The top three things that CEOs expect from CIOs
"Doing it all”, from keeping a track on emerging technologies, ensuring systems and networks remain inaccessible to outsiders, and spearheading digital transformations, CIOs are expected to do it all, so what are some things CEOs really want CIOs to do? Let's hear it out.
Anjani Kumar
CIO
Strides Pharma
Meheriar Patel
Group CIO & Digital Solutions
Jeena and Company
Sanjiv Kumar Jain,
Group CIO
Krishna Maruti Group
Shobhana Lele
CIO
Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co
Maitrey Modha
Head ICT Technology AMEA+ANZ
CNH Industrial
Anant Subramanian
EVP & Head IT,
Kotak Mutal Fund
Arup Choudhury
CIO
Eveready Industries India
Arvind Sivaramakrishnan
CIO,
Apollo Hospitals
Vinod Sivarama Krishnan
CIO,
Indus Towers Limited
Venkatesh Natarajan
CDO
Ashok Leyland Limited
Chander Khanduja
CIO,
Luminous India
Atul Govil
CTO, Head SAP & IT,
India Glycols Group
Chetan Trivedi
CIO,
Hindustan Zinc Vendanta Resources
Byju Joseph
CTO,
Future Generali India Life Insurance Company Ltd
L B Sharma
GM - IT,
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Gyan Pandey
Global & Group CIO,
Aurobindo Pharma
Pooraan Jaiswal
Group CIO,
Entero Healthcare
Neeti Wahi
Group CIO & Digital Officer,
Sterlite Power
The most essential attribute of a CIO in 2030
In the next ten years or so our businesses will look and operate fundamentally differently, which means we need a new type of leader at the helm of these organizations. While there will be some aspects of leadership remaining, the future leader must possess a new arsenal of skills and mindsets to lead effectively.
To learn more about what will be the most important attribute of a CIO in 2030, we reached out to a panel of CIO’s and IT leaders and asked them to answer this question.
Anjani Kumar
CIO
Strides Pharma
Shobhana Lele
CIO
Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co
Anant Subramanian
EVP & Head IT,
Kotak Mutal Fund
Arup Choudhury
CIO
Eveready Industries India
Arvind Sivaramakrishnan
CIO,
Apollo Hospitals
Debashish Singh
Senior VP & Global CIO,
Mphasis
Alok Khanna
DGM, IS,
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Rajiv Sikka
CTO,
Medanta, The Medicity Hospital
Neeti Wahi
Group CIO,
Sterlite Power
Anand Budholia
CIO,
Birla Corporation Ltd
Pooraan Jaiswal
Group CIO,
Entero Healthcare
Venkatesh Natarajan
CIO,
Ashok Leyland Limited
Atul Govil
CTO, Head SAP & IT,
India Glycols Group
Chander Khanduja
CIO,
Luminous India
Chetan Trivedi
CIO,
Hindustan Zinc Vendanta Resources
Dr Avaduth Parab
AVP IT, Global CIO,
Wockhardt Ltd
Gyan Pandey
Global & Group CIO,
Aurobindo Pharma
Vinod Sivarama Krishnan
CIO,
Indus Towers Ltd
Chandan Pani
CISO,
Mindtree
Puneesh Lamba
Group CIO,
Shahi Exports
L B Sharma
GM - IT,
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Maitrey Modha
Head ICT Technology AMEA+ANZ,
CNH Industrial
Sanjiv Kumar Jain
Group CIO,
Krishna Maruti Group
On Succession Planning
Today’s CIO plays a vital role in the company’s success; from being IT leaders, they are now the driving force behind innovative strategies and revenue-generating ideas. To succeed in this evolving role, CIOs must possess a distinct set of traits, skills and characteristics.
But how the new generation IT professionals will be able to master these skills, we reached out to the experts from the industry to answer this question.
Alok Khanna
DGM, IS,
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Chandan Pani
CISO,
Mindtree
Kushal Varshney
CTO,
Virescent Infrastructure
Archie Jackson
Sr Director Head IT & Security,
Incedo Inc
A Balakrishnan
Executive Director - IT,
Geojit Financial Services
Anil Nama
CIO,
Cloud4C & CtrlS
Sandeep Karan
Head Cybersecurity,
L&T TS
Shiju Rawther
Chief Tech & Innovation Officer,
Care Ratings Ltd
Alingan Patra
Senior Manager IT,
Odisha Gramya Bank
Sunil Sonare
Head IT,
ITD Cementation India Ltd
Puneesh Lamba
Group CIO,
Shahi Exports
Resolving Project Ownership between Business & IT
Bringing together the right team of technology and business people and sorting out the ownership issue while rolling out big projects requires a far greater range of effort than most leaders appreciate.
We ask this question from the industry leaders who have experienced such instances in their career and how they tackled it, let’s hear from them.
