In 1997 de Castries became chairman of AXA Financial (known as The Equitable Companies until 1999) and led the negotiations for AXA's acquisition of Guardian Royal Exchange. His participation in AXA's global operations increased
Henri de Castries was born in Bayonne in France.
Henri de Castries was born on August 15th, 1954.
French
Chief executive officer, AXA Group
De Castries received praise from many of his colleagues for his problem-solving skills and clear legalistic thinking. His management style was described as consensual
De Castries, a descendant of Louis XVI's naval commander, was born in Bayonne in the Basque region of southwestern France to an old noble family whose men had served in the military for several generations.
his first priority had to be growing the firm internally to make the revenues necessary for more acquisitions
Francois-Henri Pinault
Francois-henri Pinault
horseback riding on his estate in Anjou in the Loire valley, playing tennis and golf, and hunting and shooting with his family and friends. He also did his share of charitable work as treasurer of AXA Atout Coeur
French Finance Ministry Inspection Office, 1980-1984, auditor; French Treasury, 1984-1989, deputy secretary of the Interministerial Committee on Industrial Restructuring
Douglas Flint is the Chairman of the HSBC group and Stuart Gulliver is the Group Executive. They also have a chairman for HSBC Banks that are established as subsidiaries of the HSBC Group and are operational in large countries. The chairmen of HSBC banks in some countries are: a. HSBC USA - Brendan McDonagh b. HSBC China - Vincent Cheng c. HSBC Australia - Paulo Maia d. HSBC France - Charles Henri Filippi