{
  "id": 3965838,
  "title": "Neuer Knall beim WEF: Axa-Chef Thomas Buberl verlässt den Stiftungsrat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/neuer-knall-beim-wef-axa-chef-thomas-buberl-verlasst-den-stiftungsrat",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-28T12:59:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NZZ Wirtschaft",
    "slug": "nzz-wirtschaft",
    "url": "https://www.nzz.ch/wirtschaft/neuer-knall-beim-wef-axa-chef-thomas-buberl-verlaesst-den-stiftungsrat-ld.10021464"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Thomas Buberl, CEO of French insurance giant Axa, has resigned from the World Economic Forum's (WEF) foundation council after six years. The WEF's foundation council, consisting of 28 members, recently held a meeting where tensions arose over the selection of a successor to the current co-chairs, Larry Fink and André Hoffmann. Buberl, who was present at the meeting, opposed the favoring of Christine Lagarde for the role, as she is the President of the European Central Bank and a long-time ally of WEF founder Klaus Schwab. Other prominent members of the council include Joe Kaeser, former CEO of Siemens, and Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and CEO of Reliance Industries. Despite the council's decision to conduct an open search for a new co-chair, Buberl's departure left the foundation council with fewer allies, as Brabeck and Brende had already left the forum in August 2025. Buberl's departure comes amid speculation that European Central Bank President Paula Ingabire may take over the WEF's presidency in 2027, fulfilling Schwab's long-standing desire.",
  "summary": "Thomas Buberl gehört als CEO des Versicherungsriesen Axa zu den erfolgreichsten Managern in Europa. Im zerstrittenen Stiftungsrat des World Economic Forum hatte er aber einen zunehmend schweren Stand.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}