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Aviva India appoints Ali Onder Lulu as chief distribution officer
MUMBAI: Aviva Life Insurance has announced the appointment of Ali Onder Lulu to the position of chief distribution officer for the brand’s India business based out of the company’s Gurgaon HQ. In his role, Lulu will oversee the company’s multiple customer touchpoints through its varied distribution challenges both for individual and corporate customers. He will lead the company’s strategic organic growth plans.
Aviva India MD and CEO Trevor Bull said, “Ali has wide-ranging industry experience across many areas of the business but particularly sales and customer care. He has been associated with the Aviva International family for over 10 years and therefore already lives by the core values that are key to how we operate as a company. We will benefit from the new perspectives he can bring as well as his overall deep knowledge and expertise as we look to increase further the value we provide to all our stakeholders. I am delighted that through his appointment we have further strengthened the company’s leadership team to accelerate our growth aspirations.”
Lulu said, “India continues to be a conducive market for the growth of the life insurance business. The industry has witnessed the need to explore new avenues to connect and engage with customers. Innovative experiential tools, product excellence and increased value on product purchase will propel industry growth. I believe, there is a huge growth potential in India, a view shared by our shareholders and we invest further energies to realise and accelerate our enhanced goals. I am thankful to the management for this opportunity and demonstrating faith in me to take the magnanimous responsibility. I am excited to be associated with the organization and look forward to some good work ahead.”
Lulu is an industry veteran with an experience of over 22 years. He has executed leadership roles for more than 15 years and has adept knowledge in product development, customer management, bancassurance, group business, business development and distribution retail, (agency & direct). In the past, he has been associated with the Insurance Group of Sabanci Conglomerate. Under his aegis, AkEmeklilik, a pension and life company was introduced in 2003. Further, he played an instrumental role in establishing AvivaSA Life and Pension company in 2007.
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Time brings TIME100 Next franchise to India with Reliance
List to spotlight 100 emerging leaders, gala set for December 2026 in Mumbai.
MUMBAI: It’s about time India’s next wave got a global spotlight and now, it’s on the list. New York-headquartered Time is expanding its TIME100 Next franchise to India, partnering with Reliance Industries Limited to launch TIME100 Next India, its first international extension of the rising leaders platform. The announcement was made at the Time100 Gala in New York by Jessica Sibley and Nita Mukesh Ambani, signalling a strategic push to tap into India’s growing influence across sectors.
The India edition will recognise 100 emerging leaders from the country and the global Indian diaspora, spanning business, science, sports, arts and social impact. The list will be curated by Time’s editorial team and published online, continuing the franchise’s focus on identifying individuals shaping the future.
The initiative will culminate in a gala event scheduled for December 2026 at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, anchoring the platform within India’s cultural and business ecosystem.
TIME’s broader Time100 franchise has steadily expanded its global footprint since 2021 through events and impact-led initiatives. Executives noted that India’s growing pool of influential voices and innovators made it a natural next step for the platform’s international ambitions.
For Reliance, the partnership aligns with its broader push to support emerging talent and ideas on a global stage. For Time, it marks a timely bet on India not just as a market, but as a talent engine shaping the next chapter of global leadership.
