Axa has reshuffled its senior management, including making changes to its Asia team, as part of its three-year plan. Axa Japan and Axa Greater China (Hong Kong and China) will report directly to George Stansfield, group deputy CEO and general secretary. Gordon Watson was also appointed nonexecutive chairman for Asia.

Hassan El-Shabrawishi, CEO of Axa Africa was made CEO International Markets, and will oversee Axa's operations in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, India and South-East Asia. El-Shabrawishi joins Axa's management committee reporting to Thomas Buberl, Axa's CEO. The moves are part of a global leadership rejig that also involves the appointment of Patrick Cohen as CEO European markets and health as well as Guillaume Borie as CEO of Axa France.