Contributors

Raj Juta and Matthew Ives

Raj Juta, Insurance Sector Leader and Matthew Ives, Senior Manager at Deloitte Southeast Asia 

Raj Juta and Yacin Mahieddine

Raj Juta and Yacin Mahieddine are insurace sector leaders at Deloitte Southeast Asia.

Raymond Ong

As the firm's CEO, Raymond brings to Etiqa a demonstrated track record of strategic leadership with more than 27 years of experience in the financial services and insurance industry, having held a broad range of senior management roles during his career, with experience in actuarial, product development, risk management, and strategic finance.

 A qualified actuary, he started his career with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and holds a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics (1st Class Honours) from the Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.

Raymond has participated in several workgroups at the industry level, including being a member of the Risk Management Working Group of the Institute of Banking and Finance, supporting the MAS-LIA Insurance Culture and Conduct Committee, and being on the Green Finance Working Group of the MAS Financial Centre Advisory Panel.

Richard Gerdis

Richard Gerdis is Vice President and Managing Director for Asia Pacific & Japan at LogicMonitor, where he leads the company’s go-to-market strategy and operations. With deep expertise in enterprise software and cloud infrastructure, Gerdis is focused on accelerating regional growth through direct sales, channel partnerships, and strategic alliances.

A seasoned executive with a proven track record of scaling high-performance teams, Gerdis is passionate about helping customers modernise their IT operations and gain end-to-end visibility across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. 

Before joining LogicMonitor, he held senior leadership roles at prominent technology companies including CA Technologies, AnyVision, and Delphix, where he championed digital transformation and cultivated high-impact customer ecosystems across the Asia Pacific and Japan region.

Ron Tam

Ron Tam, a seasoned fintech executive with 15+ years of experience in corporate strategy and capital markets, assumes dual leadership roles as International CEO of Poni Insurtech and Co-CFO of Huize Holding Limited.  Ron also serves as Executive Director of Poni Financial Advisory Pte. Ltd., reinforcing the group's commitment to building a robust wealth advisory platform in Singapore.

With a distinguished investment banking background at Goldman Sachs and Daiwa Capital Markets, Ron brings proven expertise in IPOs, fundraising, and strategic M&A.

In his capacity as International CEO, Ron will drive Poni Insurtech's global expansion, financial innovation, and strategic investments, while his Co-CFO role ensures alignment between Huize's domestic operations and international growth initiatives.
 

Salil Bhatnagar

Salil Bhatnagar is the Chief Distribution Officer - HSBC Channel at Canara HSBC Life Insurance. A founding member of the company, he has worked across sales, training, strategy, and business development. 

Bhatnagar has worked with HSBC Insurance Asia Pacific Holdings in Hong Kong as a sales training head, where he dovetailed the high-performance sales model in key Asia Pacific markets.

He brings over 33 years of cross-functional experience in consumer durables, telecom, consulting, and the life insurance industry, where he has managed profit centres and large sales teams. 

Bhatnagar is a Delhi University graduate with a Diploma in International Trade from Apeejay Institute (Delhi) and MBA from IMI (Delhi).

Sarbvir Singh

Sarbvir Singh has over 25 years of global experience across corporate leadership roles. Currently, he is the CEO of Policybazaar.com, India’s leading insurtech platform and Joint Group CEO of the PB Fintech Group. 

Prior to joining Policybazaar, he was a venture capitalist and also served in senior leadership positions with digital and media companies. He was most recently the Managing Partner of WaterBridge Ventures, a leading early-stage venture fund. 

He had also held leadership positions with JP Morgan and Network18 in India, Citi in New York, and Emerson Electric in Hong Kong. Singh is a graduate of IIT Delhi and holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.

Shilpa Arora

Shilpa Arora is the co-founder and chief operating officer of Insurance Samadhan, a leading tech platform for resolving insurance-related grievances. 

With over 28 years of experience in the pharma and insurance sectors, she brings deep industry insight and a passion for customer advocacy. 

A graduate of Delhi University with additional credentials from the Insurance Institute of India and Duke University, she is known for her leadership in sales, training, and team development.

Simon Phipps

Simon Phipps was a Partner at KPMG China from January 2015 to April 2017. 

Tanguy Catlin, Angat Sandhu, and Kazuaki Takemura

Tanguy Catlin is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, whilst Angat Sandhu and Kazuaki Takemura are partners in McKinsey & Company Australia and Japan, respectively.