Anuj joined the Regional Executive Board of Allianz Africa as the Regional Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from January 2017.
An Indian, he started his career in Financial Services in 1995 before joining the Allianz Group in 1997 as its first international trainee in Asia Pacific at Singapore. In a career spanning 24 years, he has worked for Allianz Group for over 16 years in two different stints. Anuj has held senior responsibilities in Finance in different countries including that of Vice President-Finance of Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, India, Chief Financial Officer of Allianz Insurance Co. Egypt, Country Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer of Allianz Indonesia and Chief Financial Officer for largest life company in India, SBI Life from 2007 to 2009.
In Sept 2013, he was appointed as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance, India, fourth largest life company by New business.
He holds a Masters of Management Studies (Finance) from the Sydenham Institute of Management Studies - University of Bombay in India and Advance Diploma in Insurance from Chartered Insurance Institute, UK.