Lancaster MBA graduate appointed CEO of AXA Germany
Published 20 January 2012
Thomas Buberl, who gained his MBA from Lancaster University Management School in 1998, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of AXA Germany and joins AXA Group's Executive Committee.
Thomas joined AXA from Zurich Financial Services (ZFS) where he was CEO for Switzerland from 2008. Before joining ZFS, Thomas worked for the Winterthur Group from 2005 to 2008 as member of the management board of Winterthur in Switzerland, first as Chief Operating Officer and then as Chief Marketing and Distribution Officer. Before joining Winterthur, he worked at Boston Consulting Group from 2000 till 2005 as consultant for the banking and insurance sector in Germany and abroad.
In addition to his Lancaster MBA, Thomas holds a degree from WHU Koblenz, Germany, and a PhD in Economics from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. In 2008 Thomas was nominated as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
