Names Leann Bohner, Josh Braverman, Michael Healy, and Jeffrey Turcotte as new SVPs

AXA Equitable Life Insurance has announced that Leann Bohner, Josh Braverman, Michael Healy and Jeffrey Turcotte have been elected to the position of senior vice president.

Christopher Condron, chairman and CEO of AXA Equitable, said: Integral to our success is the foundation of a strong leadership team. Leann, Josh, Michael and Jeffrey are clearly significant parts of that foundation, and we congratulate them on their respective appointments.

Leann Bohner is a senior information officer for AXA Equitable’s Information Technology area. Ms. Bohner joined the company in 2006, and she currently leads the Enterprise Annuity Systems department where she is responsible for managing all annuity systems and support. She reports to Kevin Murray, executive vice president and chief information officer.

Josh Braverman recently joined AXA Equitable as head of derivatives. In this role, he leads the Dynamic Hedging team and is responsible for developing and implementing the company’s derivatives and hedging strategies. He reports to Richard Dziadzio, executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Prior to joining the company, Mr. Braverman was global head of derivatives for AEGON. He has also worked for the U.S. Treasury Department, Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs.

Michael Healy is an operations officer for AXA Equitable’s Information Technology area, also reporting to Mr Murray. Mr Healy joined the company in 2006, and in his current role he manages and directs information technology operations that include strategy, financial management, vendor management, process improvement, business analysis, quality assurance and project management.

Mr. Healy is also responsible for managing the information technology operations that support learning and development, business continuity, Sarbanes Oxley and audit.

Jeffrey Turcotte is senior actuary, reporting to Charles Marino, executive vice president and chief actuary for AXA Equitable. In his current role, Mr Turcotte oversees the valuation side of the company’s hedge program valuations and develops AXA Equitable’s hedge strategies to adapt to changing markets.

Mr. Turcotte joined the company in 1991 as an actuarial associate. He has international AXA experience, having worked with AXA Equity and Law, based in the UK.