SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 26, 2012
AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 000-20501 | 13-5570651 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York |
10104 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(212) 554-1234
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None
(Former name or address, if changed since last report)
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| ITEM 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; |
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 26, 2012, the Company announced that Richard S. Dziadzio, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the Company effective April 13, 2012 in order to pursue other career opportunities.
The Company also announced that Anders Malmstrom will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer and become a member of the Executive Committee effective June 1, 2012, pending Board of Director, regulatory and visa approvals. Mr. Malmstrom will join the Company from AXA Winterthur, where he most recently served as a member of the Executive Board and Head of the Life Business. Mr. Malmstrom joined AXA Winterthur in January 2009. Prior to joining AXA Winterthur, Mr. Malmstrom was Senior Vice President at Swiss Life, where he was also a member of the Management Committee. Mr. Malmstrom joined Swiss Life in 1997, and held several positions of increasing responsibility during his tenure.
During the time period following Mr. Dziadzio’s departure and Mr. Malmstrom’s arrival, Bertrand Poupart-Lafarge will serve as the Company’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, pending Board of Director approval. Mr. Poupart-Lafarge joined the Company in November 2011 and is currently Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer and Treasurer. Prior to joining the Company, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AXA Canada since 2010. Mr. Poupart-Lafarge joined the AXA organization in 1996, and has held several investment positions within AXA Real Estate and AXA France during his tenure.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | ||||||
| Date: March 27, 2012 | By: | /s/ Dave S. Hattem | ||||
| Name: | Dave S. Hattem | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||||