HENRI DE CASTRIES
The chairman and CEO of insurer and asset manager AXA since 2000. De Castries has also has been a director of MONY Life Insurance Co., AllianceBernstein Corp., CSFBdirect, Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston USA, Inc., AXF and Harris Direct. At AXA, De Castries assisted with the acquisitions of many companies, including Guardian Royal Exchange and French insurer UAP, cut costs by selling off some of the company's non-core assets, and helped AXA double its earnings. He also expanded the company's global presence
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