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Bharti AXA General Insurance has announced the appointment of Deepak Iyer (currently managing director — Indian subcontinent at Wrigley India Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of Mars Inc) as its new chief executive officer (CEO) and managing director (MD). Iyer is expected to come on board by the end of June and will take charge from Milind Chalisgaonkar, interim CEO and MD, after receipt of regulatory approvals by the company.
Iyer brings with him 22 years of diverse experience across various aspects of management, sales, marketing, P & L management, operational turnaround, research & development and franchise management across different countries.
Prior to his association with Wrigley, he worked with PepsiCo Inc for 16 years handling multiple international assignments including holding the posts of senior franchise director — Africa; general manager — North & East India (including Bangladesh, Nepal & Sri Lanka) and director — sales for modern trade/food service/leisure/travel & transport channels of the company.
Gaelle Olivier, CEO, General Insurance, AXA Asia, said, “I am confident that Deepak will successfully leverage his Fast Moving Consumer Goods experience to drive the transformation of our business towards superior customer experience, to develop a solid team and to build innovative solutions to better protect our customers."
