Laurent Barbagli, group risk and insurance manager at Paris-based Lafarge S.A., has been appointed CEO of Axa Matrix Risk Consultants, AXA announced Tuesday.
Mr. Barbagli, who was named to Business Insurance's Risk Management Honor Roll® in 2015, will take up the post on Feb. 1.
“His solid experience in engineering issues, risk management solutions and his client-driven approach will place Axa Matrix Risk Consultants successfully on to a sustainable and profitable path,” the company said in a statement.
Axa Matrix Risk Consultants is dedicated to preventing risks and advising and training customers on optimized risk management and is a unit of Paris-based Axa Corporate Solutions, part of Axa S.A.
Mr. Barbagli will continue to be based in Paris.
French insurer AXA S.A. said that it has completed the acquisition of Brazilian insurer SulAmerica S.A.'s large industrial and commercial risk subsidiary, reports El Economista.