Hemant Bhargava

Mr. Hemant Bhargava is a Master’s in economics. Mr. Bhargava joined LIC as a direct recruit officer in 1981 and retired as its Managing Director in July 2019. During his long tenure of 38 years, he worked across diverse set of roles both in India and abroad, building multi-dimensional experience in different capacities, especially in Marketing, Internal Operations, and new ventures. He was the first chief of LIC International Operations SBU, besides being instrumental in setting up LIC Cards Services Limited. His tenure as Managing Director (and also as Chairman in-charge from January to March 2019) was marked by his creative leadership with new ideas enriched by the extensive experience gained in overseeing several functions including Marketing, Finance, Personnel, Investments, Alternative Channel, etc. Presently he is on the Board of Larsen and Toubro and Tata Power Company Limited and ITC.