Neelesh Garg appointed MD and CEO of Tata AIG General Insurance

Garg was earlier executive director at ICICI Lombard General Insurance

Neelesh Garg has been appointed as the new managing director and chief executive officer of Tata AIG General Insurance. Garg takes over from K K Mishra, who retires this month.

Prior to this, Garg was executive director at ICICI Lombard General Insurance, where he spent over 12 years. He was instrumental in setting up the retail division in 2003 and in his role, he was responsible for all personal lines business as well as leading ICICI Lombard's foray into international markets.

"It will be my endeavour to sustain the efforts of my predecessors and ensure an even brighter future for the company with knowledge, customer-centricity and technology as the core mantra," Garg said in a statement.