Pavan Dhamija
Commissioner
Pavan Dhamija is the Regional President, International Businesses with the overall responsibility of building PII’s presence in and its capabilities for success in select markets in Emerging Asia and Africa. In this role, he leads Prudential’s efforts to create and nurture business opportunities, ensure delivery of operating and financial results, strengthen JV and key partner relationships and provide governance and strategic oversight to Prudential’s investments in these markets. He is also responsible for leading efforts around Business Development and M&A across all of Prudential’s Emerging Markets.
Prior to this role, Mr Dhamija was Head of Strategy and Innovation for PII. In this role, he developed, influenced and implemented internal and external strategies for PII to accelerate business growth, meet long-term goals and strengthen its ability to compete as future-ready company.
Previously, he was the Managing Director and CEO of Prudential’s life insurance Joint Venture in India. In this role, he focused on finding the long-term strategy for the business, strengthening the company’s business proposition in the local market, building a robust operating model for its sustained growth and ensuring a change in the local joint venture partner.
Mr Dhamija is a financial services professional with more than 25 years of industry experience in India and abroad – primarily with GE, Standard Chartered Bank, HDB (HDFC Bank) and now Prudential Financial. He has initiated and implemented effective business models in India and China and built successful strategic partnerships, many from scratch. Mr Dhamija has direct experience across retail asset and life insurance businesses/ products with deep experience in driving P&L’s and creating long-term value.
Pavan Dhamija is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
