Anthony A Thomas

Anthony A Thomas

Group CIO – GE Global

Full Name Anthony A Thomas
Current Designation & Role Group CIO
Current Company Name GE Global
Past Company Names Vodafone, Citi, EY, ..
No of Years in the IT Industry 25 years
City you live in currently and since when Bangalore, 2015
Native Town/ City you belong Trivandrum, KeralaTrivandrum, Kerala
Mother Tongue Malayalam
Language you are proficient with English
Educational Details Engineer
Awards and Recognitions Received CIO CIO Power List, CIO 100 Hall of Fame, Linked in Power Profile, etc.
Gadgets you love the most and why Mobile, stay connected
What makes you laugh Most things
Current book you are reading and what you love about it Thinking fast and slow by Daniel Kahneman.  It’s a fascinating book on the how of the way think and decide.
Books you enjoyed reading the most Animal Farm by George Orwell.  The Godfather by Mario Puzo.  Roots by Alex Haley.  Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
Software company you admire and why GE Digital. We are building the future Digital Industrial
Hardware company your admire and why GE.  125 years of build true hardware (Jet Engines, Turbines, etc.)
IT personality you admire and why Jeff Bezos who created ecommerce as we know it
Your best moment in your career till date Every moment was rewarding one way or other.
Your best moment in personal life Birth of my kids
Music You Like Rock, south Indian semi-classic
Movies You Like Too many to name
Most Liked Travel Destination Kerala, most of Africa and India
Why do you like your job Great company, team, lots of challenges mix of internal and customer responsibilities, and above all fun
Most favorite quote The man who has no imagination has no wings.– Muhammad Ali