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  • Fractal Names Leandro DalleMule as Chief Practice Officer, Financial Services and Insurance

    Leandro DalleMule

    New York: Fractal Analytics Ltd. (BSE: 544700) (NSE: FRACTAL), a globally recognized enterprise AI company serving Fortune 500 organizations, has announced the appointment of Leandro DalleMule as Chief Practice Officer (CPO), Financial Services & Insurance (FSI).

    In his new role, Leandro DalleMule will lead the company’s FSI practice globally, driving strategy, client success, industry innovation, and AI-led transformation for financial institutions and insurers.

    As Chief Practice Officer, Leandro DalleMule will also play a significant role in expanding Fractal’s capabilities, strengthening strategic partnerships, and helping clients unlock tangible business value through artificial intelligence.

    Fractal’s FSI practice is focused on driving AI-powered transformation across key areas including customer experience, risk and fraud management, credit and underwriting, claims, pricing, and regulatory compliance.

    The company delivers business impact at scale through advanced AI solutions tailored for the financial services and insurance sectors.

    The company hosts several purpose-built FSI solutions on its agentic AI platform, Cogentiq. These include Cogentiq Underwriting, which enables faster approvals, reduces risk exposure, and enhances underwriter productivity through AI-driven and explainable risk assessment.

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    Another offering, Cogentiq Sales Assist for Financial Services, empowers relationship managers to increase assets under management (AUM) and accelerate opportunity closures through intelligent insights.

    Leandro DalleMule brings more than three decades of experience in AI, data, and analytics, having helped organizations drive business outcomes through technology-led transformation.

    Prior to joining Fractal, Leandro DalleMule served as a Managing Director in Deloitte’s FSI AI & Data practice.

    Before his tenure at Deloitte, he held senior executive positions for more than 20 years at AIG, Citibank, BlackRock, and Planck. At Planck, he built and led a leading AI platform for the insurance industry, which was acquired by Applied Systems in 2024.

    Commenting on the appointment, Pranay Agrawal, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Fractal USA, said, “We are delighted to welcome Leandro.

    His exceptional track record of building and scaling data and AI capabilities across global institutions, combined with his deep domain expertise, will be instrumental as we continue to grow our FSI practice. His leadership will further strengthen Fractal’s position as a trusted AI partner delivering measurable outcomes.”

    Speaking about his new role, Leandro DalleMule said, “I’m excited to join Fractal at a time when AI is reshaping financial services—from banking and payments to insurance and asset management. I believe it has a real differentiator: being truly AI native, with deep technical expertise built around AI from the start.

    And as adoption accelerates, our focus must stay on delivering measurable, trusted business value. My priority is to deepen client partnerships, drive growth across key accounts, and build an operating model that delivers clear, outcome-driven impact.”

    Leandro DalleMule holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He also earned a professional certificate in Applied Mathematics from Columbia University and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

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    • Salil Urunkar

      Salil Urunkar is a senior journalist and the editorial mind behind Sahyadri Startups. With years of experience covering Pune’s entrepreneurial rise, he’s passionate about telling the real stories of founders, disruptors, and game-changers.

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