Mr. Umesh Mehta
Chief Information Officer – Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd.
Full Name | Mr. Umesh Mehta |
Current Designation & Role | Chief Information Officer |
Current Company Name | Jubilant Life Sciences Ltd. |
Past Company Names | Asia Motor Works Ltd. (AMW –Trucks, ESSAR Group), Case New Holland (Fiat Group), Jay Bharat Maruti ( Suzuki J.V.) |
No of Years in the IT Industry | 22 years |
City you live in currently and since when | New Delhi – Since Birth |
Native Town/ City you belong | New Delhi |
Mother Tongue | Hindi |
Language you are proficient with | English & Hindi |
Educational Details | XLRI Jamshedpur, B.Sc. Computer Science – Delhi University |
Awards and Recognitions Received CIO | CISO 100 – 2012,CIO 100 – 2011 by IDG ,
Information week EDGE award 2011, CIO 100 – 2010 by IDG, Dun & Bradstreet – Best CTO 2009, CIO 100 – 2009 by IDG, Information week EDGE award 2009, Ones to Watch 2006 by IDG. |
Gadgets you love the most and why | Blackberry and iPad – They keep me connected and are very user friendly devices |
What makes you laugh | Comic movies |
Current book you are reading and what you love about it | “Who will cry when you will die” by Robin Sharma – One of the most inspirational books I have read. |
Books you enjoyed reading the most | Though I don’t read too much but I like books on Business and Leadership |
Software company you admire and why | There are quite a few but I do not want to name them |
Hardware company your admire and why | IBM – one company which is steady like a rock for more than 100 years because of its processes & Dell – for their excellence in supply chain & service |
IT personality you admire and why | Mr. Ratan Tata – His leadership qualities |
Your best moment in your career till date | Leading Multi-Cultural team for a project in China. |
Your best moment in personal life | When I got second rank all over India in my PG from XLRI Jamshedpur |
Music You Like | Old Hindi Songs and Ghazal sung by Jagjit Singh |
Movies You Like | Comic |
Most Liked Travel Destination | Singapore |
Why do you like your job | My job allows me to know and connect to all functions of the enterprise and help them to be more productive and effective in their respective areas, which is what gives me great satisfaction. |
Most favorite quote | Conceive – Believe – Achieve |