Sebastian Joseph
Chief Technology Officer – DDB Mudra Group
Sebastian Joseph
| Full Name | Mr. Sebastian Joseph |
| Current Designation & Role | Chief Technology Officer. Role – Provide strategic Technology directions to the DDB Mudra Group – making right IT investments, using IT as a key business differentiator through innovations, cost-effective methods (such as use of open source) and creating new business opportunities through IT. |
| Current Company Name | DDB Mudra Group |
| Past Company Names | Studentsguild.com, Norway, Thermax Culligan Water Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Sesa Seat Information Systems Pvt. Ltd., Datapro Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. |
| No of Years in the IT Industry | 30 years |
| City you live in currently and since when | Mumbai since 2010 |
| Native Town/ City you belong | Trichur, Kerala/ Pune |
| Mother Tongue | Malayalam |
| Language you are proficient with | English, Hindi, Malayalam |
| Educational Details | Post Graduate |
| Awards and Recognitions Received CIO | 1.) CISO Awards 2012 – Infosecurity Magazine & iVIZ
2.) Intelligent Enterprise Award 2011 – by Express Group 2011 3) The Creative 100 – CIO Magazine (IDG Group) 2011 3.) Excellence in HR through Technology – Employee Branding Awards 2011 4.) CISO Awards 2011 – Infosecurity Magazine & iVIZ 5.) EDGE 2011 (Enterprise Driving Growth and Excellence through IT) Award – Network Computing Magazine 2011 6.) Intelligent Enterprise Award 2010 – by Express Group 2010 7.) EDGE 2010 (Enterprise Driving Growth and Excellence through IT) Award – Network Computing Magazine 2010 8.) Excellence in HR through Technology – Asia Pacific HRM Congress Awards 2010 9.) The Ingenious CIO 100 – CIO Magazine (IDG Group) 2009 10.) The PC Quest Best IT Implementation Award 2009 for the project with Maximum Business Impact – PC Quest Magazine 2009 11.) EDGE 2009 (Enterprise Driving Growth and Excellence through IT) – Network Computing Magazine 2009 12.) Excellence in HR through Technology – Employee Branding Awards 2009 13.) Indira Super Achiever Award 2009 – Indira Group of Institutes 14.) The Bold 100 – CIO Magazine (IDG Group) 2008 15.) CIO Power List – CIO Decisions Magazine 2008 |
| Gadgets you love the most and why | iPhone 4S, iPad. User Experience |
| What makes you laugh | A good joke |
| Current book you are reading and what you love about it | The collaborative organization. It speaks about the next wave of technology disruption – Enterprise Social Networking |
| Books you enjoyed reading the most | Comics |
| Software company you admire and why | Infosys for their strategy and vision |
| Hardware company your admire and why | Apple for their innovative products/solutions. |
| IT personality you admire and why | Mr. Steve Jobs. The way he turned around Apple. |
| Your best moment in your career till date | First PC based business application that I developed in 1982. |
| Your best moment in personal life | Birth of our son. |
| Music You Like | Soft Instrumental |
| Movies You Like | Fiddler on the Roof (English), Mera Naam Joker (Hindi), Chemmeen (Malayalam) |
| Most Liked Travel Destination | Goa |
| Why do you like your job | Challenging, every day is new learning, innovatively implement solutions, abreast with technology curve |
| Most favorite quote | To achieve you must first believe in yourself |