To Lead Wholesale for the AXA Advisors Retail Distribution Channel NEW YORK, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mitch Waters has joined AXA Distributors, LLC as National Sales Manager for the AXA Advisors channel. The announcement was made today by Jamie Shepherdson, President of AXA Distributors and Executive Vice President of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. Mr. Waters will report to William C. Miller, Jr., Chief Sales Officer of AXA Distributors. Mr. Waters is responsible for leading the wholesale distribution, sales and business development of AXA Equitable's variable annuity products to AXA Advisors, LLC - the company's retail distribution channel comprised of approximately 6,000 financial professionals nationwide. His focus is on helping AXA Advisors financial professionals grow their businesses through product education, coaching, sales support and service. Mr. Waters leads a team of 13 wholesalers. "Mitch has a proven track record of success in the wholesale distribution business and is known for providing value to financial professionals and their clients through his consultative sales and service approach," said Mr. Miller. "AXA Advisors is a core distribution channel for AXA Equitable. Mitch's appointment reaffirms the company's commitment to focused sales support for our financial professionals." Prior to joining AXA Distributors, Mr. Waters was Senior Vice President, National Sales Manager for Curian Capital, a registered investment advisor and subsidiary of Jackson National Life Insurance Company, providing fee-based managed accounts and investment products to financial professionals. At Curian, Mr. Waters was responsible for leading the firm's distribution team and overseeing the company's sales efforts. Before that, he was Executive Director and Regional Sales Manager for Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where he built and trained the company's wholesaling team. Mr. Waters began his wholesaling career at AIM Investment Management, where he was Wholesale Vice President. He later joined Putnam Investments where he was Senior Vice President and Regional Marketing Director. Mr. Waters earned a bachelor's degree from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. He holds NASD Series 7, 63 and 65 licenses. About AXA Distributors AXA Distributors, LLC is the wholesale distribution company of AXA Financial, Inc., a member of the global AXA Group. It is dedicated to the distribution of managed investment products and services including an innovative line of whole and variable life insurance and fixed and variable annuities to professional financial intermediaries including brokerages, banks, and independent financial planners, as well as AXA Advisors, LLC, the retail distribution company of AXA Financial. As of January 2007, AXA Distributors had more than 300 employees, servicing roughly 400 partner firms and representing in excess of 17,000 individual producers. About AXA Equitable AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company has been in business since 1859 and is a leading nationwide issuer of life insurance and annuity products. The company has over 11,000 employees and sales personnel and approximately 4.8 million policy/contract holders nationwide as of December 31, 2006. AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, New York, N.Y., is one of the premier U.S. organizations providing life insurance and annuity products and services for the financial services market. Variable products are co-distributed by affiliates AXA Advisors, LLC, and AXA Distributors, LLC. AXA Equitable's parent company, AXA Financial, Inc., is a member of the global AXA Group, a worldwide leader in financial protection and wealth management. AXA Group's operations are diverse geographically, with major operations in Western Europe, North America, and the Asia/Pacific region. The AXA ordinary share is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol AXA. The AXA American Depositary Share is also listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol AXA. AXA Equitable is solely responsible for its life insurance and annuity obligations. AXA Equitable is a sponsor of the Variable Annuities Knowledge Center (http://www.variableannuityfacts.org/), an online resource aimed at helping consumers understand the facts surrounding variable annuities. The Variable Annuities Knowledge Center is operated by a standalone non-profit organization and is overseen by an independent advisory board. DATASOURCE: AXA Equitable CONTACT: Jo Ann Tizzano of AXA Equitable, +1-212-314-2979, Web site: http://www.axa-equitable.com/ http://www.variableannuityfacts.org/

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