Aviva Life Insurance has appointed Mr. Sandip Mallik as Director – Human Resources. Based out of Gurgaon, Mr. Mallik, will now be part of the core leadership team and will be responsible for the development and implementation of strategies, policies and practices that will reflect Aviva India’s HR objectives.
Speaking on the new appointment, Mr. T.R Ramachandran, the CEO of Aviva Life Insurance said, “I am delighted to have someone of Sandip’s caliber join us at Aviva. Sandip has proved himself to be an accomplished team builder with over 20 years across sectors in organizational development & human resources management. We look forward to his valuable contribution to our India operations.”
Mr. Mallik holds Post Graduate Diploma in Social Welfare from Calcutta University and a Bachelor’s Degree from Presidency College, Kolkata. Prior to Aviva, he was heading the HR function in Emerson India. Mr. Mallik has worked for Enron, GE Power Systems, RPG, ICI and India Foils in the course of his illustrious professional life.
About Aviva India
Aviva Life Insurance is a joint venture between Dabur Group and Aviva Group. Current paid up capital amounts to Rs. 1888 crore. Dabur Group is the 74% shareholder while Aviva Group holds 26%. Aviva Group is a UK based insurance company and one of the world’s oldest insurance Groups, with a history dating back to 1696. Prior to nationalization, Aviva was the biggest of the foreign insurers operating in the Indian market.
Founded in 1884, Dabur is one of India’s oldest and largest groups of companies with the Group’s consolidated annual sales in excess of Rs 2,396 crores. A professionally managed company, it is the country’s leading producer of traditional healthcare products.
Aviva’s products have been designed to provide customers flexibility, transparency and value for money. We have been among the first companies to introduce Unit Linked products in the market.
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