Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Before he moved to Singapore as General Manager for Asia Pacific and assumed the position
of a director at Reliance Life in 2014, he was in charge of corporate lending to the major
Japanese companies.
Kazuhide Toda holds degree of B.A. (Economics) from Sophia University in Japan and also
spent 2 years in Munich to study German at Goethe Institute and business administration at
Ludwig Maximilians University Munich with the sponsorship of the company.
Anup Rau, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Anup Rau is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Reliance Life Insurance
Company Limited, one of the largest life insurance companies in India. Reliance Life is a
joint venture between Reliance Capital Limited and Nippon Life. His key focus areas at
Reliance Life include ensuring a sustainable and profitable growth for the Company with a
vision to become the most admired Life Insurance Company in the Country and to strengthen
the company's partnership with Nippon Life by adopting their long sustaining values and
singular focus on customers. He brings tremendous amounts of energy and belief in ideas that
would help realise this vision.
Prior to joining Reliance Life, Anup was Head Sales & Distribution at HDFC Life
Insurance. Under his leadership at HDFC Life, the company enjoyed a consistent Top 3
position, achieved amongst the lowest cost of acquisition in the industry, dominated the
Bancassurance channel, fostered the Agency distribution channel that scaled to the top
quartile and introduced new distribution channels like Broker and International Business,
which also grew to enjoy leadership positions in the industry.
Anup has over 17 years of experience in the Financial Services and FMCG sectors. He started
out in the life insurance industry with ICICI Prudential, where he spent almost a decade. He
began as a Branch Manager Agency, and worked across geographies in various key
positions in Sales, Sales Planning & Strategy since their formative years. He was Senior Vice
President Agency Distribution for West and South before he became Head
Bancassurance& Alliances.
A philanthropist by nature, Anup is passionate about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
and strongly believes in giving back to the community.
Anup is an Economics Graduate from University of Delhi and holds a Masters in
Management Studies from Mumbai University.
D.Varadarajan, Independent Director
Mr. D. Varadarajan, Advocate, Supreme Court of India, is a renowned insurance and
corporate law counsel and advisor, based in Delhi. He has more than three decades of rich
experience in corporate matters and affairs. He served as a Member on the Insurance
Advisory Committee constituted by the IRDA, and made significant contribution in finalising
and legally vetting almost all the Regulations framed by the IRDA. He has also been a
Member on various other Expert Committees of IRDA, including the K.P. Narasimhan
Committee on Insurance Laws Reforms, popularly known as the KPN Committee.
He has been rendering legal advice on various intricate aspects of laws and regulatory aspects
to hosts of Insurance Companies, engaged in life and non-life business, and defending their
interests at various judicial and quasi-judicial forums. He has also acted as Sole Arbitrator for
resolving commercial disputes. His opinions are solicited by the top notch Legal and
Solicitors Firms. Besides Insurance, Company, Competition and Corporate Laws, his fields of
specialisation include Commercial Laws, Arbitration, FEMA and Anti-Money Laundering
Law, vetting of deeds and documents and articulation of corporate strategies by monitoring
closely legislative and quasi-legislative changes and developments. He is invited by many
Institutions and Organisations of high repute to address at the various national and
international seminars and conferences.
Renu Challu, Independent Director
Ms. Challu is a Post Graduate in Economics (Gold Medalist) and is an associate of the Indian
Institute of Bankers. She has chaired the Hyderabad Chapter of PRMIA (Professional Risk
Managers International Association) and also represented Associate Banks in the
Management Committee of IBA (Indian Banks Association).
She has a vast experience of over four decades in the Banking and Financial Services Sector
in Senior Management and Board positions. She has held various leadership roles such as
Deputy Managing Director (Corporate Strategy and New Businesses) with SBI Mumbai,
Managing Director with SBH, Managing Director & CEO with SBI DFHI, Mumbai, Chief
General Manager with SBI Bhopal, President and CEO with SBI Capital Markets Ltd.,
Mumbai, General Manager with SBI Corporate Mumbai and also served as Vice President for
SBI, New York.
In her several professional stints, Ms. Renu has contributed for remarkable business
expansions and growth. She followed the development and implementation of best Strategy
Formulation, Risk Management, Asset Quality Management and Financial Inclusions.
Anup Rau is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Reliance Life Insurance
Company Limited, one of the largest life insurance companies in India. Reliance Life is a
joint venture between Reliance Capital Limited and Nippon Life. His key focus areas at
Reliance Life include ensuring a sustainable and profitable growth for the Company with a
vision to become the most admired Life Insurance Company in the Country and to strengthen
the company's partnership with Nippon Life by adopting their long sustaining values and
singular focus on customers. He brings tremendous amounts of energy and belief in ideas that
would help realise this vision.
