S Venkatachalam
Chief Executive Officer
S Venkatachalam - Chief Executive Officer
Joined NLGIC in July 2003 as General Manager, he is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. In addition, he is a Cost Accountant from The Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He was promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer in 2009.
He has experience of over 38 years and has previously held senior management positions in Oman National Investment Corporation Holding SAOG, Arab Insurance Group BSC and Alliance Insurance. He has been awarded the ‘Best CEO of the Year in Oman’ awards for four consecutive years at the prestigious AIWA (Alam al-Iktisaad Wal A’mal) Awards for the Years 2017 to 2020. He has also been awarded the ‘Global Indian of the year’ at the Asiaone Awards 2020.
Dr. Dhafir Awadhh Al Shanfari
Chief Operations Officer
Dr. Dhafir Awadhh Al Shanfari - Chief Operations Officer
Joined the company during first week of January 2022, Dr. Dhafir has experience in several leadership roles and a well-rounded academic background. He holds an MBA Degree from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA and a PhD from Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. He has a tenured experience in the academic sector (teaching, research and consultation with Sultan Qaboos University).
He has served in leadership roles with several organizations (Acting CEO of Competition and Monopoly Prevention Centre, CEO of Omani Authority of Partnership for Development and CEO of the Public Authority for Privatization and Partnership). Dr. Dhafir will oversee the support functions such as Finance, Administration, Human Resources, Compliance, Investments, Information Technology and will work closely with the senior management on strategic initiatives.
Gopinath. G
Chief Business Officer
Gopinath. G - Chief Business Officer
Joined NLGIC in January 2004, he is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and of the Insurance Institute of India. Additionally, he has a degree in Cost accountancy from The Institute of Cost Accountants of India and a Certified Internal Auditor degree from Institute of Internal Auditors, USA. He was promoted as General Manager – Operations in 2019 and heads the entire insurance operations of the Company including Life, Health and General Insurance.
He has experience of 21 years and he has varied industry experience with prestigious organizations such as Price Waterhouse and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd and his experience includes 17 years of Insurance Industry experience with NLGIC.
Sameer C Nair
Deputy General Manager – Life & Health Underwriting
Sameer C Nair
Joined NLGIC in November 2003, he is Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication and also holds a Fellowship Diploma by Insurance institute of India. He was promoted as Deputy General Manager – Health & Life Underwriting in 2021 and heads the Underwriting function for Life and Health divisions of the Company.
He has more than 20 years of experience of which 19 years of experience is in the Insurance Industry with NLGIC. Previously he was associated with ICICI Bank, India.
Bader Salim Al Marzouqi
Deputy General Manager – Business Development
Bader Salim Al Marzouqi
Joined NLGIC in March 2017 as Assistant General Manager – Business Development, he has a MBA from Bedfordshire, UK & Higher National Diploma in Business Studies (Marketing) from University of Luton, UK through Majan College and an Insurance Diploma from Technical Industrial College. He was promoted as Deputy General Manager – Business Development in 2021. He heads the entire retail marketing team for all channels in Oman.
He has more than 27 years of experience in the field of insurance and banking sectors. He has held senior position in Vision Insurance and prior to that worked with NLGIC in a senior sales manager role for 12 years.
Ammar Hassan Dawood Al Lawati
Deputy General Manager – General Insurance Operations
Ammar Hassan Dawood Al Lawati
Joined NLGIC in March 2019 as Assistant General Manager – General Insurance Operations, he is a Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA) from Majan College, Master in Business Administration from Bedfordshire University, Advanced Diploma in Insurance Studies from Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance. He is responsible for the entire General insurance operations of the Company.
He has 17 years of experience in Underwriting, Claims Processing, Marketing, and Product & Service Development from Insurance Industry and has held various positions in Vision Insurance & Al Ahlia Insurance Company.
Tariq Mahmood
Chief Internal Auditor
Tariq Mahmood
Joined NLGIC in October 2017 as Chief Internal Auditor, he is a Bachelor in Commerce (B. Com) from University of Punjab, an associate member of The Institute of Charted Accountant England and Wales (ICAEW), associate member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) – UK, affiliates of the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Pakistan (ICAP) and member of Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants (PIPFA).
He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of audit and insurance with positions held in KPMG Dublin, KPMG Bermuda, KPMG Bahrain and AXA Insurance Gulf Region.
Ravi Iyer
Head – Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions
Ravi Iyer
Joined NLGIC in January 2014, he is Associate member of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, UK. He is Affiliate member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Strategy from University of Oxford. He was promoted as Chief Financial Officer of the Company in 2018.
He has over 23 years of experience in Finance of which 17 years of experience is in Insurance Industry. His insurance industry experience includes insurance organizations such as Prudential offices of UK, Singapore and India.
Uma Venkatesh
Assistant General Manager – Risk & Internal Control
Uma Venkatesh
Joined NLGIC in January 2006, she is Associate member of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Associate of Insurance Institute of India, has Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration and been trained on ERP solutions and also on quality standards (IS 9001:2008). She is the Head of Quality and Internal Control and is in charge of the risk functions of the Company since 2012.
Has overall 31 years of experience that consist of 15 years of varied industry experience with Private and Public sector companies and software firms in ERP field and over 16 years of experience in Insurance Industry with NLGIC.
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