AXA Equitable Names Michael Arcaro Vice President, External Affairs
September 02 2008 - 9:35AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AXA Equitable Life
Insurance Co. announced today that Michael Arcaro has joined the
company as Vice President, External Affairs, reporting to Chris
Winans, who joined a month ago as Senior Vice President, External
Affairs, a newly created position subject to Board approval later
this month. Mr. Arcaro will support Mr. Winans in his role as chief
spokesman for AXA Equitable. The newly established External Affairs
function is responsible for developing and executing programs to
raise public awareness of AXA Equitable's position as a leader in
the life and retirement services industry. External Affairs also
advises AXA Equitable's CEO, Christopher Condron, on matters
regarding the company's reputation and activities related to public
policies that affect the entire industry. "We are fortunate to
attract a professional of Michael's caliber and experience," Mr.
Winans said. "His hands-on experience in financial services
communications strategy includes a combined total of 12 years at
American International Group and Prudential Financial, with an
emphasis on annuities and retirement savings insurance products."
Prior to joining AXA Equitable, Mr. Arcaro was a Director, Media
Relations, at American International Group, Inc., where his primary
role was supporting communications efforts on behalf of AIG
Retirement Services and AIG American General Life, as well as life
insurance and retirement operations worldwide. Before joining AIG
in 2006, he was Director, Global Communications, at Prudential
Financial, where he worked in a number of communications roles
during a tenure that spanned almost 10 years. He holds a bachelor
of arts degree from Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, N.J.
About AXA Equitable In business since 1859, AXA Equitable Life
Insurance Company is a leading financial protection company and one
of the nation's premier providers of life insurance, annuity, and
investment products and services. AXA Equitable's assets under
management totaled $802.9 billion as of June 30, 2008. The
company's products and services are distributed to individuals and
business owners through its retail distribution channel, AXA
Advisors, LLC; to the financial services market through its
wholesale distribution channel, AXA Distributors, LLC; and to
corporations and their employees through its corporate distribution
channel, Corporate Markets. AXA Equitable is the creator of
MyRetirementShop.com (http://www.myretirementshop.com/), a
lifestyle website that's a one-stop-shop for information and
resources to help consumers redefine life in retirement. It's the
company's latest innovation in our At Retirement(R) platform,
committed to helping individuals near and at retirement make
informed choices to enhance and preserve their lifestyle. AXA
Equitable, a subsidiary of AXA Financial Inc., is part of the
global AXA Group, a worldwide leader in financial protection
strategies and wealth management. AXA Group's operations are
geographically diverse, with major operations in Europe, North
America, and the Asia/Pacific region. AXA Group is listed as the
15th largest company in the world on the 2008 Fortune Global 500
list (based on revenues). It had $1.81 trillion in assets under
management as of June 30, 2008. Listed on the Paris Stock Exchange,
the AXA ordinary share trades under the symbol AXA. The AXA
American Depositary Share is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
under the ticker symbol AXA. For more information, visit
http://www.axa-equitable.com/ DATASOURCE: AXA Equitable CONTACT:
Chris Winans, AXA Equitable, +1-212-314-5519, Web site:
http://www.axa-equitable.com/ http://www.myretirementshop.com/
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