Paresh Thakkar

Paresh Thakkar has extensive work experience in procurement and management roles. Paresh currently works at Bajaj Allianz Life as an Associate Vice President & National Lead Procurement. Prior to this, they held positions such as Chief Manager Procurement and Senior Manager Procurement at the same company. Before joining Bajaj Allianz Life, they worked as a Senior Procurement Manager at Aegon Life Insurance Company Limited. Paresh also worked as a Manager Procurement at Star Union Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Earlier in their career, they gained experience as an Assistant Manager Procurement at JLL India. Paresh started their career at HDFC Life, where they held roles such as Deputy Manager-Procurement and Officer-Procurement. Paresh also has experience at Print House India P Ltd. as an Executive-Client Service.

Paresh Thakkar holds an MBA in Marketing from Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, which they completed from 2004 to 2007. In 2008, they obtained a Diploma in Material Management from Welingkar Institute of Management. Prior to this, from 1998 to 2001, Paresh earned a BSc in Physics from Shivaji University. In 2009 and 2010, they pursued a Licentiate (Life) degree from the Insurance Institute of India (III). Additionally, Paresh obtained a certification in Supply Chain Basics for Everyone from LinkedIn.