Suzanne van Staveren Joins AXA Equitable as Chief Operating Officer of Its Corporate...

Suzanne van Staveren Joins AXA Equitable as Chief Operating Officer of Its
Corporate Markets Business

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AXA Equitable Life Insurance
Co. announced today that it has hired Suzanne van Staveren as a Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Markets, the company's newly created
distribution channel, which provides retirement plan strategies and solutions
to Fortune 1000 companies and their employees. The announcement was made by
Bill McDermott, Executive Vice President of AXA Equitable and Head of
Corporate Markets.
Ms. van Staveren is responsible for the overall business operations,
financial and organizational management, and administration for the Corporate
Markets business. She also is charged with managing the implementation of
Corporate Markets' strategic business plan and annual operating plan.
"Suzanne has a proven track record in creating, developing, and sustaining
operational controls and administrative and reporting procedures in the
corporate and retirement services marketplace," said Mr. McDermott. "These are
critical components to executing our business strategy and growing the
Corporate Markets business with a high degree of operating efficiency and
effectiveness."
Ms. van Staveren spent the past 13 years with Fidelity Investments in the
areas of operations, finance, business analysis and client services. Most
recently, she was Vice President, Scale and Profitability for Large Corporate
Market Retirement Services at Fidelity Employer Services Co. in Marlborough,
MA. In that role, she led a team to analyze the retirement readiness of
Fidelity's largest corporate clients.
Ms. van Staveren earned an MBA with a concentration in Finance from
Northeastern Graduate School of Business in Boston, MA, and a Bachelor of
Science degree from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI.
About Corporate Markets
AXA Equitable's Corporate Markets provides retirement plan strategies and
solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and their employees with resources to help
at every stage of the retirement planning process. Corporate Markets offers
education, ongoing support and guaranteed income solutions to individuals as
they accumulate retirement assets in their 401(k) plans, and transition to the
distribution phase at retirement.
About AXA Equitable
In business since 1859, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (formerly The
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States) is a leading financial
protection company and one of the nation's premier providers of life
insurance, annuity and investment products and services. AXA Equitable's
assets under management totaled $862.2 billion as of June 30, 2007. Its
products and services are distributed to individuals and business owners
through its retail distribution channel, AXA Advisors, LLC; to the financial
services market through its wholesale distribution channel, AXA Distributors,
LLC; and to corporations and their employees through its corporate
distribution channel, Corporate Markets. AXA Equitable and AllianceBernstein,
L.P. are affiliated companies. AllianceBernstein L.P. is one of the largest
publicly traded global asset management firms in the world.
AXA Equitable is part of the global AXA Group -- a worldwide leader in
financial protection strategies and wealth management. AXA Group's operations
are diverse geographically, with major operations in Western Europe, North
America, and the Asia/Pacific region. AXA Group is listed as the 15th largest
company in the world on the 2007 Fortune Global 500 list, and had $1.86
trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2007. The AXA ordinary
share is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol AXA.
The AXA American Depositary Share is also listed on the NYSE under the ticker
symbol AXA.
AXA Equitable is a sponsor of the Variable Annuities Knowledge Center
(http://www.variableannuityfacts.org), an online resource aimed at helping
consumers understand the facts surrounding variable annuities. The Variable
Annuities Knowledge Center is operated by a standalone non-profit organization
and is overseen by an independent advisory board.
SOURCE AXA Equitable

Jo Ann Tizzano, +1-212-314-2979, joann.m.tizzano@axa-equitable.com, or Mary
Taylor, +1-212-314-5845, mary.taylor@axa-equitable.com, both of AXA Equitable