Independent insurance agency partnership platform, Keystone Agency Partners has named Sandeep Gupta to the role of Chief Operating Officer, who joins from Liberty Mutual Group where he was Senior Vice President & General Manager of Strategic Partnerships for six years.
The new job role will see Gupta working collaboratively with the KAP leadership team, as well as its platform partners and its Board of Directors.
KAP have said that Gupta will be focusing on enhancing the operational framework and expanding the organic growth efforts at KAP.
In addition, he will also support the delivery of services across all functions that foster an engaged partner delivery model and scale the platform, while also reinforcing and further developing services for which KAP Platform Partners.
Gupta brings over 14 years of experience in the industry, and in his last role at Liberty Mutual he managed third party business development activities for its $22 billion Global Retail Markets US business unit, which included sourcing, optimization and account management to deliver $1Bn in premium annually.
Prior to joining Liberty Mutual, Gupta worked for the management consulting firm, McKinsey & Company in roles of increasing responsibility, which culminated with him obtaining the position of associate principal.
Chief Executive Officer of KAP, Jeff Turner commented: “We are thrilled to have an executive of Sandeep’s calibre and background join the KAP team.
“He shares our vision of providing operational effectiveness and scaled resources across our platform agencies by emphasizing our ‘Connected Autonomy’ operating model to foster rapid growth. He will deploy enterprise-wide integration strategies, ensuring that our platform scales properly and the entrepreneurial spirit and culture of our partner agencies is preserved.”
Addressing his new job role, Gupta said: “I’m very excited to join KAP, which has a platform of market-leading agencies and a vision that aligns to the future of the independent insurance industry.
“KAP’s model for M&A, integration and partnership are distinct and position the company well for continued success. In this new role, I look forward to combining my passions for relationship-building and mentoring with numerous opportunities ahead of KAP to realize this vision and foster an independent agency platform that is a leader in the industry.”
