Management Team - IndiaFirst Life Insurance

RUSHABH GANDHI

MD & CEO

Rushabh Gandhi, MD & CEO, IndiaFirst Life has been a key driving force and an integral part of the organisation’s growth story. His sharp business acumen and strategic thinking has helped IndiaFirst Life to steadily gain market share and mind share of stakeholders. Read More

KEDAR PATKI

Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer, Kedar Patki is responsible for managing the end-to-end finance, planning and budgeting operations, as well as the taxation and investment operations at IndiaFirst Life. Read More

ATRI CHAKRABORTY

Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer at IndiaFirst Life, Atri Chakraborty drives the company’s operational excellence and strategic growth. With a comprehensive knowledge of business operations, technology, and data, Atri is instrumental in shaping the company's future. Read More

BIKASH CHOUDHARY

Chief Actuarial & Governance Officer

As the Chief Actuarial & Governance Officer at IndiaFirst Life, Bikash Choudhary is responsible for overseeing the Actuarial, Risk, Governance, Product, and Strategy functions in the organisation. Read More

VARUN GUPTA

President & Chief Distribution Officer – Bancassurance

As the President & CDO for Bancassurance channel at IndiaFirst Life, Varun Gupta is responsible for spearheading a strong network of existing Banca partnerships, developing a comprehensive diversification strategy, and establishing new collaborations to further enhance the company’s growth. Read More

SUMEET SAHNI

President & Chief Distribution Officer -Agency & Alliances

Sumeet Sahni is President and Chief Distribution Officer - Agency & Alliances at IndiaFirst Life Insurance. The role perfectly aligns with his dual passions for driving growth and fostering strong, collaborative relationships. Read More

SUNANDA ROY

Country Head - BOB Channel

As Chief Distribution Officer – Bank of Baroda Channel, Sunanda Roy heads IndiaFirst Life’s bancassurance strategy and sales in the Bank of Baroda vertical. Accordingly, he leads the initiative to forge a stronger and optimised bancassurance channel. Read More

MUNISH BHARDWAJ

Country Head - UBI & RRB Channel

As Country Head – UBI & RRB Channel, Munish Bhardwaj heads IndiaFirst Life's Bancassurance sales in the Union Bank of India vertical. He also helms sales and distribution, business development, and channel relationships for Regional Rural Banks for the organisation. Read More

SUBHANKAR SENGUPTA

Chief Marketing Officer & Country Head – Alternate Channel

As the Chief Marketing Officer & Country Head – Alternate Channel at IndiaFirst Life, Subhankar Sengupta is responsible for guiding the company's growth and success through overseeing branding and marketing functions. Read More

Dr. POONAM TANDON

Chief Investment Officer

As the Chief Investment Officer at IndiaFirst Life, Dr. Poonam Tandon heads investment management for the organisation. Poonam is an accomplished veteran with keen insight on the financial markets and investment management in the BFSI sector. Read More

SANKARANARAYANAN RAGHAVAN

Chief Technology & Digital Officer

As the Chief Technology and Digital Officer at IndiaFirst Life, Sankaranarayanan Raghavan is responsible for technology, data and data sciences strategy, implementation, direct/digital sales, and efficiency monitoring. Read More

SUNDER NATARAJAN

Chief Human Resources Officer

As the Chief Human Resources Officer of IndiaFirst Life, Sunder Natarajan is responsible for talent management, performance management, organisation development, training, infrastructure, and procurement. At IndiaFirst Life, Sunder has led multiple functions, including risk, fraud control, governance, sales training, performance management and key account management of partner banks. Read More

BHAVNA VERMA

Appointed Actuary

As the Appointed Actuary at IndiaFirst Life, Bhavna Verma leads the actuarial function of the Company, overseeing regulatory and shareholder reporting, product development and pricing, and financial and insurance risk management. Read More

AMRISH MAHESHWARI

Chief Risk Officer

Amrish Maheshwari is the Chief Risk Officer at IndiaFirst Life Insurance, where he leads the risk and information security functions. He ensures that the organisation follows the risk management framework, promotes the risk culture, adheres to the Environment, Social and Governance standards and safeguards the information security protocol. Read More

NAMAN GUPTA

EVP & Head- Persistency, Branch Ops & Process Excellence

Naman Gupta is EVP & Head – Persistency, Branch Ops, & Customer Excellence at IndiaFirst Life. His role encompasses ensuring customer renewal collections, managing branch operations, and ensuring timely payouts to customers throughout their policy life cycle. Read More

AMEY PRAMOD PATIL

Country Head - Credit Life Bancassurance

Amey Pramod Patil is SVP & Head - Credit Life - BOB Channel at IndiaFirst Life and leads strategy and sales for the Credit Life business. Read More

ABHIJEET POWDWAL

SVP & Head – Marketing

Abhijeet Powdwal is SVP & Head - Marketing at IndiaFirst Life. He currently spearheads the company’s Marketing, Corporate Communication, Customer Experience and Digital Marketing functions. Read More

SAMEER GUPTA

Country Head - Distribution Strategy Bancassurance

Sameer Gupta is Country Head – Distribution Strategy – Bancassurance, at IndiaFirst Life. His role encompasses driving sales and distribution strategy for the channel to ensure new business growth, while focusing on creating value through product and process innovation. Read More

NALIN BHANDARI

SVP & Head - Financial Controls

Nalin Bhandari is SVP & Head - Finance Controller at IndiaFirst Life. In his current role at the organisation, Nalin oversees the finance, taxation, IFRS, finance operations, internal controls, audits, and statutory compliance functions. Read More