Lee Small to Lead Broker-Dealer Channel at AXA Distributors
October 15 2008 - 1:43PM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AXA Distributors, LLC has
promoted Lee Small to National Sales Manager for the wholesale
distribution channel serving national wire house and regional
broker-dealer firms. The announcement was made today by Jamie
Shepherdson, President of AXA Distributors and Executive Vice
President of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company. Mr. Small
reports to William C. Miller, Jr., Chief Sales Officer of AXA
Distributors. Mr. Small is responsible for leading the wholesale
distribution, sales and business development of AXA Equitable's
variable annuity products to wire house and broker-dealer partner
firms. Setting the strategy for the broker-dealer channel, Mr.
Small is charged with building and motivating a high-performing
wholesaling team to develop new and existing business
relationships. Prior to his new role, Mr. Small served as
Divisional Vice President of AXA Distributors, responsible for
managing broker-dealer channel wholesalers based throughout the
Southeastern U.S. In 2007, Small was pivotal in leading the
Southeast Division's 21% increase in sales over 2006. "Lee has a
proven track record of leading with integrity and generating sales
with a consultative and service approach," said Mr. Miller. "Our
wire house and broker-dealer partners are a core distribution
channel for AXA Distributors. With Lee's focused management, we
look forward to executing on AXA Distributors' strategic goals of
building a premier wholesaling operation and developing new and
existing business relationships." Mr. Small joined AXA Distributors
in December 2006 from American Legacy - Lincoln Financial
Distributors, where he served as a divisional sales manager and a
regional marketing director. His previous industry experience also
includes sales leadership positions at The Hartford Leaders Group -
PLANCO and Market Investment Distributors, a division of J.C.
Bradford & Co. Mr. Small earned a bachelor's degree in
marketing from Clemson University. He holds FINRA Series 7, 63 and
26 licenses. About AXA Distributors AXA Distributors, LLC. is the
wholesale distribution company of AXA Financial, Inc., a member of
the global AXA Group. It is dedicated to the distribution of the
innovative line of life insurance and variable annuity products
issued by AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company to professional
financial intermediaries such as broker-dealers, banks, independent
financial planners, as well as AXA Advisors, the company's retail
distribution organization. As of December 31, 2007, AXA
Distributors has over 400 employees, servicing over 400 firms and
representing in excess of 17,000 individual producers. Registered
representatives are invited to visit us at
http://www.axadistributors.com/. About AXA Equitable In business
since 1859, AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company is a leading
financial protection company and one of the nation's premier
providers of life insurance, annuity, and investment products and
services. AXA Equitable's assets under management totaled $802.9
billion as of June 30, 2008. AXA Equitable is the creator of
MyRetirementShop.com (http://www.myretirementshop.com/), a
lifestyle website that's a one-stop-shop for information and
resources to help consumers redefine life in retirement. It's the
company's latest innovation in our At Retirement(R) platform,
committed to helping individuals near and at retirement make
informed choices to enhance and preserve their lifestyle. AXA
Equitable, a subsidiary of AXA Financial Inc., is part of the
global AXA Group, a worldwide leader in financial protection
strategies and wealth management. AXA Group's operations are
geographically diverse, with major operations in Europe, North
America, and the Asia/Pacific region. AXA Group is listed as the
15th largest company in the world on the 2008 Fortune Global 500
list (based on revenues). It had $1.81 trillion in assets under
management as of June 30, 2008. Listed on the Paris Stock Exchange,
the AXA ordinary share trades under the symbol AXA. The AXA
American Depositary Share is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
under the ticker symbol AXA. For more information, visit
http://www.axa-equitable.com/. DATASOURCE: AXA Equitable CONTACT:
Discretion Winter, +1-212-314-2968, Web Site:
http://www.axadistributors.com/ http://www.axa-equitable.com/
http://www.myretirementshop.com/
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