Aviva Life Insurance has announced the appointment of Gyanendra Singh as the chief technology officer. In his role, he will be responsible for shaping Aviva's digital transformation, product development, innovation, R&D, information security, and innovation initiatives.

Singh has joined Aviva with a career spanning over 20 years in BFSI technology development. His expertise lies in application development, data engineering, business intelligence, platform engineering, Info Sec, various Artificial Intelligence disciplines, and vendor management. 

Prior to joining Aviva India, Singh was the CTO at Toffee Insurance where he scaled and built digital insurance distribution and auto loan aggregation capability.  He also worked with BlackRock India & Singapore as director of technology development. Polaris Financial Technology is another organisation where he served previously as product delivery head. He holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Pune and is also a certified Project Management Professional from PMI.

“Gyanendra brings exceptional leadership qualities and a profound understanding of the technology landscape. As we continue to invest in cutting-edge technology, his leadership will be instrumental in helping us deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers,” said Asit Rath, CEO & MD, Aviva India

“I look forward to collaborating with talented professionals to deliver innovative technological solutions that will revolutionise the insurance experience for Indians. Together, we will continue to strengthen and drive our company’s success,” said Singh.