Suzanne Scott appointed Chief People and CR Officer

Suzanne Scott is appointed as Chief People and Corporate Responsibility Officer AXA UK & Ireland from 1 May 2022
Suzanne will take over responsibility for AXA UK & Ireland’s HR function and Corporate Responsibility strategy
Suzanne succeeds Lucinda Charles-Jones who is leaving AXA at the end of April 2022.

AXA UK&I has announced the appointment of Suzanne Scott as its new Chief People and Corporate Responsibility Officer for AXA UK & Ireland. Suzanne will succeed Lucinda Charles-Jones who has decided to step away from executive life at the end of April to pursue a non-executive portfolio career.

Suzanne is currently HR Director for AXA Health and has held senior HR roles at AXA for 7 years, both at AXA Health and previously at AXA Wealth. Prior to joining AXA, Suzanne held HR roles at Royal Bank of Scotland and Aviva Plc. Within her new role, Suzanne will be accountable for the people and corporate responsibility strategy and will be a member of the UK & Ireland Management Committee, reporting directly to Claudio Gienal, CEO UK & Ireland. Suzanne will also be a member of Karima Silvent's Global HR Leadership Team for the AXA Group. Suzanne starts her new position on 1 May 2022.

I am thrilled and honoured to be stepping into this role and am grateful to Lucinda for creating such a strong HR team here. Being in AXA and in HR at this time is such an exciting place to be and I step into the role committed to achieving our goal to be the most inspiring place to work. I am also delighted that I have been able to continue to progress my career and keep AXA as my home.

Suzanne Scott, Incoming Chief People and Corporate Responsibility Officer at AXA UK&I

Lucinda Charles-Jones has been a key member of the UK & Ireland Management Committee as well as the Global HR Leadership team. She's seen the business through a number of significant changes and has established a high performing and well-respected HR function with a clear people agenda and strategy. My sincere thanks go to her for her great contribution to the business and her support to me.

I'm delighted that we have an internal successor in Suzanne Scott. Suzanne brings a wealth of strong HR experience and knows the AXA business well. I am very much looking forward to working with her in her new capacity.

Claudio Gienal, Chief Executive Officer at AXA UK&I

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AXA Insurance UK plc registered in England and Wales under registered number 078950 and authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority under Financial Conduct Authority registration number 202312. Registered office is 20 Gracechurch Street, London, EC3V 0BG.

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.

In the UK & Ireland, AXA operates through a number of business units including: AXA Insurance, AXA Health and AXA Ireland. AXA UK & Ireland employs around 10,000 staff.

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AXA UK&I appoints Suzanne Scott as Chief People and Corporate Responsibility Officer