He will be instrumental in helping us cement our leadership position across our core markets and increase our market share and brand positioning across geographies for Metropolis
Surendran Chemmenkotil will join as the Chief Executive Officer of Metropolis Healthcare. He is a seasoned leader with 34 years of rich and diverse experience across consumer-facing companies such as Xerox India and Bharti Airtel. Chemmenkotil will be joining Metropolis after a robust and successful stint as MD and CEO of Airtel Networks, Nigeria, a leading telecommunications company in Nigeria. He comes with a vast experience across geographies, functions, and businesses to his credit.
With this stellar and consistent performance in various roles across geographies within India, Chemmenkotil was selected as the Managing Director and CEO for Airtel Networks, Nigeria which is the biggest market for Airtel Africa.
Chemmenkotil will be joining Metropolis Healthcare as CEO, effective from January 2, 2023. We believe his rigorous execution skills, keen ability to build strong teams and skill in building consumer services businesses will be critical in building Metropolis 3.0 as a strong and preferred consumer brand.
Chemmenkotil holds a Bachelor of Engineering with a specialisation in Electronics and Power from Regional Engineering College, Nagpur and MBA from Annamalai University.
“In line with the strategy to build Metropolis as a strong consumer healthcare brand, we are delighted to onboard the New CEO Chemmenkotil. I believe that Surendran is the right candidate to deliver the next phase of growth and ensure sustainable value creation for stakeholders. With over three and a half decades of experience, he will be instrumental in helping us cement our leadership position across our core markets and increase our market share and brand positioning across geographies for Metropolis. The board and I warmly welcome Chemmenkotil as the CEO and part of the leadership team of Metropolis and wish him good luck in partnering with me to drive the Metropolis 3.0 strategy, ” said, Ameera Shah, Managing Director, Metropolis Healthcare.
“I am pleased to be associated with Metropolis, a company that has been built on strong values, capabilities, and market leadership across markets. I am excited to build on Metropolis’s strong foundation of being a respected healthcare brand trusted by clinicians and patients. I am hopeful of furthering the strength of the Metropolis Brand with all stakeholders,” said Chemmenkotil.
