Antony Jacob, MD & Chairman Board of Management, Apollo Munich Health Insurance
Antony talks about his transition from finance to general management. He shares the mesmerizing story of how he became the CEO of an international company at the age of 38. He shares his rich and vivid experiences working with American, German, and British companies and analyzes the contrast in work culture.
Podcast
Overview
Antony is a professional chartered accountant and one of the finest corporate leaders the country has ever produced. Antony talks about his transition from finance to general management. He shares the mesmerizing story of how he became the CEO of an international company at the age of 38. He shares his rich and vivid experiences working with American, German, and British companies and analyzes the contrast in work culture.
The CEO who built Apollo Munich into a company of half a billion-dollar valuation shares the story of building the company brick by brick. He emphasizes the importance of a good management team for the success of a company. Antony shares how to maintain a work-life balance. He talks about his learning from his biggest mistakes in life.
Profile
Antony – a profitable growth and scale up specialist has a track record of building credible companies in General & Health Insurance. He can envisage, create and implement the most ambitious goals: AMHI from a top line of 10 to 350 million USD with an extraordinary team of 4500 from 100 and a network of over 180 branches. A strategist, he has a distinct ability to consistently improve efficiencies on customer deliverables through product innovation & continuous process/operational improvements.
Notable Awards:
Antony has won the “CEO Award” two years in a row in India
2019-2020 Distinguished Leader – Recognition Award by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), established, by an Act of the Indian Parliament
2010-2018 – Great Place to Work recognition 9 years in a row
2018 – Health Insurance provider of the year by Outlook Money, Health Insurance Company of the year
2017 – General Insurance Company Asia wide, Best Health Insurance Company of the year by Times Network
2016 – Health Insurance Company of the year, Best BFSI Brand Award by the Economic Times (excellence in Health Insurance)
Antony has built a road map for insurance in India (won India’s first private General Insurance license) and is a trusted spokesperson in disseminating General and Health Insurance information to the public over two decades of being in a leadership position. He is an active member on various committees of FICCI, CII, Indo German and was on the Sub Committee of RBI’s Pension & Insurance. He is a member of the Young Presidents Organization and on the Regional Board South Asia.
Non-Executive Director Board Positions:
1. ICICI Prudential Asset Management
Company Limited
2. Apollo Pharmacies Limited
3. Prodapt Solutions Private Limited
4. Searchlight Health Private Limited
