Sunil Mehta

Senior Vice President & Area Systems Director – Central Asia – J Walter Thompson

Full Name	Sunil Mehta
Current Designation & Role	Senior Vice President & Area Systems Director – Central Asia
Current Company Name	J Walter Thompson
Past Company Names	Business India Group, First Financial Compuserve
No of Years in the IT Industry	30+ years
City you live in currently and since when	Mumbai since birth
Native Town/ City you belong	New Delhi
Mother Tongue	Punjabi
Language you are proficient with	English, Punjabi, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Kutchi, Sindhi, Konkani, French
Educational Details	MBA, DSM, CISA, BSc, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Awards and Recognitions Received CIO	Honoured and named as one of theTop 50 Global CIO’sin the world in the first ever Global Top 50 CIOs list selected by Information Week, USA – 2009 Inducted into the first ever Top 50 Global CIO’sin the worldHall of Fame list selected by Information Week, USA – 2010 Amongst the Top 10 CIOs in India award by Naseeba – 2009-10 Inducted into the CIO Hall of Fame by the CIO Magazine of the IDG Group – 2012 Honored amongst the top CIOs of the country for the CIO Powerlist 2015 & 2016 Awards for “Media & Advertising Icon” and “Software Icon” byCentre of Recognition & Excellence – 2015 Inducted into the Hall of Fame by the CIO Choice – 2013 Honoured amongst the Top 100 CIOsin India by the CIO Magazine of the IDG Group for four years in a row – 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Honoured amongst the Top 5 Networking Pioneers in India by the CIO Magazine of the IDG Group – 2011 Most Effective Recovery Of The Year award, the first ever in the world from India which was pioneered and constituted by Deloitte with BCI UK (Business Continuity Institute) – 2009 Recognised and listed on International “Who’s Who of the Information Technology World” – 2002
Gadgets you love the most and why	Mobile Phone – Cannot live & work without one Laptop – Cannot work without one FitBit – Fitness Tracker Bluetooth Earpiece – Hands-free listening & working Smart TV – Interactive TV
What makes you laugh	Humorous situations & jokes
Current book you are reading and what you love about it	Playing to Win by Alan Lafley& Roger Martin – To understand how we think about strategies all the time with respect to : What is our winning aspiration? Where will we play? How will we win? What capabilities must be in place? What management systems are required?
Books you enjoyed reading the most	Harvard Business Reviews
Software company you admire and why	Microsoft – Changed the way people & companies work & collaborate besides surviving since existence & being consistent with innovation
Hardware company your admire and why	Apple, Lenovo & HP – Best, Unique, sturdy, Design sense & advanced technology oriented products
IT personality you admire and why	Manu Parpia – started my career with him
Your best moment in your career till date	When we implemented the first ever ERP for a media company in the world
Your best moment in personal life	When my daughter Kahini was born
Music You Like	Classical
Movies You Like	Action & Spy Thrillers
Most Liked Travel Destination	USA & Far East
Why do you like your job	Associated Challenges & freedom to innovate
Most favorite quote	“Whatever happens – happens for the best and nothing is impossible even if difficult”

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