MUMBAI, December 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Acclaimed for Augmenting the Force of Digital Transformation
Digital is a vital component of every organization's game plan; as companies gear to the process of business transformation in the evolving and expanding markets. Acknowledging this transformation, SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) felicitated 25 'Digitalist Thought Leaders' for their expertise in the digital arena at the SAP ACE Awards 2015.
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The Digitalists have a built strong online presence which has fuelled their vision of successfully leveraging digital transformation for the growth of their business.
   
    Digital Thought Leaders:
    Anjali Malhotra, Aviva Life Insurance
    Krishnan Chatterjee, Strategic Marketing/HCL
    Venke Sharma, STAR India Pvt. Ltd
    Ankur Warikoo, nearbuy (Groupon India) / Angel Investor
    Sanjeev Kapur, CITI
    Abhijit Bhaduri, Wipro
    Krishnamurthy Shankar, HR/Infosys
    SV Nathan, Deloitte
    Anuranjita Kumar, CITI South Asia/CITI
    Sanjay Jorapur, Hero Motocorp
    Rajeev Rastogi, Amazon
    Rishi Mohan Bhatnagar, Tech Mahindra
    Ravi Vijayaraghavan, Flipkart
    Robin Jose, Reliance
    Arjun Varma, Nivea India (Beiersdorf AG)
    Dr Ravi Prakash Mathur, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
    Shridhar K, L&T ECC
    Deepak Sharma, Indus Towers Limited
    Jitender Panjwani, Micromax informatics Ltd.
    Ajay Kapoor, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.
    Jagdish Belwal, Tata Motors
    Parthasarathy N.S., Mindtree
    Dheeraj Sinha, Apollo Tyres Ltd.
    Nitin Parekh, Zydus Cadila
    Tanmay Agarwal, GENPACT
The 25 thought leaders were screened and shortlisted by Absolutdata Research & Analytics, using 'Social Influencer Scores' derived from statistical algorithms based on their respective digital activities. The Digitalists have a strong presence across social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter and blogs along with engaging with stakeholders on popular speaking forums and industry conferences.
"This year, SAP ACE Awards acknowledges Digitalist Thought-Leaders who are leveraging technology to drive massive business-transformation," said Deb Deep Sengupta, Managing Director, SAP Indian subcontinent. "These Digitalists are front-runners in transforming the Indian business landscape through technology-adoption, and are the catalysts for shaping the 'Digital India' vision. It is our privilege to honour these stalwarts and exchange ideas that fuel the spirit-of-innovation."
The leaders were vetted by a panel of nine eminent jury members including Ms. Ester Martinez, CEO & Editor-in-Chief at People Matters, Madhukar Kamath, Chairman DDB Mudra Group, Ms. Radha Ahluwalia, Managing Director at IMA India and V Sunil, Executive Director, Wieden and Kennedy.
The SAP ACE Awards is an annual ceremony, honouring companies, businesses and individuals who demonstrate the spirit of innovation by leveraging SAP solutions to transform their businesses. In true spirit of acknowledging the contribution of partners, SAP also felicitates implementation partners of winning projects who played a critical role and paved the way for customers' success.
SAP ACE Award Winners 2015
   
                    Categories                                   Winners
    Award in Strategic HR & Talent Management   L & T Metro Rail Hyderabad
    Award in Customer Excellence - Sales &
    Marketing                                   Titan Company Ltd
    Award in Customer Excellence - Service      Consul Neowatt Power Solutions Pvt Ltd
    Award in Financial Excellence               VFS Global
    Award in Operational Excellence -
    Manufacturing                               Medreich Limited
    Award in Operational Excellence - Supply
    Chain                                       Godrej Consumer Products Limited
    Award in Sourcing Excellence                SpiceJet
    Award in Enterprise Analytics               Kotak Mahindra Bank
    Award in Big Data Analytics                 Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited
    Award for using Mobile technologies in
    Business Processes                          Ashok Leyland Ltd
    Award in Adoption of Internet of Things
    (IoT)                                       JCB India Limited
    Award in Leveraging In-Memory Computing     John Keells Holdings, Sri Lanka
                                            
    Award for achieving Excellence in Running   - Shivam Autotech Ltd
    SAP Operations                              - Indian Oil Corporation Limited 
    Award for Enterprise-Wide Technology
    Adoption                                    Tata Power Company Limited
    Award for Technology Adoption in BFSI       Adarsh Credit Co-operative Society Limited
    Award for Technology Adoption in Telco      Tata Communications Limited
    Award for Technology Adoption in Utilities  Reliance Infrastructure Limited
    Award for Large Scale & Complex
    Implementation                              Shapoorji Pallonji & Co Pvt Ltd
                                   Special Jury Recognition
    Innovation in SAP HANA adoption             Reliance Industries Limited
    Award for Technology Adoption in Utilities  Saurashtra Enviro Projects Pvt Ltd
    Award for Large Scale & Complex
    Implementation                              Vedanta Limited-Sterlite Copper
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