IndiaFirst Life Strengthens Leadership Team With Industry Veterans Varun Gupta And Sumeet Sahni

IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company (IndiaFirst Life) has announced the appointment of Varun Gupta as President & Chief Distribution Officer (CDO), Bancassurance and Sumeet Sahni as President & Chief Distribution Officer (CDO), Agency & Alliances. The new appointments are part of the company’s strategy to further strengthen its distribution network in line with its growth plans.

Varun Gupta comes with 27 plus years of experience in building businesses with strong fundamentals. He was previously associated with Max Life Insurance for more than 23 years in key leadership roles. Varun has over the years created and inspired high performing teams and led change & distribution transformation at scale. In his new role, Varun will be responsible for spearheading IndiaFirst Life’s Bancassurance partnerships and fostering new relationships to grow a strong distribution network. 

Sumeet Sahni brings 26 plus years of overall experience and is a veteran in the life insurance industry. He was previously associated with organisations like Aditya Birla Sun Life Insurance, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance and Max Life Insurance. Sumeet has a proven track record of building and scaling up agency and partnership channels, driving business growth and profitability and leading large and diverse teams. In his new role, Sumeet will be responsible for building the Agency & Alliances channel at IndiaFirst Life.