Novidea hires chief revenue officer to boost ‘rapid global expansion’

Digital data-driven insurance brokers and distribution platform Novidea has hired Alex Zukerman as chief revenue officer (CRO).

Zukerman joins the firm from Sapiens where he was head of corporate strategy, innovation leader and vice president of life insurance products.

He has more than two decades of leadership, and product and sales experience at Sapiens., where he served as Head of Corporate Strategy, Innovation Leader and Vice President of life insurance products.

Before this he was global vice president of sales for Sapiens IDIT and FIS software.

As CRO, Zukerman will look after global strategic planning, new business development, sales and go-to-market strategy. He is expected to be pivotal in expanding Novidea’s global footprint.

The company currently looks after more than 14 million policies across 12 countries.

Zukerman said: “Novidea is expanding rapidly and it is an honour to join the company at such a pivotal time in its growth. Novidea is transforming the insurance distribution process by enabling customers to manage the entire insurance journey using unprecedented, real-time insight through its innovative platform.

It is this deep understanding of what customers want and its commitment to meeting those needs that sets Novidea apart from its competitors and I look forward to working with the team at Novidea to capitalise on future opportunities and expand the company’s global operations.”

Roi Agababa, CEO and Novidea founder, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Alex to the team. We have seen the insurance market undergo huge change over the last few years, and there has never been a greater time to modernise and reshape the customer experience with forward-thinking technology solutions.

Our mission is to help clients transform their business by monetising the wealth of opportunities that lie in the data they have. Alex’s vast experience and breadth of knowledge of the global insurance market will help us achieve our ambitious growth plans.”

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