Simon Flood to replace Leoni as Axa IM's Asia head

France’s Axa Investment Managers has named Simon Flood as Asia-Pacific head as it seeks to accelerate its expansion in the region. He replaces Jean-Pierre Leoni, who will return to Paris to lead the firm’s client management group from September 1 in a newly created role. Flood’s most recent role was as chief investment officer of Singapore-based Lion Global Investors, but he left the firm in June 2013. Chief executive Gerard Lee assumed the CIO post in addition to his existing res…