Internal:Teams/Group Corporate Finance

AXA Group Corporate Finance
AXA Group Corporate Finance
Parent organization	AXA SA
Parent unit	DCFG
Head of Corporate Finance	Bertrand Noize
Headcount	12
Last updated	March 28, 2026

🏦 AXA Group Corporate Finance is a central team within AXA SA responsible for managing critical strategic topics across the AXA group, including mergers and acquisitions transactions and comprehensive capital management — encompassing dividends, capital allocation, and capital optimization. The team sits within the DCFG and reports to Jean-Damien Létoquart.

🗂️ Organization. The team is organized into four entity-focused verticals, each led by a Manager and supported by Associates, plus a dedicated Team Assistant providing team-wide administrative support. Two recruitment processes are currently underway to fill open Associate positions.

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Team organization

Reporting lines

The chart below shows reporting lines only. See the table for roles, scope, and contact details.

Bertrand Noize (Head of Corporate Finance)
│
├── An Dinh (Manager)
│   │
│   ├── Clara Palvini (Associate)
│   │
│   └── Yajie Sun (Associate)
│
├── Maryline Sahaguian (Manager)
│   │
│   ├── Marie Rutayisire (Associate)
│   │
│   └── Nicolas Lustenberger (Associate)
│
├── Daniel Thell (Manager)
│   │
│   └── Jean-Baptiste Bounes (Associate)
│
├── Hubert de la Gastine (Manager)
│   │
│   └── Johanna Loembet (Associate)
│
└── Cécile Boivin Conte (Team Assistant)

Details per team member

The table below provides full detail on each team member's responsibilities and scope.

🏢 AXA Group Corporate Finance — team overview, 2026
Name	Title	Reports to	Role & scope
Bertrand Noize	Head of Corporate Finance	—	Geo: Group-wide Leads M&A and capital management ( dividends, capital allocation, capital optimization); oversees four entity verticals; reports to Jean-Damien Létoquart
An Dinh	Manager	Bertrand Noize	Geo: AXA XL; Hong Kong; China; AXA Climate; DCP
Clara Palvini	Associate	An Dinh	Geo: AXA XL; Hong Kong; China; AXA Climate; DCP
Yajie Sun	Associate	An Dinh	Geo: AXA XL; Hong Kong; China; AXA Climate; DCP
Maryline Sahaguian	Manager	Bertrand Noize	Geo: Japan; AXA Partners; Prima; AXA Liabilities Managers; AXA GO
Marie Rutayisire	Associate	Maryline Sahaguian	Geo: Japan; AXA Partners; Prima; AXA Liabilities Managers; AXA GO
Nicolas Lustenberger	Associate	Maryline Sahaguian	Geo: Japan; AXA Partners; Prima; AXA Liabilities Managers; AXA GO
Daniel Thell	Manager	Bertrand Noize	Geo: AXA France; IMa — LATAM (Brazil, Colombia, Mexico); Turkey; Southeast Asia & Korea (Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, India holding); Africa & Middle East (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Senegal, Cameroon, Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire, Mauritius, Nigeria, Lebanon)
Jean-Baptiste Bounes	Associate	Daniel Thell	Geo: AXA France; IMa — LATAM (Brazil, Colombia, Mexico); Turkey; Southeast Asia & Korea (Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, India holding); Africa & Middle East (Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Senegal, Cameroon, Gabon, Côte d'Ivoire, Mauritius, Nigeria, Lebanon)
Hubert de la Gastine	Manager	Bertrand Noize	Geo: European Markets (excl. Prima) — Belgium, Germany, Italy (excl. Prima), Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland, UK & Ireland
Johanna Loembet	Associate	Hubert de la Gastine	Geo: European Markets (excl. Prima) — Belgium, Germany, Italy (excl. Prima), Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland, UK & Ireland
Cécile Boivin Conte	Team Assistant	Bertrand Noize	Geo: n.a. Team-wide administrative support across all verticals