AXA has appointed Tara Foley as the new CEO of its UK and Ireland divisions. AXA UK and Ireland hired Foley as CEO of AXA UK Retail Insurance in November 2020. Effective 1 September 2023, she will oversee activities linked to the divisions' 2024-2026 strategy deployment.

She will also lead the executive team and oversee the business units in the UK and Ireland. Foley succeeds Claudio Gienal, who has been as named as chief transformation officer for European Markets and Health. Gienal will be responsible to boost business, bring technological changes and handle the international business communities.