NEW YORK, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA Distributors, LLC has promoted Lee Small to National Sales Manager for the wholesale distribution channel serving national wire house and regional broker-dealer firms. The announcement was made today by Jamie Shepherdson, President of AXA Distributors and Executive Vice President of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. Mr. Small reports to William C. Miller, Jr., Chief Sales Officer of AXA Distributors. Mr. Small is responsible for leading the wholesale distribution, sales and business development of AXA Equitable's variable annuity products to wire house and broker-dealer partner firms. Setting the strategy for the broker-dealer channel, Mr. Small is charged with building and motivating a high-performing wholesaling team to develop new and existing business relationships. Prior to his new role, Mr. Small served as Divisional Vice President of AXA Distributors, responsible for managing broker-dealer channel wholesalers based throughout the Southeastern U.S. In 2007, Small was pivotal in leading the Southeast Division's 21% increase in sales over 2006. "Lee has a proven track record of leading with integrity and generating sales with a consultative and service approach," said Mr. Miller. "Our wire house and broker-dealer partners are a core distribution channel for AXA Distributors. With Lee's focused management, we look forward to executing on AXA Distributors' strategic goals of building a premier wholesaling operation and developing new and existing business relationships." Mr. Small joined AXA Distributors in December 2006 from American Legacy - Lincoln Financial Distributors, where he served as a divisional sales manager and a regional marketing director. His previous industry experience also includes sales leadership positions at The Hartford Leaders Group - PLANCO and Market Investment Distributors, a division of J.C. Bradford & Co. Mr. Small earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from Clemson University. He holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and 26 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 the innovative line of life insurance and variable annuity products issued by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company to professional financial intermediaries such as broker-dealers, banks, independent financial planners, as well as AXA Advisors, the company's retail distribution organization. As of December 31, 2007, AXA Distributors has over 400 employees, servicing over 400 firms and representing in excess of 17,000 individual producers. Registered representatives are invited to visit us at http://www.axadistributors.com/. 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. 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: Discretion Winter, +1-212-314-2968, Web Site: http://www.axadistributors.com/ http://www.axa-equitable.com/ http://www.myretirementshop.com/

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