Confederation of India Industry (CII) announced the winners of the CIO Excellence Awards 2022 at a glittering ceremony attended by over 200 CIOs on 6th December 2022. The awards have been instituted by CII – Tata Communications Center for Digital Transformation (CDT) with Protiviti Member Firm for India, as the technical partners. This was the 1st edition of the CIO Excellence Awards which recognized the contribution made by CIOs as flag bearers of digital transformation which has enabled innovation and enhanced competitiveness of industry across sectors.
This year’s CIO award winner represent diverse set of enterprises who have displayed exemplary capabilities and achievements. List of Award Winners for the various categories are as under :-
Sector Recognition as CIO of the Year -
· Mr Jitendra Singh, JK Cement – Manufacturing
· Ms Varundeep Kaur, Spice Money - BFSI & Fintech
· Mr Gary Mathapati, Crompton Greaves - Consumer Products
· Mr Munender Soperna, Dr Lal Pathlabs - Healthcare & Life Science
· Mr Hitesh Singla, Square Yards - Real Estate & Infra
· Mr Pijush Gupta, Adani Electricity - Energy & Utilities
· Mr Anand Vaitheeswaran, L&T -Technology Services Technology
· Mr Raj Mohan Srinivasan, Sony Pictures Networks India - Media Entertainment & Communications
Young Tech Leader -
· Ms Deveshri Patel, Adani Realty
Thematic Recognition -
· Ms Rucha Nanavati, Mahindra & Mahindra - Excellence in Cloud Computing
· Mr Rajiv Ratan Chetwani, Indian Space Research Organisation - Excellence in Cyber Security & Privacy
· Mr Atanu Roy, Biocon - Excellence in IT/ Digital Transformation
· Mr Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise - Excellence in Emerging Technologies
· Mr Kersi Tavadia, BSE Ltd - Excellence in Data Analytics & Business Insights
The Session on Leveraging Technology: Aligning to the Changing Consumer Mindset was moderated by Mr Ajayan Narayanan, VP & Head Digital Business and Technology Solutions, Sunlife Asia Service Centre, India.The Session witnessed the panelists discussing the changing mindset of consumers post pandemic. The Session witnessed the presence of Mr Anand Dutta, Global Head - Solutions CoE, Presales & Alliances, Cybersecurity & Risk Management Practice (CSRM), Tech Mahindra, Ms Shweta Srivastava, Head, IT Applications ,J K Cement, Mr Kanav Arora, SVP Engineering& CTO, Urban Company and Mr Amit Lundia, Managing Director – Data & Digital Solutions, Protiviti Member Firm for India.
Some of the Key takeaways from the Session :-
· The new Digital Customer is all pervasive and powerful.
· The businesses are dealing with common scenarios & designing a successful hybrid work model is essential.
· Deciphering the mind of consumer is imperative for an organization’s growth and success.
The 2nd edition of the CIO Excellence Awards will be initiated in January 2023.