General Insurance Corporation of India names Rajesh Laheri as Chief Financial Officer and Key Managerial Personnel succeeding V. Balkrishna
Rajesh Laheri has been appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer and Key Managerial Personnel of General Insurance Corporation of India. The company stated that the effective date for his appointment and assumption of charge will be announced separately. He will succeed V. Balkrishna following his retirement.
Laheri has been associated with General Insurance Corporation of India for nearly three decades. He joined the organisation in April 1998 as a Direct Recruit Officer and currently heads the General Accounts and Taxation Department in the role of Deputy General Manager.
During his tenure at General Insurance Corporation of India he has worked across several functions including preparation of final accounts and property reinsurance operations. He also managed finance and information technology responsibilities during a six year assignment at the company’s London branch.
Laheri is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has also cleared the final examinations conducted by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. In addition he is a Fellow Member of the Insurance Institute of India.
Balkrishna is a cost and management accountant who received a Certificate of Merit from the Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He also holds FIII and ACII London qualifications. Over his 36 year career at General Insurance Corporation of India he worked across various reinsurance and finance functions and most recently managed the company’s finance operations as CFO before retiring under the voluntary retirement scheme.
