Insurer poised to appoint replacement for Jean Drouffe

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AXA is poised to announce its new UK finance chief following the promotion of Jean Drouffe to a role at the insurer’s Paris headquarters.

Drouffe has worked at AXA for 13 years and joined its UK and Ireland division in 2004 as head of financial risk management. He was appointed group finance, risk and strategy director of AXA UK in 2010.

He left AXA UK’s board on 31 August. AXA is expected to name his replacement in the coming days.

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