CIO 100 Awards India

Application process:

• Eligible applicants may submit a nomination using the official awards form. Nominations can be submitted either by the nominee or on their behalf.
• After the application deadline, an expert panel comprising editors from Foundry’s global editorial team will independently review and score each submission.
• Winners are selected based on the average scores awarded by the judging panel.
• All nominees will be notified via email regarding the outcome of their application.
• Award winners will receive exclusive invitations to both the awards ceremony and the conference. All other qualified applicants will be invited to attend the conference.

Application criteria:

• Eligible applications will be graded by two judges from a pool primarily composed of past CIO 100 Award-winning CIOs, along with CIO editors and trusted partners; each entry is reviewed by a unique set of judges to ensure no two entries are evaluated by the same people.
• Key judging criteria include technology innovation (how IT was used in new ways) and business value delivery (measurable impact backed by data).
• Judges look for clear, detailed applications that focus on business goals, project results, and provide supporting data for innovation and business value.
• Successful applications highlight industry context, before-and-after impact, challenges faced, solid metrics (ROI, profitability), and an engaging, first-person narrative.

The Game Changers Award Winners

A N Srinivasan, Senior Vice President – IT, SRF

Abhijit Chatterjee, Sr.Director IT, CISO, TCG Lifesciences

Amandeep Singh Bawa, Global Head IT Infrastructure, Centrient Pharmaceuticals

Amit Singh, Global Director- Technology- IT & Security, Porter (SmartShift Logistics Solutions)

Anuj Joshi, CTO, S&A Law Offices

Avaneesh Kumar Vats, Vice President (Digital Infra & Innovation) and Group CIO, Techno Electric and Engineering

Avinash Shinde, CTO and Head Automation, Century Enka (Aditya Birla Group)

Chandresh Pravin Dedhia, CTO, Medikabazaar

Deepti Mamtani, Global Associate Director – SAP, AI and Business Transformation, Boston Scientific India

Dr. Mahesh N Juttiyavar, Director & CTO, Mastek

Dr. Makarand Sawant, CIO, SEAFB

Dr. N Raveendran, CIO, Sakthi Finance

Farhan Khan, Group CDIO, Allied Blenders & Distillers

Girish Raj Giri, General Manager – IT & CISO, Goodluck India

Harvinder Singh Banga, Group Chief Digital Officer, Movtek

Hepil Doshi, AVP – Digital Transformation, Bikaji Foods International

Hitesh Kumar Sharma, Chief Information Officer, Uniparts Group

Jomy Luke Xavier, CIO, Wizzmoni Financial Services

Kiran Neve, General Manager IT & Country Lead IT, Astemo India

Manikandan M, CIO, Unico Housing Finance

Manoj Kumar, CIO, Shyam Steel Industries

Manu MS, CTO, Manappuram Home Finance

Navratan Bohra, Vice President, Anand Rathi and Stock Brokers

Nikhilesh Joshi, CIO, Agrawal Metal Works

Poonam Masand, Sr Director – Data Tech and AI, Genpact

Pradeep Jaiswar, Associate Director – Engineering, Upstox

Prakash Kumar, Head IT, Carl Zeiss India Pvt Ltd. (ZEISS Group)

Prasad Tripurari, Chief Technology Officer, Ramoji Group

Pravin Patil, VP Technology, IndusInd General Insurance Company

Rajasekaran Mathuram, Technology Head – Retail, Adyar Ananda Bhavan Sweets

Rajesh Sharma, Group Chief Technology Officer, Cello World

Ram Mohan Kasi, Associate Vice President – IT, Apollo Health City

Ramesh Nimmakanti, Head IT Infrastructure, Megha Engineering & Infrastructures

Ravi Razdan, Director IT & HR, Jyothy Labs

Ravishankar Shanmugasundaram, Chief Technical Officer, Kovai Medical Center and Hospital

Rohit Singh, Director – Cyber Security & IS, People Interactive (I) Pvt Ltd (Shaadi.com)

Saravanan Sankaran, CIO, Netradyne

Sheikh Amzad, Head IT, Shivalik Engineering Industries

Souvik Roy, Head – Technology, IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company

Srikanth JS, VP IT, KPR Mill

Subhakar Rudra, Chief Technology Officer, SPML Infra

Subhamoy Chakraborti, CTO, ABP Group

Upkar Singh, Head IT, Paradeep Phosphates

Vamsi Krishna Ithamraju, CDIO, TeamLease

Vikram Goswami, Chief Information Officer – Carrier India and South East Asia, Carrier Airconditioning and Refrigeration

Vinodhkannan M, CIO, Turbo Energy

Vishal Gupta, Senior Vice President – Deputy CTO, National Securities Depository Limited

