ekincare Elevates Somak Ray to Co-founder to Lead Next Phase of Global Growth
With close to a decade of expertise in scaling teams, optimizing processes, and navigating healthcare logistics across diverse industries, this leadership elevation underscores ekincare’s strategic commitment to deepening its executive bench strength. It reinforces stakeholder confidence and aligns with the organization’s vision for sustainable growth and market diversification. This move signals ekincare’ s focused intent to enhance leadership depth and accelerate its strategic expansion into global markets.
Delhi, August 20, 2025 – ekincare, India’s leading corporate health benefits platform, announced the elevation of Somak Ray from Vice President – Operations to Co-founder, reinforcing the company’s leadership strength as it enters a phase of accelerated global expansion. In his new role, he will oversee the scaling of operations, development of strategic partnerships, and identification of new growth avenues in domestic and international markets.
Since joining ekincare in 2016, Somak, a graduate of NIT Surat and XLRI Jamshedpur has played a foundational role in building the organisation’s operational infrastructure and scaling its service delivery. His contributions include leading India’s largest cashless COVID-19 vaccination initiative, expanding the company’s cashless provider network to more than 50,000 partners nationwide, and launching new service lines that have diversified revenue streams and enhanced market presence.
“Somak’s experience and consistency have played a big role in shaping ekincare’s growth story so far,” said Kiran Kalakuntla, CEO & Co-founder, ekincare. “This elevation is just the beginning of an exciting new phase for him and for us. As we set our sights on expanding globally, I’m confident his leadership will help us scale faster, serve our customers better, and create lasting impact in the markets we enter.”
Commenting on his appointment, Somak Ray said, “I’m honored to play a larger role in ekincare’s journey. In this expanded role, my focus will be on advancing our mission globally; making preventive and primary healthcare more accessible, technology-enabled, and outcome-driven for enterprises and their employees.”
With nearly a decade of experience in scaling teams, processes, and healthcare logistics across industries. This elevation reflects ekincare’s strategic emphasis on strengthening its leadership core, reinforcing stakeholder confidence, and positioning the organisation for sustainable growth in new markets.
ekincare is India’s leading integrated digital health benefits platform, offering AI-driven, personalized preventive healthcare solutions for businesses and individuals. Founded in 2014 by Kiran Kalakuntla, ekincare is headquartered in Hyderabad. The platform simplifies corporate wellness by combining advanced data analytics with services like telemedicine, e-pharmacy, mental health support, and comprehensive health check-ups.
The platform serves over 1.5 million+ employees across 1000+ organizations including Fortune 500 companies like PepsiCo, BlackRock and Visa. With a network of 50,000+ healthcare providers across 500+ cities, ekincare empowers employers to deliver tailored health benefits and ensures accessible, high-quality healthcare across India. For further insights into the evolving workplace paradigm, visit
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