Private insurer Birla Sun Life Insurance (BSLI), a subsidiary of Aditya Birla Nuvo, has appointed Jayant Dua as its managing director with retrospective effect from July 1.

Prior to this, Dua was the president and CEO of the Aditya Birla Group's electrical insulator manufacturing arm -- Aditya Birla Insulators.

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BSLI, a joint venture between the Aditya Birla Group and Canada's leading financial services firm Sun Life, had a total AUM of Rs 16,000 crore and a robust capital base of Rs 2,450-crore as of March 31, 2010.

Dua had been associated with various companies of the Aditya Birla Group for the last 14 years. He has handled businesses such as sales, marketing, strategy and IT.

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