Tech Mahindra (NSE: TECHM), a leading global provider of technology consulting and digital solutions to enterprises across industries, announced it has been recognized as the ‘CIO Choice 2026 - IT Workforce Augmentation’ for enabling Mahindra & Mahindra’s enterprise-wide data and AI transformation. The recognition highlights Tech Mahindra’s role as the strategic business transformation partner behind one of India’s largest enterprise data modernization programs, reinforcing its leadership in AI-powered decision intelligence, data mesh implementation, and enterprise control-tower ecosystems.
The CIO Choice 2026 is among India’s most credible Information and Communication Technology (ICT) recognitions, distinguished by the fact that winners are determined solely through independent voting by CIOs and senior enterprise technology leaders. The program recognizes technology partners that demonstrate consistent delivery, operational trust, and measurable business impact in live enterprise environments. In the 2026 edition, CIOs evaluated vendors across multiple categories based on real-world usage, scalability, and strategic relevance, making the recognition a direct reflection of peer validation from India’s technology leadership community. Tech Mahindra was recognized for its achievement with Mahindra & Mahindra’s landmark initiative to create a unified, enterprise-scale intelligence platform. The engagement involved building one of the most comprehensive data and decision-intelligence ecosystems in the global automotive sector.
Saurabh Jha, SVP & Global Head, Data & Analytics, Tech Mahindra, said, “As enterprises accelerate toward AI-driven operations, many still struggle with fragmented systems, siloed data, and limited AI readiness. This CIO Choice 2026 recognition reinforces Tech Mahindra’s commitment to helping enterprises overcome these barriers by building governed, scalable, and AI-ready data foundations. It validates our engineering expertise, AI-powered workforce models, and our proven ability to deliver strategic, enterprise-scale transformation programs that drive real business impact.”
The recognition reinforces Tech Mahindra’s leadership in automotive and manufacturing, highlighting its ability to deliver complex, mission-critical transformations and create a repeatable blueprint for enterprises navigating the AI era through domain-led thinking, accelerated engineering, and strong governance. Through its ‘AI Delivered Right’ strategy, Tech Mahindra helps enterprises move AI from experimentation to scalable business impact by embedding intelligence into core operations, decision-making, and customer experiences, shaping intelligent enterprises.
Rucha Nanavati, Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Mahindra Auto, said, “Tech Mahindra helped deliver program that enabled end‑to‑end visibility throughout the automotive data value chain, creating a strong foundation for AI-enabled applications. The program enabled faster, more informed choices, proactive cost and risk management, and the ability to translate complex data into tangible business and financial outcomes—making this CIO Choice recognition well deserved.”
Tech Mahindra enabled Mahindra & Mahindra’s enterprise-wide data and AI transformation, integrated 25+ enterprise systems, more than 1400+ KPIs (scaling toward 2000+), and real-time insights across 100+ business functions into a single, trusted decision backbone. At the core of this transformation was governance-first, AI-ready architecture, anchored in the Mahindra Data Platform (MDP) and the Operating Heartbeat (OH) control tower. The platform further accelerates time-to-decision while enabling advanced analytics, ML-driven forecasting, anomaly detection, connected-vehicle insights, and GenAI-led experiences.
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Abhilasha Gupta, Global Head – Corporate Communications, Tech Mahindra
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