Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer, Infosys
Search every verified Sumit Virmani interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Sumit Virmani, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Marketing Officer at Infosys, has been a prominent voice on the role of AI in enterprise transformation and marketing. Speaking at Infosys Investors AI Day in February 2026, he described AI as a "giant leap in raw capability" that is not "system complete," arguing that enterprises require a multi-layer approach to harness its potential. He stated that "agentic AI is the foundation of how enterprises will operate going forward," moving beyond isolated pilots to production-scale capabilities. At the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2026, Virmani said that AI is "unleashing a fantastic opportunity to bring creativity, data, analytics, tech together for marketeers" and argued that CMOs should use AI not just to automate marketing but to "play in the entire business spectrum," contributing to product development and cross-suite collaboration. He has described marketing as "the growth catalyst of the organization" and said the CMO's "rightful place is in the C-suite shaping strategy." Virmani has also discussed Infosys's brand strategy and social initiatives. He highlighted the company's "Champions Evolve" campaign featuring tennis players Rafael Nadal and Iga Świątek, stating that the brand ambassadors were chosen for their alignment with Infosys's values. He has spoken about the Aarohan Awards, an initiative of the Infosys Foundation that recognizes social innovation, noting that the program has shown "incredible depth across the three categories: education, healthcare and sustainability." In a separate appearance, he discussed the importance of balancing purpose and profitability, stating that "a balanced commitment will ensure that they come out of it as a winner." He has also emphasized the role of technology in sports, describing Infosys's work with tennis tournaments to create immersive fan experiences and AI-driven coaching tools for players on the tour.
“Mind share leads market share. A well-managed brand can indeed drive much stronger impact on the business, be it on the revenue dimension, the market share dimension, or the shareholder value dimension.”
“To begin with, we were the first in the industry to launch an AI services brand called Infosys Topaz.”
“Marketing is the growth catalyst of the organization. Marketing's rightful place and CMO's rightful place is in the suite shaping strategy, debating business challenges and finding solutions to drive growth.”
“AI is giving CMOs access to analytics that was never possible before, enabling deep data partnerships with your CIO and allowing marketers to position themselves as transformation partners and orchestrators of enterprise strategy.”
“Marketing is the growth catalyst of the organization. Marketing's rightful place and CMO's rightful place is in the C‑suite shaping strategy, debating business challenges and finding solutions to drive growth.”
“Don't use AI to do what you do better — that's a given. AI gives you permission to play in the entire business spectrum, not just the marketing spectrum, and to contribute to product development, prototyping and cross‑suite collaboration.”
“I mean we all need innovation to move the world forward.”
“Sometimes what's potentially left untouched, uncelebrated are innovations that are happening to serve a section of society that has usually not benefited from the technological evolution and social innovation, and Aarohan essentially is an initiative to plug that gap.”
“When we started Aarohan as an initiative it was a dream; however, if I were to look back four years and the scale that Aarohan has achieved, I think it's fulfilling by multiple standards.”
“What impressed us the most was how we are seeing incredible depth across the three categories: education, healthcare and sustainability.”
“We saw a lot of focus on aspects like water conservation, a lot of innovation for women at scale.”
“One of the innovations that truly excited me personally was bore charger — an innovation these two gentlemen have created to largely regenerate borewells that are well past their life.”
“The good news is that today there are enough platforms available that recognize the efforts of social innovators; so if that's an area of passion for you, please go after it with resilience and think scale because that's going to make the real impact on what you create.”
“Marketing's job is to create an emotional bridge between an organization and its consumer, which is as important in B2B as it is in B2C.”
“The success of tech companies depends on how well they're navigating every turn of technology, and only those who adapt successfully continue to gain market share.”
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More than ever before, CMOs belong in the C-Suite. And, Sumit Virmani, CMO of Infosys, has a strong case to back this stance up. In this episode of Marketing Vanguard, live from the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Sumit breaks down the necessary evolution of the CMO, what AI has to do with it, and the strategic imperative of aligning with C-suite priorities. What You'll Learn: Why CMOs need to operate within the full C-suite context, not just marketing bubbles How to position yourself as a transformation partner, not a marketing operator The critical difference between using AI to do mar…
More than ever before, CMOs belong in the C-Suite. And, Sumit Virmani, CMO of Infosys, has a strong case to back this stance up. In this episode of Marketing Vanguard, live from the 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos, Sumit breaks down the necessary evolution of the CMO, what AI has to do with it, and the strategic imperative of aligning with C-suite priorities. What You'll Learn: Why CMOs need to operate within the full C-suite context, not just marketing bubbles How to position yourself as a transformation partner, not a marketing operator The critical difference between using AI to do mar…
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