NEW YORK, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. announced today that it has hired Rebecca Ades as Vice President of Institutional Sales for 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. Ades is responsible for growing, developing and managing the company's corporate client base. Initially, she will work with large corporations to create an enhanced awareness of the Corporate Markets offerings -- guaranteed income products for employees, with education, service and ongoing support to help at every stage of the retirement planning process. "Rebecca has a keen understanding of the corporate benefits community and an outstanding record of success in creating employee benefit solutions for Fortune 1000 companies," said Mr. McDermott. "The addition of Rebecca to our team further positions AXA Equitable as a leading provider of retirement plan strategies and solutions for the large corporate market." Ms. Ades has nearly a decade of professional experience in sales and management, and spent the last seven years with Hewitt Associates in strategy and business development for benefits outsourcing, including Hewitt's defined contribution services. Most recently, she led Hewitt's Global Benefits Business Development efforts. In this role, she was responsible for the strategy, solution development and sales of Hewitt's benefits outsourcing services to global companies. Ms. Ades is a Suma Cum Laude graduate of Tufts University in Medford, MA. 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. For more information, visit http://www.axa-equitable.com/. 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 Life Insurance Co. CONTACT: Jo Ann Tizzano, +1-212-314-2979, , or Discretion Winter, +1-212-314-2968, , both of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. Web site: http://www.axa-equitable.com/ http://www.variableannuityfacts.org/

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