Xceedance has bolstered its Australian team with the appointment of Mayur Khatwani as Associate Vice President, Client Partner – Australia. Mr Khatwani has more than 20 years of digital operations and automation experience in the insurance and financial services sectors. Prateek Vijayvergia, Business Leader – Key Accounts, Australia and New Zealand, said Mr Khatwani’s expertise in operational leadership, client management and strategic development will be instrumental in assisting Xceedance to support and transform the Australian insurance industry. Based in Melbourne since 2017, Mr Khatwani spent almost eight years with Wipro, which provides IT and business consultancy services, and most recently was with cloud computing company PagerDuty. He has previously worked with business process management company, WNS Global Services in India, where he was responsible for insurance business process outsourcing (BPO), and in the US for IT consultancy Mphasis, where he was the solutions lead for insurance BPO. Mr Khatwani’s knowledge of automation and transformation programs across the insurance value chain and vast experience in consulting and advising insurance clients on business process setup and optimisation for underwriting, claims, finance and accounting will enhance the Xceedance offer in Australia. Mr Khatwani said: “I am excited to join Xceedance at such a pivotal time for the company and the insurance industry generally. I look forward to working with the Xceedance team to deliver exceptional value to clients and drive continued growth in the Australian market. “My mission is to help customers reduce costs, optimise operations, improve customer experience and give their workforce the technological edge they need,” he said. In the decade since Xceedance established a presence in Australia it has grown significantly and invested in the region by sponsoring the claims team of the year award at the annual ANZIIF Australian insurance industry awards and becoming a platinum sponsor of the Underwriting Agencies Council. In the Insurance Business 2024 awards, Xceedance won Best Service Provider – Claims. Media contact: Kate Tilley, Kate Tilley Journalism Pty Ltd P: 07 3831 7500 E: ktj@ktjournalism.com Release date: 8 July 2024 About Xceedance Xceedance delivers insurance-focused consulting, technology, operations, and data solutions to many of the world’s largest P&C insurance organisations. With 3500+ team members across the Americas, EMEA and APAC, our rightshoring delivery model blends deep insurance domain knowledge with AI and next-generation technologies to provide localised services and digital-first platforms. We empower 150+ diverse clients, including commercial, personal and specialty lines re/insurers, mutuals, program administrators, brokers and agents, and Lloyd’s of London entities, to navigate market challenges and propel business growth. For more information, visit www.xceedance.com.