Stefan Lippe

AXA announced the death of Stefan Lippe, 65, who has been an AXA Director since 2012, and was the former chief executive officer of Swiss Re Group. Press reports reveal he died of complications from COVID-19. Lippe spent 30 years of his career to the Swiss Re Group, where he was CEO from 2009 to 2012, when he led the company through the 2008/2009 financial crisis and achieved a turnaround for the company. He became an AXA director in 2012 and chairman of the AXA Audit Committee in 2013. After his career at Swiss Re, Lippe turned to other activities. In 2011, he co-founded Acqupart Holding AG for which he served as vice chairman of the board of directors, and Acqufin AG. In May 2013, he co-founded and was chairman of Paperless Inc., which was renamed in 2018 as yes.com AG. In October 2013, Lippe was elected as chairman of CelsiusPro AG and between May 2014 and May 2018, he was a member of the supervisory board of Commerzbank AG. He began his insurance industry career in October 1983, when he joined Bavarian Re, a former Swiss Re subsidiary. Lippe graduated in mathematics and business administration from the University of Mannheim in Germany.