Vinod Sivarama Krishnan
CIO,
Indus Towers Limited
Neeti Wahi
Group CIO & Digital Officer,
Sterlite Power
Pooraan Jaiswal
Group CIO,
Entero Healthcare
Venkatesh Natarajan
CDO,
Ashok Leyland Limited
Chander Khanduja
CIO,
Luminous India
Byju Joseph
CTO,
Future Generali India Life Insurance Co. Ltd
Anjani Kumar
CIO,
Strides Pharma
Meheriar Patel
Group CIO & Digital Solutions,
Jeena and Company
Atul Govil
CTO, Head SAP & IT,
India Glycols Group
Chetan Trivedi
CIO,
Hindustan Zinc Vendanta Resources
Sanjiv Kumar Jain,
Group CIO,
Krishna Maruti Group
Shobhana Lele
CIO,
Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Co
Anant Subramanian
EVP & Head IT,
Kotak Mutal Fund
Arup Choudhury
CIO,
Eveready Industries India
Arvind Sivaramakrishnan
CIO,
Apollo Hospitals
Maitrey Modha
Head ICT Technology AMEA+ANZ,
CNH Industrial
How to Face Unrealistic Expectations
With technology becoming an integral part of every industry, the business landscape is undoubtedly changing and IT managers are bombarded with so many unrealistic expectations from their organizations.
We talk to a panel of IT leaders, on how they meet those expectations; let’s hear it out from them.
Dr Avaduth Parab
AVP - IT,
Global CIO, Wockhardt Limited
Alok Khanna
DGM, IS,
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Anand Budholia
CIO,
Birla Corporation Ltd
L B Sharma
GM - IT,
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd
Gyan Pandey
Global & Group CIO,
Aurobindo Pharma
Sunil Pandey
CIO,
HFCL Limited
Archie Jackson
Sr Director Head IT & Security,
Incedo Inc
Kushal Varshney
CTO,
Virescent Infrastructure
A Balakrishnan
Executive Director - IT,
Geojit Financial Services
Anil Nama
CIO,
Cloud4C & CtrlS
Sandeep Karan
Head Cybersecurity,
L&T TS
Shiju Rawther
Chief Tech & Innovation Officer,
Care Ratings Ltd
Alingan Patra
Senior Manager IT,
Odisha Gramya Bank
Sunil Sonare
Head IT,
ITD Cementation India Ltd
Puneesh Lamba
Group CIO,
Shahi Exports
Chandan Pani
CISO,
Mindtree
On Change Management
At some point of time every organization goes for a change management. Change management is a well planned execution of a process that ensures changes are implemented thoroughly and smoothly and have the desired result.
But how one can enact positive and productive change in the organization, hear it out from our expert.
Harnath Babu
CIO,
KPMG India
Venugopalam Medicherla
VP - Digital Technology,
MSPL Limited (Baldota Group)
Suresh Kumar
Partner & CIO,
Grant Thornton India
Ritu Madbhavi
Group CIO,
FCB Group
Ashok Jade
Group CIO,
Spark Minda
Attributes Next Gen IT Managers Have
Recently, Millennial's (adults aged 19 to 35) have driven the biggest transformation in workplace dynamics. They are enthusiastic, more rational, and have great technical skills but they do lack in many spaces as compared to their seniors. This means either you are managing or collaborating with them at any level, seniors need to be ready to welcome and embrace this new generation and make them prepare for the future.
So, what are the attributes you should look for- in your next generation leaders? Listen to it from the senior C-suite dignitaries.
Sajith Chakkingal
Head of Global Tech Services,
TMF Group
Sunil Sonare
Head IT,
ITD Cementation India Ltd
Shiju Rawther
Chief Tech & Innovation Officer,
Care Ratings Ltd
Sandeep Karan
Head Cybersecurity,
L&T TS
Anil Nama
CIO,
Cloud4C & CtrlS
A Balakrishnan
Executive Director - IT,
Geojit Financial Services
Kushal Varshney
CTO,
Virescent Infrastructure
Archie Jackson
Sr Director Head IT & Security,
Incedo Inc
Venugopalam Medicherla
VP - Digital Technology,
MSPL Limited (Baldota Group)
Suresh Kumar
Partner & CIO,
Grant Thornton India
Ranganathan Iyer
Group CIO & EVP IT,
JBM Group
Ritu Madbhavi
Group CIO,
FCB Group
Harnath Babu
CIO,
KPMG India
Ashok Jade
Group CIO,
Spark Minda
Rajiv Sikka
CTO,
Medanta, The Medicity Hospital
Debashish Singh
Senior VP & Global CIO,
Mphasis
Business skills do you want your team members to learn
Today’s CIO plays a vital role in the company’s success; from being IT leaders, they are now the driving force behind innovative strategies and revenue-generating ideas. To succeed in this evolving role, CIOs must possess a distinct set of traits, skills and characteristics. But how the new generation IT professionals will be able to master these skills, we reached out to the experts from the industry to answer this question.
Debashish Singh
Senior VP & Global CIO,
Mphasis
Rajiv Sikka
CTO,
Medanta, The Medicity Hospital
Anand Budholia
CIO,
Birla Corporation Ltd
Dr Avaduth Parab
AVP IT, Global CIO,
Wockhardt Ltd
My Professional Guru
‘Guru Bina Gyan Nahi’, Indian culture has always given importance to the Guru and Student relationship as they teach us and help in leading a great life. In one of our conversations with the IT leaders, we asked them who they consider as their professional Guru and why.
Ranganathan Iyer
Group CIO & EVP IT,
JBM Group
Suresh Kumar
Partner & CIO,
Grant Thornton India
Venugopalam Medicherla
VP - Digital Technology,
MSPL Limited (Baldota Group)
Harnath Babu
CIO,
KPMG India