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CIO Perspectives :
 “Our CEO has the vision to drive business transformation through IT”
David Briskman, VP & CIO, Ranbaxy Laboratories
 “User is the King. Ultimately it is the user who will come back and inform whether a technology is benefiting the company or not.”
Shirish Gariba, CIO, Elbee Express
“CIOs have to align IT with their corporate strategy to get higher returns”
Subbarao Hegde, AVP, IT, GMR Group
“The challenges have been around evaluation and adoption of new emerging technologies and how they can positively impact our customers and employees”
Arun O Gupta, Customer Care Associate and Group Chief Technology Officer, Shoppers Stop
 “The management has identified technology as the change agent that will drive the company ahead”
Nitin Arora, CIO, Writer Corporation
“IT is not just a department for us but an integral part of our operations”
KT Rajan, Director, Operations, IS and Projects, Allergan India
“IT is not just about writing a few programs; understanding the business imperatives is equally important”
S R Balasubramanian, Executive VP – IT & Corporate Development, Godfrey Phillips
“IT is identified as the key enabler for our business”
Praveen Chaudhary, IT consultant, Uflex
“Measuring ROI can be extremely complex or extremely simple”
Dheeraj Sinha, Head – Corporate Management Services, Apollo Tyres
"Educating the functional heads and their human resources becomes challenging at times"
R D Malav, VP - IT (Corporate), Jindal Group
 "We look at optimizing any technology that we use for a period of three years in order to gain our RoI"
Vijay Prasad, CIO, Satyam Computer Services Ltd.
 “Intranet works better by word of mouth”
Manish Gupta, CIO, Fortis Healthcare Ltd.
 “IT can really help when the times are tough”
Vijay Sethi, Vice President – Information Systems, Hero Honda
 "We’d Like to Be Technology-Agnostic"
RIS Sidhu, General Manager - IT, PNB
 Being Cost Effective and Scalable
Mike Berkley, Chief Information Officer, WorldSpace Inc.
 Stay The Course; Think Broad, Not Deep
Frank Modruson, CIO, Accenture
“Implementing quality processes was a challenge”
Narendra Kumar Garg, Chief Information & Security Officer (CISO), R Systems
"Don’t blindly follow the path set by the others"
Nataraj N, VP & CIO, Aztecsoft
 "The most important thing is to be a visionary"
Richard Temple,VP of IT and CIO, Saint Clare's Health System
"IT's value lies in managing information assets better"
Sanjiv Dalal, CTO, Firstsource
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 "A major accomplishment is Xansa’s global delivery model"
Gurinder Vir Singh, CIO, Xansa India 
"Striking a balance between cost and delivery of solutions is critical" Prasad Dhumal, Head-IT, DHL Express (India) Pvt. Ltd.  “Enhancing Productivity and Quality of Work, through IT”
S C Mittal, ED (Management Services & IT), IFFCO  'IT should play a key role in decision making'
Chandan Sinha, CIO, GHCL  "It helps if you have a business head looking after IT "
Jason Gonsalves, Vice President - Corporate Planning & IT, Kansai Nerolac  “IT is still blamed for inefficiencies of business processes”
Shankar G Rao, CIO, Sasken  “A CIO has to work on instinct”
G Rajagopalan, CIO, Tata Power  'First be a Business executive and then an IT executive'
Sumit Chowdhury, CIO, Reliance Communications  'A CIO’s organizational perspective is unmatched'
Vinod Sadavarte, CIO, Patni Computer Systems
 'A CIO Should be an Equal Business Partner'
Mike Webb, Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Aricent
 'Be a Mentor than Being a Manager'
Tarun Jauhari, Director, First Advantage Offshore Services
 'CIOs must develop business acumen'
Ramón F Baez, VP & CIO, Kimberly-Clark
 'A Leader Should be the Jack of All Trades but Master of a Chosen Few'
Shirish Patwardhan, CTO, KPIT Cummins Infosystems Limited
 "IT Heads are Grappling with a Role Reversal"
Nilesh Sangoi, Chief Technology Officer, V-Link Group
"Visionary and Growth Oriented CEOs Help Change Perception of IT in an Organisation" Anil Singh, CIO, N R Agarwal Goup of Industries  "People Who Make Mistakes, Succeed"
Sushil K Chugh, VP Technology, GlobalLogic  "Leaders Should be Groomed for Greater Responsibilities"
Anil Gajwani, CTO, Bharti Telesoft
 “People management is the key to any IT project’s success”
Amitabh Pandey, President & Head – ebusiness, Thomas Cook  "Emphasis on Up-to-Date Technology and Big Compensation Packages Critical to Retain People"
Dhanalakshmi R.K., Head - IS & Technology, Aditi Technologies  "CIO has to Bridge the Gap Between IT and Operations"
Navtej Matharu, CIO, InfoVision Group
 "IT Departments are Treated as Profit Centers Rather Than Overhead Centers"
Pat Krishnan, Chief Technology Officer, Helios & Matheson
"Utilizing New Technology, Especially Security Related, is Fundamental" Manikkam V.S., Head-Information Technology, Henkel CAC Pvt Ltd.  "CIOs Need to Think Beyond Technology"
Stuart Scott, CIO, Microsoft Corporation  "More Effective the Use of Technology; Better the ROI"
Meheriar Patel, DGM and Head-IT, Globus Stores Private Ltd  "A CIO Should Align Business Goals" Nirmal Prasad Rath, DGM – IT, Radico Khaitan Ltd.
 "Results Matter More Than Status Updates" Sanjay Bajaj, Vice President, Application Engineering, Spheris India Pvt. Ltd  "CTO and CIO Govern Different Ends of a Business"
Shankar Krishnamoorthy, CTO, Aspire Systems
 "A CIO should keep on innovating"
V V Rao, Group Head-IT, Suzlon Energy  “You cannot have an IT strategy without a business strategy”
Suresh R Shenoy, Senior VP – IT, Wockhardt
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