The Digital Genius 2022 Awards by CORE Media recognized 29 CIOs and IT leaders across eight categories for their exceptional digital strategies and implementation.
The way technology leaders approach digital transformation has changed radically over time. CIOs are not only responsible for fast-tracking enterprise digital journeys, but also constantly recalibrating and realigning these transformation programs in tune with the rapidly changing customer behavior and market demands.
The Digital Genius Awards (previously known as The IT Genius Awards), conceptualized and curated by CORE Media, recognized impact leaders and changemakers in the technology space who successfully envisioned and implemented unique Digital programs in their organizations.
The winners were felicitated at the recently concluded CIO Crown 2022 – CORE Media’s flagship event that brings together India’s top CIOs, CTOs, and Corporate Technology Professionals. The Digital Genius awards provide a platform for business technology leaders to showcase their innovative digital approaches and outcomes.
This year, the title was presented to 29 industry leaders across eight different categories namely Digital transformation, Data Modernization, Cloud Excellence, Intelligent Automation (AI, ML, and RPA), Cyber Security & Data Privacy, Smart Analytics, Digital Workspace, and Emerging Technologies.
An independent Jury comprising distinguished leaders - Aruna Rao, Strategic Technology Advisor and Former CTO of Kotak Mahindra Bank and Group Companies, Sanjay Narkar, Former CTO, IDFC Bank, and Vikas Gadre, Sr. Adjunct faculty, NMIMS, selected this year’s winners from several nominations. The key decisive factors for the selection process were the uniqueness of the nominated project, tangible business outcomes achieved by executing the project, and how the leader tactfully addressed various challenges over the course of the implementation.
This year’s Digital Genius Winners are:
Intelligent Automation:
- Vivek Zakarde, Leader - Data Services, IKS Health
- Dhaval Pandya, Corporate CIO, Piramal Enterprises
- Deena Dayalan Kuppiah Naidu, Global Head - IT Operations, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
- Sekar S, General Manager & CIO, The Karur Vysya Bank
Smart Analytics:
- Sanjeev Sinha, President - IT & Digitization, India Power Corporation
- Nikhil Kumar Nigam, Associate Director Technologies & Education Group, Amity Education Group
- Navratan Bohra, Deputy Vice President, Anand Rathi Shares And Stock Brokers Ltd
- Kersi Tavadia, Chief Information Officer (CIO), BSE
- Ramkumar Mohan, CIO, Air Works India Engineering Private Limited
Emerging Technologies:
- Nidhi Garg, Head - Global IT, Aristocrat Technologies
- Nirvan Biswas, Chief Information & Platforms Officer, National Bulk Handling Corporation, (NBHC)
- Manjunath Prasad, Head - IT Infrastructure, Tvs Mobility Pvt Ltd
Digital Workspace:
- Sarbani Bhatia, Senior Vice President, IT, Jagran Prakashan
- Pushkal Tenjerla, Director - IT & CISO, CMS Info Systems
- Krushna Chandra Sahoo, Director - Information Technology, JM Financial Services
Digital transformation:
- Arvind Singh, EVP - IT, CTO, Puravankara
- Deepak Bhosale, GM Systems, Asian Paints
- Amit Madan, President & Group Head - Technology, E-Biz, Thomas Cook India
- Avaneesh Kumar Vats, GM(IT) /HEAD(IT), EESL and Convergence Energy Services
- Sanjay Chowdhry, CIO, Hamdard Laboratories (India) - Medicine Division
- Narendra Sonawane, Vice President and Head of Information Systems, Infosys
Data modernization:
- Viral Davda, CTO, NCDEX
- Ayyella Rajkumar, CIO, KEC International (RPG Group)
Cyber Security & Data Privacy:
- Shankar Venkatesan, Head IT, Avalon Technologies
- Jai Prakash Dwivedi, CIO, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Center
- Gaurav Midha, CISO, GIC of India
- Vishal Verma, Chief Information Security Officer, Edelweiss Wealth Management
Cloud excellence:
- Binayak Pradhan, Senior Director, Head - IT (Cloud Business Team), Samsung Data Systems India
- Jitendra Gaikwad, Head - IT, Varroc Engineering Ltd
