Sanjiv Kumar Email & Phone Number

Delhi, India

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Making it happenIn a world of growing complexity, and an often-bewildering communications landscape whose very nature morphs into new forms by the day, it is inevitable that the role of corporate communication and affairs can only increase in significance, if one practices it within the confines of business needs and aspirations. It’s a function that requires constant evolution; adapting to a world where a message can reach a required audience in an instant. A world where responding to a crisis, as well as engaging with employees and government, is critical, not just to a businesses’ success, but to its very survival.* Managing Government and Media relations, apart from looking after corporate and crisis communications, public affairs, policy advocacy, external environment management and industry outreach programmes.* Supporting the leadership team and top management in working to enhance the reputation of the business with all stakeholders towards creating a conducive environment for the company and its various sphere of interests.* Building strong relationships with decision-makers and all stakeholders internally to ensure a quick response to any crisis and to educate employees on their role in managing, protecting, and enhancing the corporate reputation. * Facilitating the business’s participation in industry and trade bodies by flagging opportunities to relevant team members.

Delhi, India

Led Corporate Communications for both Bharti AXA Life and General Insurance and worked with MD and CEO of the two companies and their leadership teams. Responsible for the entire gamut of External and Internal Communications, generating visibility for both life and non-life insurance businesses of Bharti Group through all media channels with a primary focus on building and sustaining their reputation across stakeholders and devising communication strategy that has all elements of integrated communications linked to the organization objectives of both the businesses through various platforms that lead to enabling sales and establishing the brand with stakeholders including shareholders, employees (existing and prospective), customers, analysts, media, industry. * External and Leadership Communications - driving targeted public relations strategies for both life and non-life insurance businesses and business objectives, brand reputation, and thought leadership.* Redefining and enhancing the role of corporate and brand communication in media and research-driven PR campaigns.* Holistic content creation for corporate and product and services story-telling* Handling crisis communication and Online Reputation Management (ORM) * Leading Bharti AXA partnership narratives with Airtel, Airtel Payments Bank, bancassurance, and distribution partners

New Delhi Area, India

Responsible for leading strategic communication programmes across all businesses and functions of the company and implementing the entire gamut of internal and external communications, including content and message development, media management and advocacy and crisis and stakeholders communications. Work with the top management and leadership team to plan and create road-map, strategies, activities, and materials for the purpose of conveying the most relevant message to internal and external stakeholders of the organization and pursue and push the company’s sphere of interests with the government, regulators, media, market and industry chambers on the back of strong content management, policy advocacy and relationship and messaging management.

New Delhi

Part of Reliance Capital’s leadership team for over four years with key responsibilities included formulating its corporate communication strategy, shaping the perception of the corporate brand, increasing reputation and media visibility of the company and enhancing profile of CEOs, building industry thought leadership, monitoring and measuring competitors’ visibility, tracking industry trends and ensuring efficacy and consistency of internal messages.Head & Associate Vice President - Corporate and Marketing Communications - Reliance Life Insurance - Apr 2012 - Jan 2015 Planned and executed all corporate and marketing communication strategies with a view to ensuring consistency and efficacy of corporate brand messages and maximizing visibility for the company, the CEO, leadership team, and products and services on the back of all available communication channels and media outlets. Worked collaboratively with the top management of Reliance Life Insurance and Nippon Life Insurance and all functional heads on products and services, business and distribution, and their respective milestones and concerns.

New Delhi Area, India

Led the Business Bureau in Delhi since the launch of Mumbai Mirror, part of Times of India Group, in 2005, with a focus on consumer-centric stories at the policy and corporate levels. Tracked and covered industries, including Aviation, Automobile, Telecom and IT, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare, Financial Services and Steel and Energy, wrote extensively.

New Delhi

Joined national news agency as 'Trainee Business Journalist' in 1996 and wrote on economic policies and corporate developments of different sectors, including Automobile, FMCG and Consumer Durables, Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare, Steel and Power, and IT and Telecom, as a senior corporate correspondent. Also reported from Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, on issues related to economic policies, regulatory and corporate affairs, and also covered Budget Sessions for over nine years.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Marketing, First Class

Post-Graduation, History

Graduation, History (Honours)