GC Influencers
Most Influential GCs - France
Helen Browne of AXA Group
Helen Browne has held the role of General Counsel at AXA Group since September 2016. She is renowned for her in-house leadership and sector experience, having joined the insurance company in 2001 as head of corporate finance.
Boasting over 15 years at AXA’s legal department, Browne is praised by sources for her influence and corporate skills. One interviewee reports: “She is very good,” adding that “she knows the organisation inside out.” Another source comments: “She is very transactional-driven and very powerful in her organisation.”
She ably oversees a team of over 20 specialised lawyers and paralegals, and is regularly involved in high-profile transactions.
Dual-qualified in England and France, Browne obtained an LLB in English and French law from the University of Kent in Canterbury and a law degree from the University of Grenoble.