Subramanian Chittur
Head – Systems – Metro Cash and Carry India P. Ltd
Subramanian Chittur
| 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. |