Vijay Sethi
Vice President and CIO – Hero MotoCorp Ltd.
Vijay Sethi
| Full Name | Vijay Sethi |
| Current Designation & Role | Vice President and CIO |
| Current Company Name | Hero MotoCorp Ltd. |
| Past Company Names | Ranbaxy and Tata Consultancy Services |
| No of Years in the IT Industry | 23 |
| City you live in currently and since when | New Delhi since 1994 |
| Native Town/ City you belong | Chandigarh |
| Mother Tongue | Punjabi |
| Language you are proficient with | English, Hindi, Punjabi |
| Educational Details | 1.) Masters Degree in Industrial Engineering2.) MBA in Materials Management
3.) Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering 4.) Number of certifications in various areas of management and IT – including APICS (Supply Chain) and CISA 5.) Leadership programs organized by leading global institutes including Harvard Business School, Indian School of Business and IIM Ahmedabad |
| Awards and Recognitions Received CIO | 1.) Global CIO2.) CIO of the year
3.) CIO Hall of Fame 4.) Champion CIO 5.) India’s Best CIO 6.) India’s Best IT Manager 7.) CIO Super League 8.) CIO Grandmaster 9.) BI Mastermind 10)Cloud Pioneer 11.) India’s Most Respected CIOs (Among the top 5) |
| Gadgets you love the most and why | 1.) Camera2.) IPAD |
| What makes you laugh | 1.) Lot of things:2.) Games and pranks I play with my daughters
3.) Remembering our childhood days with my friends and family 4.) Remembering the way I behaved in some situations |
| Current book you are reading and what you love about it | Connect The Dots by Rashmi Bansal – The book has some really inspiring stories about entrepreneurs |
| Books you enjoyed reading the most | 1.) Great by Choice – Jim Collins 2.) Monk Who Sold his Ferarai – Robin Sharma 3.) The Goal – by Goldratt 4.) Who Moved my Cheese – Spencer Johnson 5.) Straight from the Gut – Jack Welch |
| Software company you admire and why | Would not like to name |
| Hardware company your admire and why | Would not like to name |
| IT personality you admire and why | Every IT Leader / Personality has a persona for himself / herself…who has created a excellence in their walk of life I admire each one of them to appreciate, admire and learn from their success and excellence. |
| Your best moment in your career till date | a. Being awarded CIO of the year b. Having a long one-on-one conversation with Mr. Michael Dell |
| Your best moment in personal life | Too personal to share |
| Music You Like | Hindi Ghazals / Old Hindi Songs / Punjabi Gurbani Shabad Kirtan |
| Movies You Like | I do not watch movies |
| Most Liked Travel Destination | Germany (Heidelberg) |
| Why do you like your job | a. Gives me an opportunity to actually changing the way organization works by deploying systems / re-engineering processes b. Keeps me updated with latest trends in technology and gives me an opportunity to explore these to help my organization achieve our business objectives c. Gives me an opportunity to meet and interact with some of the best minds in business and IT d. Has lots of challenges that keeps one motivated |
| Most favorite quote | If you want to Change the World, first change yourself |