Neel Naipal (MBA)

I am a Certified Director and a skilled and experienced management professional (MBA) with experience in Regional Leadership in the Insurance sector.

I have extensive experience in leadership, financial control, business management, customer relationship management, sales, marketing, and project management.

I have enhanced liaison and negotiation skills which enable successful collaboration with stakeholders from a wide range of professional, technical, and cultural backgrounds, while my advanced business acumen and solid qualifications ensures that I have a firm understanding of effective processes and systems, including the resolution of issues and the implementation of appropriate improvements.

I pay precise attention to detail, show exemplary performance under pressure, and have the capacity to meet tight deadlines in fast-paced environments that are guaranteed by my highly developed analytical expertise, problem-solving, time-management, and organizational skills.

I have the ability to recognize potential opportunities and solutions, overcome challenges, and deliver on long-term strategies that lead to results, making use of my extensive business, financial and legal expertise.
At a board level, my highlights happened in 2017 and 2018, when I was the Committee Chairperson for the Regional and Local Employment Equity Consultation Committees. I have also been a member of Sanlam’s Regional Sales Committee since 2018.

As a current Business Manager with Sanlam, I am a strong leader who built a cohesive team with strict enforcement of statutory regulations, quality standards, governance processes and compliance requirements.

I also worked as Regional Marketing Manager at Old Mutual and before that I was Business- and Broker Consultant at Discovery.

Apart from being a Certified Director with the IoDSA, I also hold an MBA, a BComm. Law and a Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Business Management from the University of KZN. I completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Business Management and the RE1/RE5 South African financial regulatory examinations.

Another of my highlights was being published in an International Journal - IGI Global - %22Handbook of Research on Educational Leadership and Research Methodology%22 - The Quest for Organizational Value and Meaningful Work.

I am a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society and the IoDSA.

With my strong experience in sales, I would like to advise companies looking to establish an effective sales force.