Axa Partners, the life insurance unit of Axa Distributors LLC, promoted Gary Hirschkron to president.
Mr. Hirschkron had been a managing director for the Farmington, Conn., unit since 2006. His promotion was announced Monday.
Mr. Hirschkron joined Axa Equitable in 2002 as a senior vice president and actuary in life marketing and product development. Before joining Axa Equitable, he was the president of Management Compensation Group Northwest LLC in Portland, Ore.