Group Chief Financial Officer

Rakesh joined Athora in December 2024 and is responsible for the Group's finance & actuarial functions, finance operations and reporting, including accounting, tax and capital.

Rakesh has more than 25 years’ insurance experience, having served as CFO at Phoenix Group – a FTSE100, long-term savings and retirement services company – before joining Athora. During his time at Phoenix, Rakesh worked across all areas of the finance organisation including several large acquisition and restructuring projects.

Rakesh is also a Non-Executive Director (NED) and Chair of Audit at Bupa UK, and NED at JP Morgan Global Growth and Income plc. Rakesh holds a BSc Economics degree from Warwick University.
 

Rakesh Thakrar