Founder and Director
Sanjay Suchak
Our founder, Sanjay Suchak, has been at the forefront of bringing ARiS to its current position as a market leader in the insurance sector consistently for a decade and a half. He has diligently worked to create an institution that is a name to reckon with. Sanjay is a charismatic Tanzanian with a keen insight in strategic management. He has wide exposure in varied businesses in East Africa spanning 39 years, with more than 26 years in the insurance industry. He has held various leadership positions in several organizations and trade associations including as Chairman of the Insurance Technical Committee under the Financial Sector Assessment Programme (FSAP), a World Bank sponsored project. He is a former President of the Insurance Institute of Tanzania (IIT), the Tanzania Insurance Brokers Association (TIBA), and Former Board Member of First National Bank Tanzania Limited - a subsidiary of FirstRand Bank Limited, South Africa. He is an active member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of London. He is also a trustee of Shree Hindu Mandal, a charitable organization founded in 1919 that provides quality healthcare and education services to the public, as well as a director on the Board of Governance of Shaaban Roberts Secondary School, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. Sanjay is currently a director and former Chairman of First Housing Finance (Tanzania) Limited, the first mortgage company of its kind in Tanzania.
Group Managing Director
Dominic Osumo
Dominic is a Fellow (FCII) of the Chartered Insurance Institute of London and Chartered Insurance Broker of the same institute. He has over 36 years’ experience in the insurance industry. Having started his career in Kenya with Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd (now APA Insurance) in 1988, which at the time was one of the oldest composite insurance companies in East Africa. Subsequently worked with Jubilee Insurance Co. (K) Ltd and later Royal Insurance Company of East Africa from where he was seconded to set up Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance, Tanzania Ltd (now Britam Insurance Tanzania Ltd). He has been part of the liberalized insurance industry in Tanzania from its very inception. He has attended many training programs for highly complex classes of insurance such as aviation, oil & gas, engineering, amongst others in Kenya, South Africa, USA, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. He has served as Chair of the Technical Committee of the Tanzania Insurance Brokers Association (TIBA), advising on technical matters affecting brokers and, by extension, their service to clients.
Director
Surekha Suchak
A holder of a Diploma from the Chartered Insurance Institute London, London. She has an experience of 12 years in the insurance industry. Her areas of focus were aviation business; underwriting and placements at ARiS.
Director
Manoj Shinde
Manoj holds a Master’s degree in Business Management from India and is a resource of diverse experience of over 34 years. He holds a licentiate of the Insurance Institute of India and is a qualified stock broker from Capital Markets Securities Authority, Dar es Salaam. He was earlier, an authorized dealer on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. He is adept in industry research and analysis.
He has been a pillar of our administrative management and financial discipline. ARISE, our comprehensive and dynamic ERP system which forms the backbone of our operations was conceived, planned and executed under his guidance and direct involvement.
Finance Director
Mithun Suchak
A Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) from London, as well as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from Tanzania. After completing his Masters in Commerce from University of Pune in India, he started his career as an Auditor with Deloitte & Touché. He quickly rose through the ranks and was promoted to Audit Senior. He later joined Business Connexion Tanzania Limited where he served as Head of Finance for 7 Years within the IT Industry. Mithun joined ARiS in October 2015 where he takes on the role of Finance Director bringing along his experience having served within the Service Industry space.
Director
Anmol Suchak
Anmol is a young and confident lady with a keen eye for detail. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law from City, University of London. She has been reviewing the procedural aspects of the Group encompassing Insurance, Finance and Investments. Anmol aims to further sharpen and enhance the working of the Group to a higher level of automation and efficiency to be able to provide the best of Customer Satisfaction to its ultimate customer.
Director
Darshan Ruparelia
A Fellow of the UK Institute & Faculty of Actuaries (FIA), he holds a BSc (Hons) First-Class Degree in Actuarial Science from Cass Business School (City University) in London.
He is the founder and Managing Director of a private actuarial company in Kenya, Ruparelia Consultants Limited (RCL), providing actuarial, financial modelling and risk management advice to occupational pension schemes, (re)insurance companies, government departments, public institutions, banks and other corporations.
Previously, Darshan worked for the UK Government Actuary’s Department advising some of the largest occupational pension schemes in the World, including the Local Government Pension Schemes in England and Wales. Darshan also worked for Capital Employee Benefits in the UK advising private sector occupational employee benefits’ schemes.
Director
Tanisha Chhaniyara
A Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), Tanisha is a graduate in Bachelor of Science in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University. Tanisha has a wide experience spanning almost two decades working at senior positions in several reputed organizations, including as a senior auditor at Grant Thornton, Chief Accountant at Nyali International Beach Hotel, Financial Controller at Bakhresa Grain Milling (K) Limited and Milly Glassworks Ltd. She is currently the Financial Controller at Ruparelia Consultants Ltd, Lux Actuaries and Consultants Ltd & Star Capital Management Ltd.