Chennai: Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company has announced the appointment of V Suryanarayanan as its new managing director. Suryanarayanan succeeds S S Gopalarathnam, who retired on Tuesday after serving the company for over 41 years.
Gopalarathnam said, “after spending 41 years in Murugappa Group, last 19 years in Chola and 12 plus years in Chola MS as its MD and CEO, I will be retiring from service.”
Commenting about his successor, he said, “Suryanarayanan is an old veteran in the Murugappa Group and he came into Chola and has been in the company for 14 years. The last one year or so, he has been the president and COO.”
Suryanarayanan said it was an honour and privilege to take over the reins from Gopalarathnam.