— April Unitary governance for greater effi ciency On April 29, 2010, the shareholders of AXA ratifi ed the switch from a governance structure featuring a supervisory board and a management board to one with just a Board of Directors. Appointed to serve as Chairman & CEO, Henri de Castries opted — January Solidarity with Haiti On January 12, an earthquake provoked a terrible humanitarian catastrophe in one of the earth’s most impoverished countries.