Subramanian Chittur
Head – Systems – Metro Cash and Carry India P. Ltd
Full Name | Subramanian Chittur |
Current Designation & Role | Head – Systems |
Current Company Name | Metro Cash and Carry India P. Ltd |
Past Company Names | Jarir Group of Companie – KSA, Shaw Wallace and Company Ltd., Monsanto India Ltd., Ingersoll Rand (I) Ltd., UDV Ltd., Glaxo India Ltd., ACC Ltd., Siemens Ltd. |
No of Years in the IT Industry | 30 years |
City you live in currently and since when | Bengaluru, 2 years |
Native Town/ City you belong | Mumbai, Maharashtra |
Mother Tongue | Tamil |
Language you are proficient with | Tamil, English, Hindi and Marathi |
Educational Details | B.Com (Hons)., AICWA, DMS, MFM |
Awards and Recognitions Received CIO | Few of them in academics |
Gadgets you love the most and why | Ipod, Iphone – for its sheer video/audio |
What makes you laugh | The ignorance of children when they speak the truth in front of others and put you to shame. |
Current book you are reading and what you love about it | The Ultimate Gift (Basically teaches youngsters value of money) |
Books you enjoyed reading the most | (Charles Dickens – one of the several books that I read with my wife…the habit of reading literary books inducted by my wife) |
Software company you admire and why | Wipro and SAP for their execution excellence |
Hardware company your admire and why | HP and IBM for their rocking hardware |
IT personality you admire and why | Narayan Murthy for making India known globally in high esteem. |
Your best moment in your career till date | Setting up the entire Systems Department from scratch in UDV Ltd when the company began its operations in India way back in 1994. |
Your best moment in personal life | When I became a Father. |
Music You Like | Carnatic Music |
Movies You Like | Action, Comedy and Children’s |
Most Liked Travel Destination | Hill stations. |
Why do you like your job | Innovation, Excitement, Challenges and thrill of Execution |
Most favorite quote | There are no permanent friends, no permanent enemies, only permanent passengers. |