# Mark Pearson

> Mark Pearson is president and chief executive officer of Equitable Holdings and chief executive officer of Equitable. A former head of AXA Japan and AXA Asia Life, he has led Equitable through its public listing, separation from AXA and New Ways of Working programme. Under the proposed merger with Corebridge Financial, he would become executive chair upon completion.

- **Role:** President and Chief Executive Officer at Equitable Holdings; Chief Executive Officer at Equitable
- **Organizations:** Equitable Holdings, Equitable, AllianceBernstein Corporation, AXA, AXA Japan, AXA Asia Life, National Mutual Holdings, Friends Provident, Hill Samuel, Schroders
- **Known for:** Led Equitable through its IPO and separation from AXA., Introduced New Ways of Working, with company disclosures recording adoption across more than half the organization by the end of 2021., Oversaw the company during the 2021 Venerable reinsurance transaction.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1995** — Held insurance-sector management roles including at Hill Samuel, Schroders, National Mutual Holdings and Friends Provident.
- **1995** — Joined AXA through its acquisition of National Mutual Holdings.
- **2001** — Appointed Regional Chief Executive of AXA Asia Life.
- **2008-2011** — President and CEO of AXA Japan.
- **2011** — Became an Equitable Holdings director in January and CEO of Equitable in February.
- **2012** — Jointly announced the gift of Thomas Hart Benton’s America Today to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- **2018** — Led the business during AXA Equitable Holdings’ IPO.
- **2020** — Marked the Equitable rebrand at the NYSE; company disclosed New Ways of Working adoption across one-third of the organization that year.
- **2026** — Agreed merger with Corebridge Financial; designated executive chair of the combined company upon closing.

## Achievements

- Led Equitable through its IPO and separation from AXA.
- Introduced New Ways of Working, with company disclosures recording adoption across more than half the organization by the end of 2021.
- Oversaw the company during the 2021 Venerable reinsurance transaction.
- Participated in the 2012 donation of America Today to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Equitable’s August 4 second-quarter release continued to identify Pearson as president and CEO and said the Corebridge merger was expected to close by year-end, subject to regulatory approvals.
- **2026-07** — Equitable and Corebridge shareholders approved the proposed merger on July 30.
- **2026-03** — Merger agreement announced March 26; Pearson designated executive chair and Marc Costantini designated president and CEO of the combined company upon closing.

## Links

- Website: https://eqhprodoutagecdn.azureedge.net/about-us/leadership-bios/mark-pearson-bio
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markpearsoneqh

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Last updated: 2026-10-21