Sunita Rath joins Aegon Life Insurance as chief people officer

Bengaluru: Aegon Life Insurance has brought on board Sunita Rath as chief people officer to lead the company’s human resource and talent management function and to drive organisational leadership and culture, said a company statement issued today.

In the new role, Rath will oversee strategy and processes related to building and retaining talent, including reskilling and mult-iskilling of employees. She will be reporting to Vineet Arora, CEO of Aegon Life Insurance.

“As we move forward on our digital journey, Sunita’s experience will be of great help in accelerating our transformation. Insurance is a people’s business, thus, all the value we create for our clients comes from having the most skilled and engaged talent. Sunita has over 25 years of experience in developing talent, designing and delivering modern HR strategies globally,” said Arora.


Rath’s experience includes Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan., Mastek, Blue Star Infotech, Silverline Industries and Coal India. Over the years, she has played a key role in creating a powerful culture, aligning the organisation to company values, building a strong employee value proposition, capability building for a future fit organisation and personalised employee experiences.

Aegon is one of the world's leading providers of life insurance, pensions and asset management headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands.