Rajesh Sud

Rajesh Sud serves as Executive Vice Chairman, Managing Director and Board Member at Max Life Insurance. He also serves as Board Member at Max Bupa Health Insurance Company. A founder team member, Rajesh was amongst the first few management team members to join Max Life Insurance. He leads the company towards achieving its vision of being the most admired life insurance company in the country. Prior to this, Rajesh was responsible for establishing a multi channel distribution network for the individual life business. Rajesh has successfully established Agency as the core channel for the company with strong focus on process, training and productivity. These strong foundations have allowed Max Life Insurance to rapidly grow to pan India presence with a professional and trained sales force, which is widely regarded as the best in the industry. Apart from his distribution role, Rajesh has also worked on many cross-functional projects and played a key role in defining Max Life Insurance's business strategy and growth plans. Prior to joining Max Life Insurance, Rajesh was the Head of Asset Finance business at the largest foreign bank in India, ANZ Grindlays Bank and was seconded as the CEO and MD of the Bank's subsidiary finance company, Esanda Finance and Leasing Ltd. Rajesh started his career with Bank of America and held various positions of increasing responsibility. Rajesh was part of the transition team that managed the successful sale of Bank Of America's consumer banking business to ABN Amro Bank and served as the Head of Consumer Banking Sales. Rajesh completed his Advanced Management Program from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA. He also has a Management post graduation degree in Marketing and Finance from Faculty of Management Studies, Delhi University.