AXA XL has announced two key leadership hires, with Winston Zhuo named as Head of Property and Construction, China and Carlson Grote as Head of Broker & Distribution Performance Management for its APAC & Europe Business Unit.
Based in Shanghai, China, Zhuo joins the firm from Allianz China Corporate & Specialty Dept, where he held the role of Senior Underwriting Manager / Engineering for over nine years.
Prior to Allianz, Zhuo spent two years at AXA Corporate Solution where he worked as a Senior Construction Underwriter.
Additionally, Zhuo also previously worked at AIG General Insurance Company China Ltd., as a Senior Specialist – Property / Energy Underwriting, and Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Company, as a Senior Supervisor.
Grote, meanwhile, joined AXA in 2014 as a Liability Underwriter where he was based in München. Three years later he became a Triage Manager, and was based in New York.
In 2019, he was then named Head of AXA International Services Germany, P&C Multinational Global Programs, and would serve in this role for three years before being named Client Management Leader APAC & Europe, AXA XL in mid-2022.
Furthermore, AXA XL recently hired Diego Cerquenich as Senior Risk Consultant, Marine, UK & Lloyd’s, and Patrick Lee as Chief Financial Officer for Canada.
AXA XL also recently launched a new strategy to address sustainability challenges. The firm stated that the strategy is built on three main themes: valuing nature, addressing climate change and integrating ESG factors into business operations.
