Jörg Arnold will take over as the new CEO Germany and member of the Corporate Executive Board of the Swiss Life Group from 1 July 2017. He will replace Markus Leibundgut, who was nominated CEO of Swiss Life Switzerland with effect from April 1, 2017. Jörg Arnold is currently Global Head of Savings, Retirement & Distribution at AXA Group in Paris within the Life & Savings Global Business Line, which is responsible for the Group's worldwide life insurance business. He is 52 years old and has a track record in insurance going back over 25 years - including within the AXA Group, as member of the Management Committee and Head of Sales at Deutsche Ärzteversicherung AG (2001-2009), where he took over as the CEO from 2010 to 2013.