How this CIO mastered Digital Transformation decades before it became a buzzword | Samrat Banerjee

Samrat Banerjee is the CIO at Emami, a Rs 3578 cr Indian behemoth in the consumer industry with more than 500 products, 4.9 million retail outlets and a presence in more than 70 countries.

In his previous roles, Samrat has been associated with GE, General Motors, ITC, Spencer’s and Emami. He’s been in the CIO role for almost a decade and has been instrumental in several digital transformation initiatives and led businesses & IT teams in the areas of Business Analytics, Mobility, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud strategy, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) & e-commerce.

On the first episode of What the F…MCG?, Season 2, the new avatar of the FieldAssist podcast, Samrat takes us on a journey, where amongst other things, he talks about pursuing his passion for theatre, stumbling into the world of technology (and loving it!), the transformative power of having the right mentors, the unique hiring hack that has helped him hire great talent and so much more.

Key Points

00:00-01:38 - Introduction
01:39 - 03:16 - Who is Samrat Banerjee?
03:17 - 04:23 - How do you manage work-life balance?
04:24 - 08:31 - How did becoming a CIO happen?
08:32 - 10:38 - Were you scared of giving expensive devices to salesmen?
10:39 - 12:09 - How have mentors shaped your life and why is mentorship important?
12:10 - 13:09 - What are the traits you look for when hiring?
13:10 - 13:56 - What is your top hiring hack?
13:57 - 14:10 - Conclusion


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