NEW YORK, Jan. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Richard Dziadzio has been elected Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of AXA Financial, Inc. He was most recently Deputy Chief Financial Officer. The announcement was made today by Christopher M. "Kip" Condron, AXA Financial's President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Dziadzio (pronounced "Ja-jo") assumed responsibility on Dec. 31, 2006 for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer upon the retirement of Stanley B. Tulin. "Richard's extensive history with AXA Group has allowed him to develop in-depth knowledge of our business," said Mr. Condron. "As he steps into this new position, AXA Financial will continue to benefit from Richard's sound guidance and financial acumen." With this promotion, Mr. Dziadzio assumed added responsibility for all actuarial, investment, and risk management functions. He continues his oversight of the controller, tax, expense management and, corporate real estate, corporate sourcing and procurement, and distribution finance areas. Mr. Dziadzio has been with AXA Group since 1994, working in both Paris and the U.S. He received a B.S. degree in economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France. Mr. Dziadzio initially served as a senior analyst in the corporate finance department in Paris, working on insurance company acquisitions. In 1997, he was promoted to corporate finance officer. In this role, he handled corporate finance activities for the group in insurance and asset management in the U.S. and U.K. In 1998, Mr. Dziadzio became head of finance and administration for AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (AXA REIM). He was involved in the creation of the holding structure, the integration of subsidiaries from other AXA companies, sales of non-core activities, and the launch of AXA REIM's first closed-ended funds. He also became a member of AXA REIM's executive steering committee. Mr. Dziadzio has also served on the boards of AllianceBernstein, AXA Investment Managers, AXA Rosenberg, and AXA REIM. Mr. Dziadzio joined AXA Financial in July 2004, and was elected Executive Vice President of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company in September 2004. He became Executive Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer of AXA Financial and AXA Equitable in September 2005. In addition, he is a member of the company's Executive Management Committee. Mr. Dziadzio is an avid runner, having finished three marathons in the past four years. He resides in Manhattan. About AXA AXA Financial is one of the premier U.S. organizations in financial protection and wealth management through its strong brands: AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, AXA Advisors, LLC, AllianceBernstein, L.P., Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, AXA Distributors, LLC, and the MONY family of companies, including MONY Life Insurance Company, and U.S. Financial Life Insurance Company. Member: NYSE, NASD, SIPC. AXA Financial had approximately $643.4 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2005. AXA Financial is a member of the global AXA Group, a worldwide leader in financial protection 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 had $1.3 trillion in assets under management as of December 31, 2005. The AXA ordinary share is listed and trades under the symbol AXA on the Paris Stock Exchange. The AXA American Depositary Share is also listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol AXA. DATASOURCE: AXA Financial CONTACT: Lisa Tibbitts, +1-212-314-2811, , or Discretion Winter, +1-212-314-2968, , both of AXA Financial Web site: http://www.axa.com/

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