Bupa has appointed Chris Carroll as chief executive officer for the Bupa Global, India & UK market unit, commencing 1st January 2026, subject to regulatory approval.
Carroll will report to Iñaki Ereño, CEO for Bupa Group, to lead the continued growth of Bupa’s portfolio of insurance and provision businesses in the UK.
He takes up this role having moved to the UK in January 2025 to lead Bupa Insurance, from Bupa’s Health Insurance business in Australia where he held the role of managing director from March 2022.
Prior to this he was director for domestic retail portfolio, Bupa Australia’s clinics business, having joined Bupa in November 2020.
Before Bupa, Carroll was CEO for WS Audiology – Asia Pacific, where he led the transformation agenda for Medibank, a major health insurer in Australia.
He said: “I am delighted to step into the leadership of Bupa Global, India & UK at this pivotal time.
“We are on an exciting journey of collaboration across health systems and improving our customers’ health outcomes.
“Through our expansion of Bupa Blua digital healthcare services, market leading products and expansion across provision, we want more customers to have the peace of mind that their entire health journey can be with Bupa, through sickness and wellness, and at every life stage.
“I am excited to continue our momentum, to reach more people with high-quality, trusted care.”
Richard Washington, medical and healthcare director for Bupa Insurance, has been appointed to the role of chief executive officer for Bupa Insurance, effective from 1st January 2026 and subject to regulatory approval.
He will report to Carroll to lead the continued growth of Bupa Insurance’s consumer and business insurance segments in the UK.
Having held the role of CEO for Bupa Global, India and UK since 2021, Carlos Jaureguizar moves to the role of chief executive officer for Bupa’s Europe and Latin America (ELA) market unit from 1st January.
He will continue to report to Iñaki Ereño, CEO for Bupa Group.
Ereño said: “At Bupa, we have world-class leaders with unrivalled experience across global markets to drive performance, health innovation and customer growth.
“These appointments are a testament to the unmatched strength and talent in our leadership teams across Bupa to drive customer centricity and innovative healthcare.
“Across all our Bupa markets, we are committed to embedding our transformation agenda, delivering the highest standards of care and fulfilling our purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.”
