NEW YORK, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. announced today that it has hired Brian F. Birmingham, CFA, as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Corporate Markets, a business unit of AXA Equitable that 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. Mr. Birmingham will create and lead institutional marketing strategy and product development for the Corporate Markets business. His responsibilities include developing guaranteed income product solutions and marketing materials to address the unique needs of large corporations and their employees as they save, invest and distribute retirement plan assets. "Retirement security is a major concern for both employees and employers, and the sources for retirement income are continuing to change," said Mr. McDermott. "AXA Equitable has the size, strength and capacity to deliver retirement plan solutions at the institutional level. Brian brings to AXA proven knowledge, experience and success in creating retirement income and distribution solutions for plan sponsors and their employees." Mr. Birmingham has been in the institutional retirement industry for nearly 25 years in a variety of pension related positions, including administration, systems development and product pricing. He joins AXA Equitable from Genworth Financial where he was Vice President, Institutional Market Strategy for the Institutional Retirement Income Group. Mr. Birmingham was responsible for marketing strategy and communications for the company's institutional retirement income products. Prior to joining Genworth, Mr. Birmingham was Vice President, Guaranteed Products Marketing at Prudential Financial, where he was responsible for marketing and communications for Stable Value and Group Annuity products, as well as sales management for Group Annuity products. Mr. Birmingham earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Boston University and a Master's degree in Business Administration from Rutgers University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) professional designation, awarded by the CFA Institute. 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 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 $888.6 billion as of December 31, 2007. 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 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, 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 2007 Fortune Global 500 list (based on revenues). It had $1.87 trillion in assets under management as of December 31, 2007. 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. All guarantees are based on the claims-paying ability of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. 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 stand-alone, 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 , or Mary Taylor, +1-212-314-5845, or , both of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co. Web site: http://www.axa-equitable.com/ http://www.variableannuityfacts.org/

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