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 |
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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 :
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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” |