Peak Re names Nattakorn Wattanaumphaipong, Sanjiv Agarwal to senior leadership roles
Peak Re has appointed Nattakorn Wattanaumphaipong and Sanjiv Agarwal to senior leadership roles, strengthening its management team.
Peak Re has strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Nattakorn Wattanaumphaipong and Sanjiv Agarwal to key leadership roles.
New Delhi – Peak Re: Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Re has appointed Nattakorn Wattanaumphaipong as Head of Distribution and Partnerships and Sanjiv Agarwal as Head of Operations, as the company looks to strengthen its leadership team as part of its growth and transformation strategy.
The appointments took effect on September 1, Peak Re said.
Wattanaumphaipong, known as Natt, joins Peak Re from Canopius, where he was Deputy Chief Underwriting Officer, Asia Pacific, and Head of P&C Reinsurance, Asia Pacific. He has more than 20 years of experience in reinsurance, with expertise across property, agriculture, casualty and other lines of business in the Asia Pacific region.
Before joining Canopius, Wattanaumphaipong held several senior underwriting roles at Swiss Re, including Head of Property Underwriting Asia and Head of P&C China.
In his new role, he will be based in Hong Kong and will oversee Peak Re’s broker and distribution relationships globally. He will work with the company’s underwriting and markets teams on broker engagement, partnerships with managing general agents and the development of distribution channels.
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Agarwal, who will also be based in Hong Kong, joins Peak Re with nearly three decades of experience across operations, transformation, technology and people leadership in financial services.
He most recently headed human resources for Swiss Re across Southeast Asia and India. Agarwal began his career in operations and has experience building and managing operations centres, improving efficiency and leading large-scale organisational transformation.
At Peak Re, he will oversee operations including technical accounting, claims and technology, with a focus on improving operational capabilities and supporting the company’s strategic priorities.
“Both are highly respected industry leaders who bring deep experience, strong leadership and a track record of delivering results,” Peak Re Chief Executive Officer Victor Kuk said.
He said Wattanaumphaipong’s market expertise and relationships would strengthen client and broker engagement, while Agarwal’s experience in operations and transformation would support the development of a “scalable, efficient and resilient platform for growth”.
Wattanaumphaipong said he looked forward to working with Peak Re’s teams to deepen strategic partnerships and support the company’s growth.
Agarwal said he was joining the reinsurer at an “important stage of its development” and would focus on strengthening the operational capabilities needed to serve clients and stakeholders.
The appointments are part of Peak Re’s broader investment in leadership, capabilities and organisational effectiveness as it pursues its long-term growth plans.
Peak Reinsurance Company Limited began operations in 2012 and focuses on emerging-market reinsurance, with a global portfolio spanning Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. The company ranks 28th among global reinsurance groups by net reinsurance premiums written, according to S&P Global Ratings’ 2025 ranking of the world’s top reinsurers. It has an A- financial strength rating from A.M. Best.
