AXA Corporate Solutions hires Aon exec to become CEO

French multinational insurance firm AXA has appointed Rob Brown as chief executive officer (CEO) of AXA Corporate Solutions effective 1st March 2016.

Brown succeeds Philippe Rocard who, after 7 successful years managing AXA Corporate Solutions, has been appointed chairman and CEO of AXA Assurance Maroc (Morocco) and head of Sub-Saharan Africa.

With 1,500 employees and a global network that covers more than 150 countries, AXA Corporate Solutions provides large corporations with risk management and insurance solutions including property and casualty and specialty markets – marine, aviation and space. The company’s revenues amounted to more than € 2.1 billion ($2.29 billion) in 2014.

Brown has more than 30 years of experience in multi-national insurance and risk management. For the past fifteen years he has worked at Aon where he was CEO of Aon Risk Services across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Paul Evans, chairman of AXA Corporate Solutions, said: “I would like to very warmly thank Philippe Rocard for his enormous contribution to the development of AXA Corporate Solutions since 2009. Under his leadership, AXA Corporate Solutions has successfully leveraged the strength of its French and European foundations to build a global platform supporting businesses in high growth markets.

“I am convinced that Rob’s experience and deep knowledge of the market, his ability to understand and address the expectations of his clients, and his recognised leadership make him the ideal person to lead AXA Corporate Solutions in this next stage of development”.