AXA XL Appoints Ashok Krishnan Chief Data and Analytics Officer

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January 22, 2021 |

New Job Written on a Blue Key on a Gray Computer Keyboard

AXA XL has appointed Ashok Krishnan as the chief data and analytics officer. Mr. Krishnan will report to Matthieu Caillat, chief operating officer of AXA XL, and will be based in London.

Mr. Krishnan joins AXA XL from AXA Hong Kong, where he was the chief data officer and customer experience director and was responsible for leading the analytics, artificial intelligence and data science, customer experience, insights, customer relationship management marketing, and data management and governance functions across AXA XL's life, health, and property and casualty (P&C) insurance businesses.

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

"I am pleased to welcome Ashok to AXA XL," Mr. Caillat said in a statement. "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."

Mr. Krishnan has a master of business administration from the Cranfield School of Management in the United Kingdom and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the United Kingdom.

January 22, 2021