AXA Equitable Promotes Adrienne Johnson-Guider to Senior Vice President and Head of Strategic Initiatives Group

NEW YORK, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA Equitable Life Insurance Co.announced today that Adrienne Johnson-Guider has been promoted to SeniorVice President and Head of the Strategic Initiatives Group. She reports toChristopher M. "Kip" Condron, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AXAEquitable, the primary U.S. life insurance and savings subsidiary of theglobal AXA Group. In this key role, Ms. Johnson-Guider is responsible for leading theStrategic Initiatives Group in creating and implementing new ideas andstrategies that accelerate revenue growth and profitability for thecompany. The Strategic Initiatives Group takes on a variety of projectstouching nearly every area of the company and driving performance on keymetrics for AXA Equitable. Prior to running the Strategic Initiatives Group, Ms. Johnson-Guiderserved as Vice President and Chief of Staff in the Office of the CEO,driving strategic and tactical programs addressing a range of global andlocal issues. Her previous roles at AXA Equitable include serving as VicePresident of Marketing and Product Development, where she led the brandtransition from the Equitable Life Assurance Society to the AXA brand. In making today's announcement, Mr. Condron said, "Adrienne has been atrusted advisor on a range of projects, including the exportation of AXAEquitable's highly successful Accumulator(R) variable annuity to AXAGroup's retirement markets overseas. She is highly regarded for herin-depth understanding of AXA Equitable and the industry, talent forbuilding partnerships across the organization, and outstanding delivery ofhigh- performance results. In her new role, we look to Adrienne to buildupon and enhance our slate of strategic initiatives and growth goals." Prior to joining AXA Equitable in 1999, Ms. Johnson-Guider served as asenior program director at Enterprise IG, responsible for all aspects ofclient account management, from business development to project scope,design, and execution. She has also worked at AIG Trading Group, Inc.,Morgan Stanley, and Shearson Lehman Brothers. Ms. Johnson-Guider earned a BS in Marketing from Fairfield Universityand a MBA from The Stern School of Business at New York University. About AXA Equitable In business since 1859, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company is aleading financial protection company and one of the nation's premierproviders of life insurance, annuity, and investment products and services.AXA Equitable's assets under management totaled $888.6 billion as ofDecember 31, 2007. The company's products and services are distributed to individuals andbusiness owners through its retail distribution channel AXA Advisors, LLC;to the financial services market through its wholesale distributionchannel, AXA Distributors, LLC; and to corporations and their employeesthrough its corporate distribution channel, Corporate Markets. AXA Equitable, a subsidiary of AXA Financial Inc., is part of theglobal AXA Group, a worldwide leader in financial protection strategies andwealth management. AXA Group's operations are geographically diverse, withmajor operations in Western Europe, North America, and the Asia/Pacificregion. AXA Group is listed as the 15th largest company in the world on the2007 Fortune Global 500 list (based on revenues). It had $1.87 trillion inassets under management as of December 31, 2007. Listed on the Paris StockExchange, the AXA ordinary share trades under the symbol AXA. The AXAAmerican Depositary Share is listed on the New York Stock Exchange underthe ticker symbol AXA. AXA Equitable is a sponsor of the Variable Annuities Knowledge Center(http://www.variableannuityfacts.org), an online resource aimed at helpingconsumers understand the facts surrounding variable annuities. The VariableAnnuities Knowledge Center is operated by a standalone non-profitorganization and is overseen by an independent advisory board.