Experience

Inclusivity Solutions

• South Africa
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Mar 2022 - Present

• Deputy CEO

  • Aug 2021 - Mar 2022


MicroInsurance Centre at Milliman
• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Senior Consultant

  • Sep 2019 - Aug 2021


Equity Bank Limited

• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Impact Insurance Fellow at International Labour Organisation (ILO)

  • Apr 2017 - Mar 2019

  Providing technical and project management support to innovation projects at Equity Insurance Agency, a subsidiary of Equity Bank, in Kenya. Supporting the launch of a mobile micro-health product, set-up of a health public-private partnership, development of the bank agency network to insure low-income segments, development of an online sales portal and formation of new partnerships with Insurtechs designed to improve business processes and improve client understanding. Providing technical and project management support to innovation projects at Equity Insurance Agency, a subsidiary of Equity Bank, in Kenya. Supporting the launch of a mobile micro-health product, set-up of a health public-private partnership, development of the bank agency network to insure low-income segments, development of an online sales portal and formation of new partnerships with Insurtechs designed to improve business processes and improve client understanding.



LumenLab I Metlife Innovation Center

• Innovation Director at LumenLab

  • Oct 2015 - Jan 2017

  Part of the first-of-its-kind innovation centre in the life insurance industry. Developed new ideas through the incubation process to launch disruptive new business models and capabilities for MetLife Asia. Part of the first-of-its-kind innovation centre in the life insurance industry. Developed new ideas through the incubation process to launch disruptive new business models and capabilities for MetLife Asia.



Manulife (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.

• Singapore
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Product Management & Development

  • May 2014 - Sep 2015

  Responsible for managing entire product life cycle from ideation to launch. Developed innovative solutions customized for business channels and customer segments. Led the implementation of regulatory changes. Responsible for managing entire product life cycle from ideation to launch. Developed innovative solutions customized for business channels and customer segments. Led the implementation of regulatory changes.



ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited

• India
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• AVP

  • Apr 2011 - Apr 2014

  Responsible for driving product innovation and design of life and health insurance products, leading multi-functional teams to integrate processes and business systems to deliver products efficiently to the market, developing category road maps and product strategies to ensure alignment to overall company strategy.Responsible for managing entire product life cycle from ideation to launch to post launchmanagement. Maintain and develop all reinsurer relationships for both retail and group business Show less

• Chief Product Manager

  • Apr 2009 - Mar 2011

  Led a team of product managers to develop innovative solutions customized for business channels and customer segments. Designed 2 innovative products, each contributed to over 20% of the company's top line in the year of launch.Led the company’s effort to deeply understand customer needs – via multiple techniques of consumer research. Led to the qualification and launch of multiple new to the market product concepts. Spearheaded a cross functional team to restructure the entire product suite, necessitated by a change in guidelines. Managed end to end launch of 5 products in 6 months. These products contributed to around 50% of the company’s top line in the year of launch.Led a cross functional team to halve the product development time to 6 weeks, which was amongst the lowest in industry.Awarded ‘Star Performer’ of the year Show less

• Senior Product Manager

  • Apr 2007 - Mar 2009

  Responsible for managing the entire product life cycle from ideation to launch. Designed and developed 5 innovative unit linked insurance plans (ULIPs) and investment funds, each of which contributed to 3-15% of the company's top line in the year of launch. Managed distribution partners and developed customized product offerings based on their requirements.Spearheaded multiple initiatives to address concerns of customers & distribution during the market crash of 2008-09. Received the company wide ‘best project’ award for leading a project that helped top management build confidence among customers during turbulent markets.Awarded ‘Star Performer’ of the year Show less

• Product Manager

  • May 2006 - Mar 2007

  Involved in the restructuring of unit linked products due to regulatory changesRevamped the customer communication strategy and designed an innovative Portfolio Statement to enable customers understand and effectively manage their plans.Organized pan-India launches of products to various distribution channels in more than 30 cities. Collaborated with Marketing and Training teams to design pre-launch marketing activities and training interventions to boost product sales.

• Management Associate

  • Jun 2005 - Apr 2006

  Handled multiple sales and sales management roles with various channel partners in order to understand business drivers and garner domain experience