22 January 2021Insurance

AXA XL reveals new chief data and analytics officer

Re/insurer  AXA XL has appointed Ashok Krishnan as new chief data and analytics officer, based in London.

Krishnan joins from AXA Hong Kong, where he held the position of chief data officer and customer experience director, responsible for leading analytics, AI & data science, customer experience, insights, CRM marketing and data management & governance functions covering AXA’s life, health and P&C insurance businesses.

Prior to joining AXA in 2013, Krishnan held positions at Prudential and Xchanging, focusing on strategy, distribution, operations & transformation and finance functions.

In his new role, Krishnan will report to Matthieu Caillat, chief operating officer of AXA XL, who said: “I am pleased to welcome Ashok to AXA XL. His extensive expertise and background in analytics and data science, combined with his knowledge of the P&C insurance market, will further strengthen AXA XL’s innovation and technology-led approach as we accelerate our data strategy.”

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