Our management team
Cedric Dias
Group Head of Digital and New Growth
Cedric drives Digital and New Growth at Oona and is passionate about delivering a world class customer and brand experience to customers and partners. Previously, Cedric was Chief Marketing Officer at Bank Jago, Indonesia's leading digital bank. Having started his career at Dabur India Ltd in India, Cedric then spent 20+ years in digital and Financial Services at OCBC Bank, Havas Media and Western Union FSI across South Asia and Southeast Asia. Cedric has a Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics & Telecommunications and a Masters in Management Studies, both from Mumbai University.
abhishek bhatia
Founder, Group Chief
Executive Officer and Executive Director
Abhishek is the founder of and helms Oona’s growth roadmap and development. His passion for digitizing and simplifying insurance and providing best in class customer experience inspired him to establish Oona. He has 25 years of experience across various geographies and industries. Before founding Oona, he was with FWD Group where he served as Group Chief Officer of New Business Models and CEO for FWD Singapore. Prior to that he was the CEO of Prudential Poland and held numerous senior roles across the globe, including Malaysia and India. He is an Economics Graduate from SRCC, University of Delhi and holds a post-graduate in Management from IIM Kolkata.
angela Tan
Group Chief
Financial Officer
Angela oversees our financial direction and strategy management across the Group. She started her insurance career in Malaysia where she was deeply involved in the re-listing of an insurance entity and a merger. Her career in insurance has taken her to various jurisdictions including Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Singapore where she has held both the local and regional CFO roles. She holds an LLB and BComm from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and is a member of the Malaysian Bar and a CFA charterholder.
Sourabh Chatterjee
Group Chief
Technology Officer
Sourabh is a digital enthusiast who is passionate about using technology to solve business problems at scale. At Oona, his endeavour is to deliver an insurance technology stack which is modular, scalable, secure and a ‘delight’ for all end users. Prior to joining Oona, Sourabh worked with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, in India, as their Chief Information and Digital Officer along with serving on the board of Bajaj Finserv Markets. In his 23+ years of insurance career across multiple geographies, Sourabh has worked with organizations like ICICI Lombard in India and with Infosys technologies in the US for over a decade. Sourabh holds a bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from INSEAD business school.
Manik Bucha
Group Chief Underwriting Officer
Manik is a seasoned P&C Leader with over 15 years of experience spanning across pricing, portfolio management, underwriting, product management and end-to-end P&L ownership running scaled insurance portfolios. A firm believer in the industry's 'Why', Manik is passionate about inspiring and creating young believers in the industry and most importantly, doing his part in driving much needed insurance penetration in Asia. At Oona, Manik is on a mission to build and deliver customer-centric insurance solutions led by risk prevention VS traditional risk transfer models. He holds a double masters in Finance and Information Systems from BITS Pilani (India).
Our board of directors
Saurabh Agarwal
Director
Saurabh serves as Director at Oona and as Managing Director at Warburg Pincus. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus, he worked at McKinsey & Company in New Jersey and New Delhi, and Temasek Holdings in Mumbai. Saurabh is currently a Director of Circles.Life, CleanMax Enviro Solutions, Converge ICT, MoMo Pay and Techcombank, and previously served on the boards of several companies. He holds a B. Tech. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in Microelectronics from IIT Bombay, and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
abhishek bhatia
Founder, Group Chief
Executive Officer and Executive Director
Abhishek is the founder of and helms Oona’s growth roadmap and development. His passion for digitizing and simplifying insurance and providing best in class customer experience inspired him to establish Oona. He has 25 years of experience across various geographies and industries. Before founding Oona, he was with FWD Group where he served as Group Chief Officer of New Business Models and CEO for FWD Singapore. Prior to that he was the CEO of Prudential Poland and held numerous senior roles across the globe, including Malaysia and India. He is an Economics Graduate from SRCC, University of Delhi and holds a post-graduate in Management from IIM Kolkata.
Li Fan
Director
Li Fan serves as Director at Oona and as Managing Director at Warburg Pincus. Prior to Warburg Pincus, he worked at KKR, M3 Capital Partners and Gaw Capital Partners. He is currently a Board Director of Lodgis Hospitality Holdings, BW Industrial Development JSC, Asia Self Storage and NWP Property. LI Fan holds a Master of Philosophy in Real Estate Finance from the University of Cambridge, a Master of Science in Economics from HKUST Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Fudan University.
Jeffrey Perlman
Director
Jeffrey serves as Director at Oona and as Managing Director and Head of Southeast Asia at Warburg Pincus. He currently serves as the Chairman of ESR Cayman Limited and also serves on the Board of Directors for ESR Cayman Limited, ESR Fund Management (ESR REIT), ARA Asset Management Holdings, BW Industrial Development JSC, Gojek, Lodgis Hospitality Holdings, Mofang Apartments, Nova Property Investment, NWP Retail, Trax Technology Solutions, Online Pajak, Momo, Weave Co-Living Cayman Limited, Asia Self Storage, Circles Asia Cayman Limited and Princeton Digital Group Limited. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus, he worked in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Credit Suisse.