Digital Genius Awards at CIO Crown 2024 by CORE Media honored 26 CIOs and digital leaders across 8 categories for their exceptional digital strategies and implementation.
In recent years, strategies led by tech executives for digitalization have undergone significant transformation. Today’s CIOs and digital leaders play a crucial role in accelerating the digital journey of businesses. They also ensure that these strategies align seamlessly with the evolving demands of both the market and consumers.
Conceptualized and curated by CORE Media, Digital Genius Awards recognizes CIOs and digital leaders for their groundbreaking innovations. These leaders have brought immense value to their organizations and redefined what’s possible in the digital world.
The winners were felicitated at the recently concluded CIO Crown 2024, CORE Media’s flagship event that brought together India’s top CIOs and digital leaders. CIO Crown 2024 is a platform for business and technology leaders to share their innovative digital approaches and their outcomes.
This year, the title was presented to 26 industry leaders across 8 different categories: Cloud Excellence, Cyber Security, Data Modernization, DevOps, Digital Transformation, Digital Trust, GenAI, and Intelligent Automation (AI, ML, LPA).
An independent jury of notable leaders—Sanjay Narkar, Former CTO, IDFC Bank; Sankarson Banerjee, Former CIO, RBL Bank; and Vikas Gadre, Sr. Adjunct faculty, NMIMS, selected this year’s winners from several nominations.
Key factors in the selection process included the nominated project's uniqueness, the tangible outcomes it produced, and the leader's approach to overcoming challenges during the execution of the project.
This year’s Digital Genius Winners are:
Cloud Excellence:
Ashish Shrivastava, Business Head - Digital Engineering, Financial Software and System
Jijy Oommen, CTO, Aavas Financiers
Dr. Krishna Dhumal, Director-IT, The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council
Manjunath Prasad, Head-IT, TVS Mobility
Cyber Security:
Neeraj Singh, Head-IT & IS, InterGlobe Enterprises
Nikhil Bhushan , CTO, Starbucks India
Prakash Kumar Ranjan, CISO, Sammaan Capital
Sachin Bali, Head-IT & CISO, Azure Power
Data Modernization:
Apooorv Srivastavaa, Director Finance & Supply Chain Technology & Portfolio Delivery, British Telecom
Sanjay Joshi, Head IT & Digital Transformation, Parle Products
Vartul Mittal, Global Head - IT, STL - Sterlite Technologies
DevOps:
Vivek Parihar, Head, Engineering, Purplle.com
Digital Transformation:
Harmit Singh Malhotra, CTO, NDTV - Profit
Hemang Mehta, Head-IT, L’oreal India
Nikhil Kumar Nigam, CTO, IIHMR University
Rajnish Gurchale, Head IT - SAP & Applications, D'Decor Exports
Santosh Gupta, Head-IT, Zee Learn
Subhash Singh Punjabi, CISO & Head Enterprise Architecture, Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals
Digital Trust:
Sujoy Brahmachari, CIO & CISO, Rosmerta Technologies
GenAI:
Faheem Kolhar, VP - Global IT, KPIT Technologies
Gaurav Duggal, Sr. VP, Jio Platforms
Gaurav Pandey, Director IT, Junglee Games
Shraddha Ukalkar, CIO, Mercedes Benz
Vijoy Basu, SVP & Global Head Enterprise Data & AI, Firstsource
Intelligent Automation (AI, ML, RPA):
Binita Prasad, Head IT & Digital, Saint-Gobain - Grindwell Norton
Vishal Jain, Head IT Infra and Security, Del Monte Foods
