Thomas Buberl is a German businessman who has been the CEO of

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since 2016.

Early life

Buberl was born in

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, Germany. He earned a business degree from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Germany), an MBA from

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(UK), and a PhD in economics from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).

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. 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). Under his leadership, Axa bought XL, for 12.4 billion in 2018 as part of a shift towards casualty and

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. 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.

Recognition

In 2008, Buberl was named a "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum. In July 14, 2019, he was promoted to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honor in France.

References

External links

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