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Anil Punjwani, IT Head, Philips Innovation Campus

Title: IT Head

Company: Philips Innovation Campus

Industry Vertical: Innovation

Age: 41

First Job: Society for Applied Microwave, Electronics Engineering & Research (SAMEER)

Total Experience: 17 years

Biggest Career Influence: My mother, who has taught me the virtue of patience, focus and hard work

The person who influenced you the most: My mathematics teacher at school.

Your success mantra: Do things you believe in, stay focused and deserve before demand

Technology you can't live without: Water purifier, Coffee maker and Cell phone

What do you enjoy doing the most: Playing with my kid

Your most memorable moment: When my son was born

Favorite Movie: Chak De India

Favorite Book: The High Performance Entrepreneur

Your Obsession: Simplicity in the face of complexity

Biggest achievement so far: Still to come

One thing you want to change about yourself: I hate it when I see complex things which are not customer focused; I want everything to be designed around the customer experience.

One thing you would never want to change about yourself: Passion about new ideas and the belief that transformation can come from within.

Best advice ever received and from whom: If there is competition between rational stuff and emotional stuff, emotional stuff will win.

A piece of advice to fellow CIOs: Think positive and stay focused

Any wish to be fulfilled: I can't think of anything at this moment.

If not a CIO you would have been: A teacher, I love teaching

— Rajendra Chaudhary