Medical Protection Society (MPS) – the world’s leading medical defence organisation which protects and supports the professional interests of more than 300,000 healthcare professionals - has announced the appointment of Nirven Maharaj to the new role of Chief Commercial Officer, International.
Nirven will be the first MPS executive to be based in South Africa. He will oversee commercial operations for MPS across South Africa, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, and Bermuda.
Previously, Nirven has served in various executive roles across the insurance value chain, most recently managing the Bancassurance business at Absa Insurance in Johannesburg. During his time at Absa, Nirven drove strategic change through the adoption of innovative technologies to enhance the customer value proposition
MPS Chief Executive, Karen Miller, said: “We are delighted Nirven is joining the MPS Executive team as we implement our new strategy which will have a focus on delivering exceptional member experience, improving operations, and growing our membership in South Africa and globally.
“Nirven is recognised as a seasoned, visionary executive with a strong history of driving business expansion opportunities and sustaining client relationships in the business units he has managed. His strategic insights and leadership skills make him a valuable addition to our leadership team.”
Nirven will commence his new role with MPS on 1 June.
Speaking about his appointment, Nirven said: “I am looking forward to being part of the MPS team. The organisation is well positioned to achieve its global ambitions, and I am excited to be joining at such a pivotal time.”
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About Medical Protection
The Medical Protection Society Limited (“MPS”) is the world’s leading protection organisation for doctors, dentists, and healthcare professionals. We protect and support the professional interests of more than 300,000 members around the world. Membership provides access to expert advice and support and can also provide, depending on the type of membership required, the right to request indemnity for any complaints or claims arising from professional practice.
Our in-house experts assist with the wide range of legal and ethical problems that arise from professional practice. This can include clinical negligence claims, complaints, medical and dental council inquiries, legal and ethical dilemmas, disciplinary procedures, inquests, and fatal accident inquiries.
Our philosophy is to support safe practice in medicine and dentistry by helping to avert problems in the first place. We do this by promoting risk management through our workshops, E-learning, clinical risk assessments, publications, conferences, lectures, and presentations.
MPS is not an insurance company. All the benefits of membership of MPS are discretionary as set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.