eKincare, a corporate health benefits platform, announced the elevation of Somak Ray from Vice President – Operations to Co-founder.
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.
With nearly a decade of experience in scaling teams, processes, and healthcare logistics across industries, Somak is a graduate of NIT Surat and XLRI Jamshedpur.
Since joining eKincare in 2016, Somak 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.
Kiran Kalakuntla, CEO & Co-founder, ekincare, said, “Somak’s experience and consistency have played a big role in shaping ekincare’s growth story so far. 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.”
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.”

