Winterthur operations.

Jean-Raymond Abat, group regional CEO for the Axa Mediterranean region will take the chairmanship of insurance activities in Spain. Javier de Agustin, currently CEO of Axa Seguros, will be appointed CEO of insurance activities in Spain.

In the Japan Asia Pacific region under the supervision of Philippe Donnet as group regional CEO, Paul Sampson, currently CEO of Axa Life Insurance Japan will be appointed CEO of the life insurance activities in Japan.

The CEO appointments in other Asian countries (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia) will be announced in the coming weeks upon completion of the strategic review of Winterthur's operations in these countries by AXA Asia Pacific Holdings, a 51.6% subsidiary of AXA.

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