3x founder

Leon Punambolam

Co-founder

Samos Insurance· Winter 2022 🇨🇦 Canada

in LinkedIn 𝕏 @punambolam

2023Chief Executive Officer· Samos Insurance

Founder · since 2014

Company

Samos Insurance

Role

Chief Executive Officer

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

—

no public source

Based

Ontario, Canada

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Experience

Career

Samos Insurance
Chief Executive Officer · Ontario, Canada · 2023 – Present
2023
Samos Insurance
Co-founder
Co-Founder & President · Ontario, Canada · 2021 – 2023
2021
Five1Nine Inc.
Co-founder
Co-Founder & President · Delaware, United States · 2021 – Present
2021
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Associate Professor · Kitchener, Ontario, Canada · 2015 – 2022
2015
Cetana Labs
Co-founder
Managing Partner & Co-Founder · Waterloo, Ontario · 2014 – 2021
2014
Canada Protection Plan, A Foresters Financial Company
CTO · Toronto, Ontario, Canada · 2018 – 2021
2018
Thinktum
CTO · Waterloo, Ontario, Canada · 2018 – 2021
2018
Cowan Insurance Group
VP Digital Transformation & Industry Leader, Technology Sector; Cyber Practice Leader · Greater Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo Metropolitan Area · 2016 – 2017
2016
Desire2Learn
Director, Business Operations · Kitchener, Canada Area · 2013 – 2014
2013
Manulife Financial
Director, Strategic Planning & Business Development · Waterloo, Ontario & Toronto, Ontario · 2010 – 2013
2010
Manulife Financial
Manager, Business Planning & Analysis · Waterloo, Ontario & Toronto, Ontario · 2007 – 2010
2007
Manulife Financial
Senior Financial Analyst · Waterloo, Ontario · 2005 – 2007
2005
MKS Inc
Senior Financial Analyst · Waterloo, Ontario · 2004 – 2005
2004
Manulife Financial
Supervisor, Operations - Group Benefits · Waterloo, Ontario · 2002 – 2004
2002
Manulife Financial
Financial Analyst - Canadian Controllers · Waterloo, Ontario · 2000 – 2002
2000
GE
Financial Analyst · Mississauga, Ontario · 1999 – 2000
1999
Raytheon
Financial Analyst · Waterloo, Ontario · 1997 – 1999
1997

Bio

Accomplished & highly networked insurance executive with broad leadership, strategic, financial, tech, risk management & operational experience. Consistently chosen to lead strategic initiatives ranging from grassroots establishment of businesses, to being seconded as turnaround manager to bring business to the “next level”. A trusted strategist with a talent for translating broad concepts into clearly articulated business visions & fiscal objectives to drive business growth.