Metlife appoints Rajesh Relan as india country manager

MetLife announced the appointment of Rajesh Relan as Country Manager and Managing Director for India succeeding Venky Mysore who will take on expanded responsibilities in a role supporting MetLife's International business. Mr. Relan's appointment is subject to regulatory approvals by the IRDA but has received the unanimous support of the company's shareholders. With those approvals, Mr. Relan should take over his new responsibilities on July 1, 2006.

Mr. Relan was formerly with Aviva Plc where he was a member of that company's start up team. There as the Director - Bancassurance  and Business Partnerships, he was responsible for sales and strategy. This included path-breaking work done on developing the channel into a sustainable business model for the industry. In this role, he was also responsible for launching their business in the Middle East and the Sri Lankan markets and has worked on developing the pensions capabilities for that organisation.