Mr. Philippe Donnet was born on July 26, 1960 in France. He is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique and a qualified member of the French Institute of Actuaries (IAF). In 1985, Philippe Donnet started working for the Axa Group in France. From 1997 to 1999, he was Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Axa Conseil (France), before being appointed as Deputy Director a Assicurazioni (Italy) in 1999. He was then appointed member of the Axa Executive Committee as regional Chief Operating Officer for the Mediterranean Region, Latin America and Canada in 2001. In March 2002, he was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Axa Re and Chairman of Axa Corporate Solutions. In March 2003, Philippe Donnet was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Axa Japan. He led the outstanding turn-around of the company through a new asset-liability policy along with the launch of highly profitable new products, despite a very challenging environment. In October 2006, Philippe Donnet was appointed Chairman of Axa Japan and Chief Executive Officer of Asia-Pacific Region of Axa. Philippe Donnet joined Wendel as Managing Director for Asia-Pacific in April 2007. He remains non-executive Chairman of the Board of Axa Japan. |