Founder of HLD Europe SCA and HLD Associés SA, Philippe Donnet is a French businessperson who has been at the helm of 13 different companies and currently is Chairman of Generali Services Pte Ltd., Chief Executive Officer, MD & Executive Director at Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Chairman of Alleanza Assicurazioni SpA, Chairman for Genagricola SpA and Chairman of Generali Italia SpA (which are all subsidiaries of Assicurazioni Generali SpA) and Chief Executive Officer for AXA Canada, Inc. Philippe Donnet is also on the board of The Geneva Association, Financière Miro SAS and Fondazione Generali The Human Safety Net Onlus and Chairman of MIB Trieste School of Management, Member of Institut des Actuaires Français and Member-General Council at Giorgio Cini Foundation.

Mr. Donnet previously occupied the position of Member-Supervisory Board at Vivendi SA, Managing Director-Asia Pacific Region at Wendel SE and Director-Investments at Wendel SE (Private Equity) (a subsidiary of Wendel SE), Manager of Winvest Conseil SARL, Chief Executive Officer-Asia Pacific Region at AxA Group SRL, Chairman for GenertelLife SpA, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for AXA Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of AXA Japan Holding Co., Ltd., Chief Executive Officer at AXA Italia SpA, Chief Executive Officer of AXA Ré SA and Sales Director at Maisons Phenix SA.

He received an undergraduate degree from Ecole Polytechnique and an undergraduate degree from Institut des Actuaires Français.