Amelie Breitburd named AXA UK & Ireland CFO

Amelie Breitburd joins AXA UK and Ireland as CFO from AXA Asia
Breitburd takes up her new role on 1 January 2019
Breitburd replaces Bertrand Poupart-Lafarge who becomes CFO of AXA France

Amelie Breitburd has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of AXA UK and Ireland, replacing the outgoing Bertrand Poupart-Lafarge.

Breitburd, who has been at AXA for the past 14 years, officially takes up the post on 1 January 2019. Breitburd was most recently CFO of AXA Asia and has held several senior roles at AXA Group in Paris, as well as serving at KPMG and Allianz.

Poupart-Lafarge, meanwhile, is taking up the role of CFO at AXA France. He joined AXA UK and Ireland in September 2012 after working for AXA US as Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer and CFO of AXA Canada. Poupart-Lafarge joined AXA in 2003 as CIO of AXA France.

As part of her new role, Breitburd also becomes the new executive sponsor for AXA UK and Ireland’s diversity and inclusion programme, a post previously held by Poupart-Lafarge for almost four years.

“I am delighted that Amelie Breitburd is joining AXA UK and Ireland as our new CFO. Amelie has played an important role in the success of AXA Group in Paris and brings significant skill and experience to our management team.

“I would also like to thank Bertrand for his excellent work as both CFO and executive sponsor for diversity and inclusion. Everyone at AXA UK and Ireland wishes him the best of luck as he starts a new and exciting chapter as CFO of AXA France.”

Claudio Gienal, Chief Executive, AXA UK & Ireland

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AXA UK is part of the AXA Group, a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, with 147,000 employees serving 94 million clients in 50 countries. In 2023, IFRS revenues amounted to Euro 102.7 billion and underlying earnings to Euro 7.6 billion. AXA had Euro 844 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2023.

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Amelie Breitburd named AXA UK & Ireland Chief Financial Officer