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Parag\u00a0Raja\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0Managing\u00a0Director\u00a0and\u00a0Chief\u00a0Executive\u00a0Officer\u00a0of\u00a0Bharti\u00a0AXA\u00a0Life\u00a0Insurance.\u00a0His\u00a0career spans more than two decades in distinguished firms such as Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance, Max Life Insurance,\u00a0ICICI\u00a0bank\u00a0and\u00a0ANZ\u00a0Grindlays\u00a0Limited.\u00a0He\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0Postgraduate\u00a0in\u00a0Marketing\u00a0Management\u00a0from the\u00a0esteemed\u00a0Jamnalal\u00a0Bajaj\u00a0Institute\u00a0of\u00a0Management\u00a0Studies,\u00a0Mumbai.\u00a0He\u00a0holds\u00a0a\u00a0Bachelor\u2019s\u00a0degree in Commerce\u00a0from HR College and a\u00a0Master in Commerce\u00a0from Sydenham College, Mumbai<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Before joining Bharti AXA, Parag was the Chief Distribution Officer at Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance where he planned and executed the strategic direction for expanding the organization\u2019s footprint across the country while spearheading its robust sales growth. He also\u00a0established\u00a0a vital Bancassurance\u00a0relationship\u00a0with\u00a0HDFC\u00a0Bank\u00a0which\u00a0went\u00a0on\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0key\u00a0drivers\u00a0for\u00a0Aditya\u00a0Birla Sun Life\u2019s growth. While working with Max Life, Parag was instrumental in building a formidable partnership with Axis Bank to create the largest non-captive and third-largest\u00a0bancassurance\u00a0relationship in the country.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He\u00a0is\u00a0in\u00a0charge\u00a0of\u00a0leading\u00a0the\u00a0company\u00a0through\u00a0its next\u00a0phase\u00a0of\u00a0growth\u00a0and\u00a0transformation.\u00a0Parag\u00a0is a conscientious and result-oriented leader\u00a0which\u00a0has been\u00a0validated\u00a0by his proven\u00a0track record\u00a0in delivering sustainable outcomes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Parag\u00a0is in charge of\u00a0developing the overall strategy for the growth of the organization and for deploying\u00a0resources\u00a0to\u00a0achieve\u00a0business\u00a0objectives.\u00a0He\u00a0is\u00a0the\u00a0public\u00a0face\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0organization\u00a0and\u00a0takes significant decisions which\u00a0determine\u00a0the direction of the organization\u2019s growth trajectory. He plays an integral role in creating and implementing the vision and\u00a0the mission\u00a0of the organization. Parag engages closely with the board of directors to define the\u00a0long term\u00a0goals for the organization and\u00a0establish\u00a0best\u00a0in\u00a0class\u00a0corporate\u00a0governance\u00a0practices\u00a0.\u00a0He\u00a0oversees\u00a0the\u00a0operations\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0organization with\u00a0the\u00a0assistance\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0entire\u00a0leadership\u00a0team.\u00a0As\u00a0the\u00a0principal\u00a0value\u00a0enabler,\u00a0Parag\u2019s\u00a0responsibility is to ensure that the organization delivers value to multiple stakeholders including customers,\u00a0employees\u00a0and shareholders.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9670,"menu_order":0,"template":"","team_designation":[],"team_department":[61],"class_list":["post-9669","team","type-team","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","team_department-speakers-25"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team\/9669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/team"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"team_designation","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_designation?post=9669"},{"taxonomy":"team_department","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/et-edge.com\/conferences\/insurance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/team_department?post=9669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}