AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) announced the appointment of Christian Gissler as Global Head of Risks and Controls. Based in Paris, Christian assumes overall responsibility for a division which combines risk management, legal affairs, compliance, and lobbying. He reports to Christophe Coquema, Global COO of AXA IM.
Christian Gissler has 20 years of experience in risk management and joins AXA IM from CNP Assurances, where he was Head of Investment Strategy and built broad knowledge of issues specific to insurance companies. Prior to this he was Head of Risk at Natixis and Head of Risk of IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank. Christian is a graduate of ENSAE in statistics and economics, holds a diploma of advanced studies (DEA) in applied mathematics from Université Paris IX Dauphine, and is a Qualified Actuary of the Institute of Actuaries.
