EDITOR’S LETTER
Welcome to the January edition of Illuminar.
This edition carries a story on Exploring Margin Improvements via Digital. We focus on digital transformation technologies that can help deliver margin improvements. We also explore the correlation between digitally mature organizations and their superior financial performance.
This edition features perspectives from Mr. Parna Ghosh, VP and Group CIO, UNO Minda Group. Uno Minda Group is a leading manufacturer of automotive components for OEMs. Uno Minda is a $445 Million Group, with a workforce of more than 16,000 catering to the leading Passenger Vehicle, Commercial Vehicle, Motorcycle & Scooter, Off-road Vehicle & Tier 1 Manufacturers in India with a presence in Indonesia, Vietnam, Uzbekistan, U.S.A., and Japan. Mr. Parna shares interesting perspectives on digital native vs traditional organizations with respect to their digital transformation journey, the evolving role of a CIO, and the role of digital transformation in improving business processes significantly.
This edition also carries perspectives from Mr. Jagan Ramaswami, Executive Director and Senior GM, Future Pipe Industries. Future Pipe is a Dubai-headquartered leading fiberglass pipe system design and manufacturing company, active in the oil and gas, water and industrial sectors. Mr. Jagan shares interesting insights on emerging trends in shared services transformation, unlocking SSC potential via value creation and evolution of hyper-automation.
As always, we look forward to your feedback. Thank you so much for being so enthusiastic. Thank you also for sharing your viewpoints and ideas to make this platform engaging. We are genuinely grateful.
We wish you and your loved ones a safe and cheerful future.
Have a great day and stay safe!
Best regards,
Srividya Kannan
Editor