03. 06. 2025
Building a COO Career from Code to Strategy with Ketan Motwani, COO at Arch Insurance
In this week's episode of Beyond the Desk, Mark Thomas is joined by Ketan Motwani, COO at Arch Insurance, for a rich and refreshingly candid conversation about career reinvention, resilience, and rising through transformation. From rebelling at school in India to being parachuted into boardrooms in the UK, Ketan’s story spans military training, software engineering, Deloitte consulting, and executive leadership at Aon and Arch.
Key Topics Covered:
- From physics to the Indian Army to Deloitte: an unconventional start
- How transformation became his leadership DNA
- Making the shift from consulting to industry (and how having twins was the catalyst)
- The evolution of the COO role — and why it’s not one-size-fits-all
- Embedding AI as part of a broader operating model shift
- Advice for aspiring COOs on building a rounded career
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