Pratap Gharge
Executive President & CIO – Bajaj Electricals Ltd
Full Name | Pratap Gharge |
Current Designation & Role | Executive President & CIO |
Current Company Name | Bajaj Electricals Ltd |
Past Company Names | Simplex Mills Ltd |
No of Years in the IT Industry | 35 years |
City you live in currently and since when | Mumbai Since 1973 |
Native Town/ City you belong | Vadgaon (J.S.) Tal, Khatav, Dist, Satara, Maharashtra |
Mother Tongue | Marathi |
Language you are proficient with | English, Hindi, Marathi |
Educational Details | B.Sc.(Chemistry & Maths), MBA (Operations Research) |
Awards and Recognitions Received CIO |
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Gadgets you love the most and why | Iphone – Simplicity of UI, Reliability of quality |
What makes you laugh | Whatsapp Jokes |
Current book you are reading and what you love about it | The Inevitable – Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That will shape our Future by Kevin Kelly |
Books you enjoyed reading the most | The Choice – by EliyahoGoldratt |
Software company you admire and why | Apple – Simplicity of UI, Reliability of quality |
Hardware company your admire and why | Dell – EMC – Quality of the products and Service |
IT personality you admire and why | Narayan Murthy for his successful entrepreneurship |
Your best moment in your career till date | Becoming CIO for Bajaj Electricals Ltd in Oct-1997 |
Your best moment in personal life | Becoming father |
Music You Like | Old Hindi Songs |
Movies You Like | Bollywood |
Most Liked Travel Destination | Goa |
Why do you like your job | Due to its creativity, innovation and constant challenging situation due to changes in the technology landscape, potential to transform business entirely |
Most favorite quote | “If you went to bed last night as an industrial company, you’re going to wake up today as a software and analytics company”
—Jeff Immelt – Chairman and CEO of GE |