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🏢 '''Current role.''' Ulrike Decoene is a senior French business executive serving as AXA Group’s Chief Communications, Brand & Sustainability Officer, and a member of the company’s Management Committee.<ref name="LePoint">{{cite web |url=https://evenements.lepoint.fr/intervenants/108652/?doing_wp_cron=1771211863.9798660278320312500000 |title=Ulrike Decoene - Le Point ÉvĂ©nements |publisher=Le Point}}</ref> In this role, she oversees AXA’s global communications strategy, brand management, and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration across the insurer’s operations.<ref name="ORRAA">{{cite web |url=https://oceanriskalliance.org/team/ulrike-decoene-2/ |title=Ulrike Decoene - ORRAA |publisher=Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance}}</ref> Appointed to lead AXA’s communication and brand function in 2019, Decoene has since become a prominent voice in the insurance industry, known for aligning the company’s brand with its social purpose and for championing initiatives in sustainability and gender diversity.<ref name="AXANews">{{cite web |url=https://www.axa.com/en/news/our-new-campaign-reinforces-our-brand-strategy |title=Our new campaign reinforces our brand strategy through the integration of our purpose |publisher=AXA}}</ref><ref name="NewsAssurancesPro">{{cite web |url=https://www.newsassurancespro.com/portrait-ulrike-decoene-tour-de-controle-de-thomas-buberl/0169586093 |title=Portrait : Ulrike Decoene, tour de contrĂ´le de Thomas Buberl |publisher=News Assurances Pro}}</ref>▼
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| citizenship = French
| education = Advanced degrees in literature
| alma_mater = École Normale Supérieure (ENS)<br/>Sorbonne University (Paris IV)<br/>Lycée Français de Barcelone
| occupation = Business Executive<br/>Chief Communications, Brand & Sustainability Officer
| employer = AXA Group
| title = Group Chief Communication, Brand & Sustainability Officer<br/>Member of the Management Committee
| term = March 2019 – Present
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| boards = Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA)
| known_for = Women in Insurance initiative<br/>AXA's "Know You Can" brand promise<br/>Speechwriter for Dominique de Villepin
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| children = 1
| awards = Cannes Lions "Most Creative Brand of the Year" (2025)
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🌟 '''Leadership and recognition.''' Colleagues describe her as an internationally minded and frank leader – qualities honed over a multi-sector career spanning academia, government, and global business – with a reputation for candor and a passion for advancing women’s representation in leadership.<ref name="NewsAssurancesPro" /> Under Decoene’s stewardship, AXA’s brand communications have earned global recognition. She has guided campaigns connecting the company’s insurance mission with societal issues, such as women’s safety and mental health, in line with AXA’s purpose “Act for human progress by protecting what matters”.<ref name="AXACannes">{{cite web |url=https://www.axa.com/press/press-releases/axa-becomes-most-creative-brand-of-the-year-at-the-cannes-lions-2025 |title=AXA becomes Most Creative Brand of the Year at the Cannes Lions 2025 |publisher=AXA}}</ref> Notably, AXA was named “Most Creative Brand of the Year” at the 2025 Cannes Lions Festival, after winning 13 awards for campaigns addressing domestic violence and mental health – a milestone which Decoene highlighted as evidence that effective communication can drive positive change.<ref name="AXACannes" /> Today, she is regarded as a key architect of AXA’s public narrative and stakeholder trust, helping steer the insurer’s strategy (including its “Driving Progress 2023” and “Unlock the Future 2024–2026” plans) and reinforcing its commitments to climate resilience and inclusive insurance.<ref name="AXANews" /><ref name="NewsAssurancesPro" /> As of February 2026, Decoene continues to serve on AXA’s top executive team, shaping the group’s communications and sustainability agenda while upholding a professional ethos of transparency and social impact.<ref name="ORRAA" /><ref name="AXACannes" />
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