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Sunder Natarajan, CFIRM

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Chief Human Resources Officer at IndiaFirst Life
📍 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Sunder Natarajan is the Chief Human Resources Officer at IndiaFirst Life, leveraging nearly three decades of experience across risk, compliance, sales, and operations. He holds a PGDBA from NMIMS, completed a leadership program at IIM Ahmedabad, and is a Certified Fellow of The Institute of Risk Management.

He often uses analogies from cricket to illustrate concepts of career development and employee retention. Sunder emphasizes the importance of family as the foundation for a strong career and actively engages with professional alumni networks, highlighting his focus on mentorship and continuous learning.

His career is uniquely marked by his successful transition from Chief Risk Officer to Chief Human Resources Officer within the same company.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Chief Human Resources Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Talent Risk Management
Combining his deep expertise in risk with his HR role, he focuses on identifying and nurturing key talent to prevent attrition, as seen in his alumni discussions.
Company Culture
He is passionate about fostering a "Happy, Passionate, and Connected culture" and often speaks about IndiaFirst Life's "#PeopleFirst" philosophy in public announcements.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Chief Human Resources Officer
IndiaFirst Life
10-2020 - 1-2024
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
IndiaFirst Life
7-2019 - 10-2020
Sr Vice President, Head - Risk Management
IndiaFirst Life
3-2020
Strategic Advisory Board Member
IRM India Affiliate
6-2011 - 9-2015
Vice President, Customer Retention & Customer Services
Aviva India
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Education
1997 - 2022
CFIRM
The Institute of Risk Management
2009 - 2009
Accelerated Leadership Program
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
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