AXA XL has appointed Ashok Krishnan as chief data and analytics officer. Based in London, Krishnan will report to Matthieu Caillat, chief operating officer, AXA XL. Krishnan most recently worked at AXA Hong Kong, where he held the position of chief data officer and customer experience director. In his previous role, he was responsible for leading analytics, artificial intelligence and data science, customer experience, insights, customer relationship management marketing and data management and governance functions covering AXA’s Life, health and property and casualty (P&C) insurance businesses. Prior to joining AXA in 2013, Krishnan held positions at Prudential and Xchanging, focusing on strategy, distribution, operations and transformation and finance functions. Commenting on Krishnan promotion, Caillat says: “I am pleased to welcome Ashok Krishnan to AXA XL. His extensive expertise and background in analytics and data science, combined with his knowledge of the P&C insurance market, will further strengthen AXA XL’s innovation and technology-led approach as we accelerate our data strategy.” Recently, AXA XL hired Pamela Rosado as general counsel, effective 8 February.
