SAMPSON RESIGNS FROM AXA LIFE JAPAN

AXA has announced the resignation of Paul Sampson, chief executive of Axa Life Japan and Axa Japan Holdings. The company said in a statement that Sampson had decided to return to his family in Australia and that he would stay on as a non-executive director of Axa Asia-Pacific Holdings. He will be replaced at Axa Japan by Mark Pearson, who heads Axa’s Asia Life platform, which handles life insurance activities in the Asia region, excluding Japan. Sampson had been working at Axa Japan since 2000, and succeeded Philippe Donnet as chief executive two years ago. “I have enjoyed immensely my career with Axa but after being away from Australia for so long I am now looking forward to being with my family and exploring new opportunities there,” Sampson said.