Henri de Castries

Quick Facts

Full Name	Henri de Castries
Occupation	Businessperson
Date Of Birth	Aug 15, 1954(1954-08-15)
Age	70
Birthplace	Bayonne
Country	France
Birth City	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Horoscope	Leo

Henri de Castries Biography

Henri de Castries is one of the most popular and richest Businessperson who was born on August 15, 1954 in Bayonne, Nouvelle- Aquitaine, France. Henri de La Croix de Castries, was born in Bayonne on August 15, 1954. His father was Francois de La Croix de Castries (1919/20 -2011), who served in the military in Indochina, Korea, and Algeria. His maternal grandfather, Count Pierre de Chevigne was a colonel with the Free French forces.

De Castries began his career at AXA as a central financial director in 1989. He was named general secretary in 1991 and is responsible for restructurations, mergers (integration with Compagnie du Midi). In 1993, he was elected general director. He was responsible for North America and the UK in 1994 and 1996. He also managed the merger with Union des send assurances de Paris in 1996. In 1997, he was elected President of the Board of Equitable which became AXA Financial. He has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors ever since 2000. He assumed full control of AXA in 2009 by consolidating his position as chairman and chief executive officer.

By late 2016, De Castries was regarded as frontrunner for taking over as chairman of HSBC; instead, the position went to Mark Tucker. Following the primaries for the 2017 presidential election, he served as François Fillon’s senior adviser and was tipped by news media for a future role as finance minister.

In March 2016, it was announced De Castries would retire from both chairman and CEO roles at AXA on 1 September.

De Castries was an auditor for the French Minister of Finances from 1980 to

1984. He became a member of France’s Treasury in 1984. He was part of the 1986 privatization initiated by Jacques Chirac’s government. This included Compagnie Generale d’Electricite (now Alcatel-Lucent) and TF1, both on CAC 40.

Henri de Castries Net Worth

Henri de Castries is one of the richest Businessperson from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Henri de Castries 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Henri de La Croix de Castries (born 15 August 1954) is a French businessman. He served as chairman and CEO at AXA from 15 August 1954 until he retired on 1 September 2016.

De Castries was educated at the Ecole Saint-Jean de Passy. He then attended high school at the College Stanislas de Paris. In 1976, he graduated from HEC Paris, the same year that Serge Lepeltier, Denis Kessler and Serge Lepeltier. He also graduated from HEC Paris, in 1976. De Castries also has a law degree, and can speak fluent English as well as German.

In a joint contribution published in French newspaper Le Monde in June 2012, De Castries – alongside fellow CEOs Franco Bernabe of Telecom Italia and Peter Löscher of Siemens – made a plea for European Union leaders to boost integration and restore growth in light of the European debt crisis.

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Facts & Trivia

Henri Ranked on the list of most popular Businessperson. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Henri de Castries celebrates birthday on August 15 of every year.

Top Facts about Henri de Castries

1. Henri de La Croix de Castries was born on August 15, 1954 in Bayonne.
2. His father was Count François de La Croix de Castries and his maternal grandfather, Count Pierre de Chevigné, was a colonel in the Free French forces.
3. He graduated from HEC Paris in 1976 and holds a law degree.
4. De Castries was appointed general secretary, and then general director of AXA in 1993 until he took full charge at the company in 2009.
5. Late in his tenure, AXA became the first global financial institution to shun investments in coal companies.
6. De Castries decided to unload $2 billion in cigarette company stocks and bonds in 2016.
7. He retired as chairman and CEO of AXA in 2016.
8. He served as senior adviser to François Fillon during the 2017 presidential election.
9. In 2017, he joined General Atlantic as chairman and senior advisor.
10. He contributed to a joint article in French newspaper Le Monde advocating for EU integration amid the European debt crisis.