AXA UK appoints Sarah Mallaby as Distribution and Trading Director for its Commercial business

15 September 2021

Posted in Newsroom

  • Sarah Mallaby is appointed as Distribution and Trading Director for the AXA Commercial business and will sit on the Commercial Executive Committee
  • Sarah will be responsible for the performance and development of branches and enhancement of strategic broker relationships

AXA UK has announced the appointment of Sarah Mallaby as Distribution and Trading Director for its Commercial business. Within this role, Sarah will be responsible for the performance and development of the commercial branch network alongside further enhancing broker relationships.

With over 20 years of experience in the industry, Sarah has held a number of senior leadership positions across claims, operations and distribution and brings with her a passion for service delivery and broker relationship building, as well as for innovation and inclusivity.

Sarah will start on 4th October 2021, and report into Jon Walker, Chief Executive Officer, AXA Commercial. She will also join the Commercial Executive Committee.

Jon Walker, Chief Exectuive Officer, AXA Commercial.jpg


“I am delighted to welcome Sarah to the AXA Commercial team. With her extensive experience in the industry, I am certain she will add real value as we advance our new Smart Working approach and continue to grow our relationships with brokers, with our customers at the very heart of all we do.”

Jon Walker, Chief Executive Officer, AXA Commercial

Sarah Mallaby.


“I know AXA to be a team of very talented people with a true focus on innovation and future-proofing the market and business operations so I couldn’t be happier to be joining the Commercial business! I am ready to jump in and drive profitable growth through increased customer value and improved services for broker partners and customers.

I’m very much looking forward to working with key broker partners to understand how we can deliver value for them and our mutual customers.”

Sarah Mallaby, Distribution and Trading Director, AXA Commercial