Allianz welcomes new Chief Data Officer for UK businesses

02 June, 2025

Following the creation of a new centralised data function, Allianz UK has announced Akhil Lalwani as Chief Data Officer (CDO), effective from today (2 June 2025), reporting to Fergal Coburn, Chief Operating Officer (COO).

In this role Akhil will be responsible for leading and shaping the strategy for the Allianz UK Data Centre of Excellence overseeing the Data Strategy, Privacy & Governance, Data Architecture, Data Engineering and Business Intelligence teams.

Akhil has extensive industry experience and joins Allianz from Convex Insurance where he also held the role of CDO. Prior to this he was Head of Data Platforms at Prudential where he led their digital growth and customer experience strategy. He has also held senior positions at Barclays and BT.

Akhil Lalwani - Chief Data Officer (CDO), Allianz

 

 

About Allianz Holdings plc

Allianz Holdings plc is the non-regulated holding company which owns the principal insurance operations of Allianz SE in Great Britain including Allianz Insurance.

About Allianz

The Allianz Group is one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers with around 128 million* private and corporate customers in nearly 70 countries. Allianz customers benefit from a broad range of personal and corporate insurance services, ranging from property, life and health insurance to assistance services to credit insurance and global business insurance. Allianz is one of the world’s largest investors, managing around 776 billion euros** on behalf of its insurance customers. Furthermore, our asset managers PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors manage about 1.9 trillion euros** of third-party assets. Thanks to our systematic integration of ecological and social criteria in our business processes and investment decisions, we are among the leaders in the insurance industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In 2024, over 156,000 employees achieved total business volume of 179.8 billion euros and an operating profit of 16.0 billion euros for the group.

* Including non-consolidated entities with Allianz customers.
** As of December 31, 2024

.The Unity Awards build on Allianz’s wide range of long-term partnerships in sports. The leading insurer is a strategic partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements and contributed to the successful organization of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024.  Allianz will also be closely involved in the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 and is promoting safety in bobsled through a partnership with the German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation. For many years, Allianz has also been a partner of FC Bayern and a sponsor of the men's and women's teams. With the Squared Ball initiative, Allianz helps young female players achieve their financial goals with confidence and know-how, and through the program it promotes sports and exercise among young people. 

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