Prior to joining Reliance Life, Anup was Head Sales & Distribution at HDFC Life
Insurance. Under his leadership at HDFC Life, the company enjoyed a consistent Top 3
position, achieved amongst the lowest cost of acquisition in the industry, dominated the
Bancassurance channel, fostered the Agency distribution channel that scaled to the top
quartile and introduced new distribution channels like Broker and International Business,
which also grew to enjoy leadership positions in the industry.
Anup has over 17 years of experience in the Financial Services and FMCG sectors. He started
out in the life insurance industry with ICICI Prudential, where he spent almost a decade. He
began as a Branch Manager Agency, and worked across geographies in various key
positions in Sales, Sales Planning & Strategy since their formative years. He was Senior Vice
President Agency Distribution for West and South before he became Head
Bancassurance& Alliances.
A philanthropist by nature, Anup is passionate about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
and strongly believes in giving back to the community.
Anup is an Economics Graduate from University of Delhi and holds a Masters in
Management Studies from Mumbai University.
Prior to joining us, Srinivasan was with AegonReligare Life Insurance where in capacity of the COO,
he led several projects to achieve Service Excellence and Operational Efficiencies to support
business strategy.
He has also been associated with companies like LIC, ICICI Prudential, Prudential Malaysia & TCS
in various capacities.
Srinivasan has done his Graduation in Commerce from Mumbai University and an advanced course
in Systems Management & Technology.
Ramesh is an Industrial Engineering Graduate from University of Pune and holds a Post
Graduate Diploma in Management Studies from K.J. Somaiya Institute of Management
Studies, Mumbai.
as an assistant Fund Manager at Reliance Mutual Fund where he assisted the Reliance Equity
Opportunities and the Tax Saver Fund.
Viral is a Chartered Accountant and a PGPX from the Indian Institute of Management,
Ahmedabad.
Prithesh comes with a rich experience of over 20 years in the Life Insurance industry with
organizations like Aviva India and LIC, where he played a key role in their success in
Actuarial, Product Development, Risk Management, Reinsurance and Group/Corporate
Business.
Prithesh is closely associated with the Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI). He has been an
examiner and review examiner and member of Advisory Group on Examination. Currently he
is member of Advisory Group on HR, Administration and Finance (HAF) & Advisory Group
on Professionalism, Ethics and Conduct (PEC) of IAI.
Key Persons
Mr. Anup Rau Velamuri, Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Mr. S.V. Sunder Krishnan, Chief Risk Officer
Chief Risk Officer
Mr. Sunil Agarwal, Chief Finance Officer
Chief Finance Officer
Mr. Srinivasan Iyengar, Chief Operating officer
Chief Operating officer
Mr. Alok Kalra, Head of Marketing
Head of Marketing
Mr. Viral Berawala, Chief Investment Officer
Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Sameer Karekatte, Head Legal and Compliance
Chief Compliance Officer
Mr. Ashish Lakhtakia, Company Secretary
Company Secretary
Ms. Kavita Maru, National Manager
Chief Internal Auditor
Mr. Prithesh Kumar Chaubey, Appointed Actuary
Appointed Actuary
Ms. Puja Mehta, Principal Compliance Officer - AML
Principal Compliance Officer - AML
Gold
CMO Asia, 2014
In the Social Media and Digital Marketing Excellence category for the 'Greatest Fan'
campaign
Bronze
Outdoor Advertising Awards, 2014
In the Outdoor Media Plan of the Year category for the Greatest Fan campaign
Gold
Excellence in Radio Awards, 2014
In the Best CSR Initiative category for the Greatest Fan campaign
Bronze
IDMAI Exchange4Media Awards, 2014
In the Integrated Digital Marketing Campaign category for the Greatest Fan campaign
Silver
DMAi ECHO Awards, 2014
In the Digital Marketing Campaign category for the Greatest Fan campaign
Silver
Indian Digital Media Awards, 2012
In the Best Integrated Campaign for Social Cause category for the Boundaries for Books
Campaign
Winner
Indian Insurance Awards, 2011, 2012 & 2013
For the "Best Non-Urban Coverage" in the Life Insurance Category
AAA Rating from Brickworks (Credit rating Agency)
ISO 27001 Certified
ISO 22301:2012 Certified
9001:2008 Certified