Vivek Pathak, Head and Additional General Manager IT, BHEL

HPE Special Award Winners

Nitin Bansod, SVP, Bajaj Life Insurance

Radhakrishna S, VP – Practice Manager – IT Service, Support and Operations, Infosys

Ashok Thalavaiswamy, Global Head – IT Infrastructure, iOPEX Technologies

Karthikeyan K, Chief Technology Officer, KreditBee

Jagdip Kumar, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Lohia Corp

Atul Arya, Head Information Technology, Max Healthcare

Ranjeet Kadam, Chief Information Officer, TATA AutoComp Systems

Mrityunjay Verma, Vice President, Tata Consultancy Services

Ajith Joel Peter, Deputy General Manager – IT, The Ramco Cements

Sumit Singh, Chief Technology Officer, Wockhardt Hospitals

CIO Special Award Winners

Rupesh Nain, Chief Digital Officer, Adani Natural Resources

Sudeep Dey, CIO and Information Security Leader, Aster DM Quality Care

Mukul Jain, CTO, Axis Maxlife Insurance

Apratim Mitra, Head of Digital & Technology India, CBRE South Asia

Brajabhusan Panda, CIO Emerging Markets & Head of Digital, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories

Harnath Babu, Chief Information Officer, Partner, KPMG in India

Bibhu Krishna, CTO, Policybazaar.com

Jitender Verma, Chief Information Officer, PVR INOX

Anand Kumar Sinha, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Tata Technologies

Prashant Mishra, CTO, Walsons Group

Netskope Special Award Winners

Omkar Sawant, VP-IT, Axis Mutual Fund

Pankaj Khare, CIO, Bharat Financial Inclusion

Jayant Goyal, CIO, Coforge

Deepinder Singh Sethi, Chief Information Officer, Escorts Kubota

Rohit Gaur, CDIO, Jubilant Ingrevia

Dr. Tapan Sahoo, Senior Executive Officer, Digital Enterprise, Maruti Suzuki India Limited

Pavan Goyal, Chief Information Officer, Mphasis

Shwetank Verma, CIO/CISO, Sagility

Dwarka Srinath, Chief Digital and Information Officer, Tata Power

Ramaswamy PV, Global CIO, Virtusa

Varonis Special Award Winners

Chitti Babu, Group CIO, Aurobindo Pharma

Amit Pradhan, Senior VP IT & CIO, Dixon Technologies India

Arpit Rastogi, CIO, Grant Thornton Bharat

Badri Narayanan Rangarajan Mangadu, Senior VP, Digital Transformation, HCLTECH

Nimesh Sanghvi, Director, JM Financial Services

Avinash Tiwari, CISO and Head of IT Services, Pidilite Industries

Balasundaran Ranjan, General Manager Global IT, Quest Global Engineering Services

Dheeraj Sinha, Chief Information Officer, Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries

Mangesh Mahale, Chief Technology Officer, Ujjivan Small Finance Bank

ACPL Special Award Winners

Madhavan G G, SVP – IT, Access Healthcare Services

Neeti Wahi, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Indus Towers

Vikas K. Katare, Head IT, Jaquar & Co.

Dr. Sriranga Narasimha Gandhi Aryavalli, Vice President & Head of Infosec, Jio Platforms

Sharad Kumar Agarwal, CDIO, JK Tyre & Industries

Vishal Vishwakarma, Head IT, KISSHT

Aravindan S, CIO, L&T Precision Engineering and Systems

Ramesh T Kumar, Global Head – Enterprise IT, LTM

Linson Paul, CTO, Muthoot Microfin

Anil Sharma, Senior Director & CTO, PepsiCo Inc.

Hall of Fame Winners

Swapnil Wadhwa, Chief Digital & AI Officer, Aragen Life Sciences

Chinmoy Roy, Associate Vice President, BCCL (The Times of India Group)

Ganesh Mahadevan Vaidyanathan, CIO & CDO, Bosch Global Software Technologies

Mukesh Jain, CTO, Capgemini

Nikhil Morade, Head – Technology & Shared Services, Cipla

Rahul Puri, Vice President IT, Devyani International

Arindam Hari, CIO, Gainwell Commosales

Jyothirlatha B, CTO, Godrej Capital

Saurabh Gupta, Group CDIO, Gujarat Flourochemicals

Nikhil S Prabhakar, Chief Information Officer, IndiaMART InterMESH

Jai Prakash Sharma, Executive Vice President Technology, InfoEdge India Ltd

Pooja Chatrath, CIO, Oncquest Laboratories

Vinod Chandnani, CIO & CISO, Patel Engineering

B Jegadeeswaran, Senior General Manager, TVS Automobile Solutions