Jef Van In is appointed CEO of AXA Next and Group Chief Innovation Officer

Paris, April 9, 2021: AXA today announces the appointment of Jef Van In, currently CEO of AXA Belgium, as CEO of AXA Next and Group Chief Innovation Officer, effective July 1. He will report to Antimo Perretta, CEO of AXA Europe and a Member of AXA’s Management Committee. 

Jef Van In will replace Delphine Maisonneuve who has decided to take on a new role outside of AXA. 

“I would like to thank Delphine warmly for all she has done at AXA over the past 30 years, her contribution to the success of AXA in her different roles, her strong voice advocating for our values, and for the development and promotion of our many high potential women across the Group. We will miss Delphine and wish her all the best in this new chapter of her career.” 

“I am very happy to see Jef embracing this new important challenge. I am convinced that his drive, his broad experience, his track record in the transformation of our operations in Belgium, and his strong convictions around customer centricity and innovation will be instrumental in accelerating our transformation journey. I wish him and his new teams all the best.” 

“Our innovation ecosystem will be a critical enabler to help us deliver the priorities of our new strategic plan “Driving progress 2023”, notably in health & protection. Bringing our innovation ecosystem closer to our core markets is another key step in our ambition to accelerate and scale business-driven and impactful innovation across our operations, in particular in the area of services and customer experience”, said Antimo Perretta.