Brit hires first chief data officer

Global specialty re/insurer  Brit has hired a new chief data officer to further drive digitalisation in the London market.

In the newly created role, Kanika Chaganty (pictured) will be responsible for leading Brit’s data strategy and leveraging its data and analytics capabilities to support the company's digital vision and enhance how Brit underwrites and services claims.

Chaganty will report to newly appointed chief technology officer Bilge Mert, and be responsible for Brit’s centralised team of data expertise, including data science, analytics, data engineering and data governance.

Chaganty brings over 22 years of technology, data & business transformation experience across financial services, healthcare, retail and manufacturing sectors spanning EMEA, North America, APAC regions. She joins from Vitality UK Group where she has been for almost 10 years, most recently holding the role of chief data officer. Prior to joining Vitality UK Group, Chaganty held roles with data consulting companies Business & Decision (now Sopra Steria) in UK, Al Tayer Group in Dubai, Radiologix Inc in USA and Oracle & Citicorp groups in India.

Sheel Sawhney, group head of claims and operations said: “Data is at the core of our business, and when applied strategically, technology and data will empower Brit to deliver long-term value for our business. Welcoming Kanika in a newly created Chief Data Officer role will enable us to fully leverage the latest data tools and capabilities to drive better outcomes for clients, trading partners and the sector at large.”

Chaganty commented: “ Brit is one of the most innovative players in the London market championing a data led vision. I’m excited to be joining at such a pivotal moment for Brit and look forward to working closely with Bilge and the team to capitalise on the opportunities and business value that data led solutions can deliver.”

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