WINNERS’ CIRCLE

Rajan Yadav

Stryker Global Technology Center

Technical Role Model

Rathnaprabha

Morgan Stanley

Next Generation Woman Leader

Vishal Srirama

BSH India

Excellence in Customer Centricity

Madhulika Vedula

Providence India

Brand By Design - Excellence In Employer Branding

Kaveri Jain

Micron Technology India

Next Generation Woman Leader

Ram Rangarajan

Stryker Global Technology Center

Champions of Unlocking Center Value - ER&D

Abhishek Kumar

Ericsson GCC/GSC

Champions of Unlocking Center Value - GBS

Pradeep Menon

HSBC Tech India

Best In Class COE - ESG

Srini Basava

Bazaarvoice India

Champions of Unlocking Center Value

Latha Chembrakalam

Continental Technical Center India

Great Place to Innovate and Champions of Unlocking Centre Value

Mohan Vijayalaya Pandian

BSH Home Appliances Pvt. Ltd

Excellence in Customer Centricity

Hema Nevetia

Allstate India

Next Generation Women Leader

Rajesh Ramachandran

ABB

Best in Class Centre of Excellence

Mohan Rao Goli

Samsung R&D Insitute India

Technical Role Model

Saurav Daga

Siemens Healthineers

Technical Role Model

Ramesh Kalanje

Commvault

Excellence in Customer Centricity

AWARD CATEGORIES
FOR 2024

01 CHAMPIONS IN UNLOCKING CENTER VALUE ORGANIZATION-WIDE AWARD

This is an organization-wide award that will recognize those companies that have rapidly evolved from being a pure-play cost center to a value creation center. This category will assess Global Capability Centers (GCCs) on the nature and type of transformation, the drivers, the key milestones, and metrics achieved and the key outcomes – across ER&D, Enterprise IT, and GBS teams.

02 GREAT PLACE TO INNOVATE ORGANIZATION-WIDE AWARD

An organization-wide award, GPTI recognizes companies that are focused on value creation from India and have made concerted efforts across five key areas: Organization Charter, Culture, Internal Programs & Processes, External Linkages, and Innovation Metrics. The assessment criteria will focus on how conducive the GCC’s environment is for innovation and will also measure the pervasiveness of the innovative mindset and culture.

03 BEST IN CLASS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE (COE) ORGANIZATION-WIDE AWARD

This is an organization-wide award to honor those India centers that are leading the way in driving innovation and research in specific technologies/processes, while facilitating collaboration across various business units. These COEs act as the “go-to” teams for cutting-edge research and innovation in relevant areas, providing indispensable value to the parent organization. The assessment will be across two areas – Generative AI / AI, Data Science, and Automation COE and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) COE.

04 BUILDING A CULTURE OF INTRAPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION-WIDE AWARD

This is an organization-wide award that celebrates those GCCs that are focused on creating a culture to develop and nurture Intrapreneurial leaders from the India center. These GCCs should have made concerted efforts to drive a strong leadership philosophy with allied programs to identify and develop leaders to deliver key business outcomes.

05 EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER CENTRICITY ORGANIZATION-WIDE AWARD

This is an organization-wide award and will recognize those India centers that have built operational ability and organizational capability to successfully create a customer-centric culture internally and created a positive customer experience externally. This category will only be for centers in India that cater to external customers and are not meant for centers that cater to HQ/global locations internally.

06 BRAND BY DESIGN – EXCELLENCE IN EMPLOYER BRANDING ORGANIZATION-WIDE AWARD

This is an organization-wide award to recognize organizations that have successfully created a brand name in the talent market and are considered employers of choice. The centers will be gauged on various parameters including the company’s values, vision, culture and its dissemination across installed and potential talent as part of their Employee Value Proposition (EVP).

07 AATMANIRBHAR GCC ORGANIZATION-WIDE AWARD

An organization-wide award, Aatmanirbhar GCC celebrates those India centers that have created large-scale impact by conceptualizing, designing, developing, and manufacturing products from India. The assessment criteria will focus on the drivers, key metrics and milestones achieved, and the key outcomes derived through such technology innovations for both Software as well as for Hardware products.

08 NEXT GENERATION WOMAN LEADER INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR AWARD

This is an individual contributor award that felicitates women leaders in India, who have created large-scale impact through their business, leadership, and/or technology expertise. These women leaders have excelled at mentoring upcoming talent and serve as an inspiration for the industry for excellence through their work. The category evaluates excellence shown across the dimensions of individual, organizational, and ecosystem development.

09 TECHNICAL ROLE MODEL INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR AWARD

An individual contributor award, TRM recognizes technology stalwarts and have served by example and inspired individuals both within their organization and beyond, to follow a technical career path. As part of this award, we will also recognize individuals who have created a significant impact in the technologies of Artificial Intelligence/Big Data Analytics and Intelligent Automation.

FROM THE VAULT

Zinnov Awards 2023

450+

NOMINATIONS

180+

COMPANIES

9

CATEGORIES
49 LEADERS & INDUSTRY INFLUENCERS JURY MEMBERS

27

WINNERS