AXA ART, an art insurance specialty company, has appointed Kai Kuklinski as the new global chief executive officer of the company's operations, effective April 1, 2014.
Mr. Kuklinski will succeed Dr. Ulrich Guntram.
Jacques de Vaucleroy, the chairman of the supervisory board of the global AXA ART group and CEO of AXA NORCEE (Northern, Central, and Eastern Europe) region, commented, “I am pleased to have Kai join us as the global CEO of AXA ART. His long and diverse experience in leading sales and customer service initiatives within AXA Group will greatly contribute to the further development of AXA ART's business. He will be a great leader for our very successful global art operations.”
Mr. Kuklinski currently serves as executive director of the broker distribution of AXA Konzern AG. He has held several management positions within AXA Group subsidiaries since 1999. Among others, his previous roles have included digital officer of AXA Winterthur Versicherung AG in Switzerland, director of customer Service of AXA Service AG, and unit manager eCooperations/eMarketing of AXA eSolutions GmbH.
Mr. Kuklinski's appointment is subject to the approval of the German regulatory authorities.
Learn more: www.axa-art.com.
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].