B Venkatakrishnan, 2013 Honoree
- Title
- Head of IT
- Employer
- Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers Ltd
- Location
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- What characteristics are most important to you in an IT hire?
- Integrity and transparency.
- Skills you'll hire for this year:
- SAP functional and virtual infrastructure management. It would be a mixed match of in-house-trained and fresh personnel.
- A task you've delegated this year:
- Budget management, which has been delegated to a senior manager in the team.
- How are you turning your IT department into a services organization?
- SLA-based services, measuring and monitoring the services around the clock and maintaining transparency.
- How have you surprised your CEO in recent months?
- By receiving several awards, accolades and certification from various IT entities and industry leaders.