Founder of HLD Associés SA, Philippe Donnet is a French businessperson who has been at the helm of 13 different companies and presently occupies the position of Chairman for Generali Services Pte Ltd., Chief Executive Officer, MD & Executive Director at Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Chairman of Alleanza Assicurazioni SpA, Chairman at Genagricola SpA and Chairman for Generali Italia SpA (which are all subsidiaries of Assicurazioni Generali SpA) and Chief Executive Officer for AXA Canada, Inc. Mr. 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.

He 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 at Winvest Conseil SARL, Chief Executive Officer-Asia Pacific Region at AxA Group SRL, Managing Partner at HLD Associés SA, Chairman of GenertelLife SpA, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for AXA Life Insurance Co., Ltd., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for AXA Japan Holding Co., Ltd., Chief Executive Officer for AXA Italia SpA, Chief Executive Officer for AXA Ré SA and Sales Director for Maisons Phenix SA.

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