AXA UK plc appoints Bruno Charlin as Chief Investment Officer

AXA UK has appointed Bruno Charlin as Chief Investment Officer. He was previously COO of Group Investment & Group Head of Asset & Liability Management at AXA Group, a role he had held since 2010. Mr Charlin has been an AXA employee since 2003, holding senior roles in AXA France as head of the Asset & Liability Management function and as Chief Finance Officer at AXA Assicurazioni in Milan. Mr Charlin has nearly 30 years' experience of the financial services industry primarily focused on risk functions and investment.

23 February 2015

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As CIO, he will have responsibility for overseeing AXA UK’s investments, including setting overall investment policy and directing all portfolio management, research, trading and investment strategy and supervising the management of the AXA UK pension fund. He is also in charge of Treasury and Corporate Finance activities.

He replaces Eric Lhomond who was recently appointed as Global Head of Alternative Credit and External Managers Group for AXA Investment Managers.

Headshot of Bertrand Poupart Lafarge, Group Finance Director at AXA UK

I look forward to working closely with Bruno in further developing the AXA UK investment strategy and directing the continued growth of our portfolio. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Eric for the dedication he showed to the role and success in his future endeavours with AXA Investment Managers.

Bertrand Poupart Lafarge, Group Finance Director at AXA UK