NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. announced today that it has hired Suzanne van Staveren as a Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Markets, the company's newly created distribution channel, which provides retirement plan strategies and solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and their employees. The announcement was made by Bill McDermott, Executive Vice President of AXA Equitable and Head of Corporate Markets. Ms. van Staveren is responsible for the overall business operations, financial and organizational management, and administration for the Corporate Markets business. She also is charged with managing the implementation of Corporate Markets' strategic business plan and annual operating plan. "Suzanne has a proven track record in creating, developing, and sustaining operational controls and administrative and reporting procedures in the corporate and retirement services marketplace," said Mr. McDermott. "These are critical components to executing our business strategy and growing the Corporate Markets business with a high degree of operating efficiency and effectiveness." Ms. van Staveren spent the past 13 years with Fidelity Investments in the areas of operations, finance, business analysis and client services. Most recently, she was Vice President, Scale and Profitability for Large Corporate Market Retirement Services at Fidelity Employer Services Co. in Marlborough, MA. In that role, she led a team to analyze the retirement readiness of Fidelity's largest corporate clients. Ms. van Staveren earned an MBA with a concentration in Finance from Northeastern Graduate School of Business in Boston, MA, and a Bachelor of Science degree from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI. About Corporate Markets AXA Equitable's Corporate Markets provides retirement plan strategies and solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and their employees with resources to help at every stage of the retirement planning process. Corporate Markets offers education, ongoing support and guaranteed income solutions to individuals as they accumulate retirement assets in their 401(k) plans, and transition to the distribution phase at retirement. About AXA Equitable In business since 1859, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (formerly The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States) 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 $862.2 billion as of June 30, 2007. Its 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 and AllianceBernstein, L.P. are affiliated companies. AllianceBernstein L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded global asset management firms in the world. AXA Equitable is part of the global AXA Group -- a worldwide leader in financial protection strategies and wealth management. AXA Group's operations are diverse geographically, with major operations in Western Europe, North America, and the Asia/Pacific region. AXA Group is listed as the 15th largest company in the world on the 2007 Fortune Global 500 list, and had $1.86 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2007. 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 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, +1-212-314-2979, , or Mary Taylor, +1-212-314-5845, , both of AXA Equitable Web site: http://www.axa-equitable.com/ http://www.variableannuityfacts.org/

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