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Ouajnat Karim

CEO of AXA IM UK & GS

Ouajnat began her financial services career in 2005 at BNP Paribas where she was Head of Hedge Funds Operations. In 2007, she moved to AXA IM UK, where she has remained for 17 years in various leadership roles.

Ouajnat became Deputy Chief Operating Officer of AXA IM Core in 2019 and was further promoted to the position of UK COO and Global Head of Oversight for AXA IM Core in 2023. In November 2024, she was appointed CEO of AXA IM UK & GS.

Ouajnat holds a Master’s degree in Accounting & Finance from Leeds University Business School, and has completed the University of Oxford, Saïd Business School’s Executive Leadership Programme.

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