Karthik Chakrapani rejoined Pramerica Life Insurance in 2021 as Chief Business Officer. In his first stint, he established the company’s Retail Affinity Business Line, namely Prahri and Param, which are dedicated initiatives to serve the Indian Armed forces and CAPF community, and the first in the Insurance industry. Karthik carries over two decades of diverse experience across disciplines and industries. He is a veteran from the Indian Armed Forces and transitioned to the corporate world through Real Estate transaction Advisory, Capital Markets, Distribution & Marketing experience in financial services and Consumer Durables. He has held Senior Leadership positions in Organization's like Cushman & Wakefield, Pramerica Life Insurance, Tupperware Brands & Prudential International Insurance. In his previous role, he served as the Vice President M&A and Ecosystem Strategy - Emerging Markets at Prudential International Insurance from where he is on secondment to Pramerica Life Insurance.
Karthik holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Management (Marketing & Distribution) from Management Development Institute, Gurgaon, a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (HR & OD) from Symbiosis Institute of Management, Pune and a Certificate from Harvard Business School on Disruptive Strategy.
A professional with an entrepreneurial approach to business, he leverages his armed forces experience in the corporate landscape to drive creative thinking and measures it with seamless execution. His key strengths include Business transformation through incubation of new business lines and deliberate process frameworks.
