Executives from PPG Industries, Procter & Gamble, Hilton Supply Management, CBRE, Coca Cola FEMSA, Highmark Health, VSP Global take home awards during Ardent Partners’ annual CPO Rising Summit
BOSTON – Ardent Partners, a leading analyst firm focused on supply management, hosted the fourth annual CPO Honors Gala, in Boston yesterday. During the ceremony, sponsored by Tradeshift, Ardent Partners presented awards for outstanding performance and execution in the last year – “The CPO Honors” – to a variety of high achievers including Chief Procurement Officers and other procurement leaders, procurement teams, and new this year: procurement solution providers and/or other experts. Two new CPOs were also inducted into the CPO Rising Hall of Fame based upon their career achievements.
The CPO Honors were established to celebrate the procurement function and recognize the accomplishments of the profession’s best leaders and teams. These awards have quickly become the procurement industry’s most prestigious series of awards. CPO celebrities and prior winners played an active role in the ceremony which was hosted by Tradeshift’s CPO, Roy Anderson.
The CPO Rising Hall of Fame Class of 2019
Established in 2016, The CPO Rising Hall of Fame inducts up to three procurement leaders each year who have differentiated themselves and their organizations by a blend in leadership in innovation, executive stewardship, process excellence, and dedication to their craft. This year’s inductees are:
James L. Polak, former Director, General Purchasing, PPG Industries, Inc.
Uldis Sipols, Former CPO Gillette, Danaher, AMP, Sonoco; Executive at P&G and Ford
CPO Honors 2019: And the Winners are…
The CPO Honors were presented in 6 categories. The finalists and winners (in bold) are noted below.
The Innovation Award Finalists: This award is presented to the CPO and team that have used new and innovative strategies and approaches to overcome significant hurdles.
- WINNER: Anu Saxena, Senior Vice President and Global Head for Hilton Supply Management (HSM) and the HSM Team
- Sprint’s Procurement Team
The Technology Excellence Award Finalists: This award is presented to the CPO and team that have leveraged technology solutions to impact procurement operations and performance.
- TIE – WINNER: Andrea Greco, Chief Procurement Officer, CBRE
- TIE – WINNER: Jorge Martín Torres Pérez, Strategic Procurement Director, Coca-Cola FEMSA
Best Team Performance Award Finalists: This award is presented to the procurement department that has excelled across the full scope of procurement operations to make a significant impact on overall enterprise results.
- WINNER: Highmark Health Global Procurement & Payables Team
- Endurance’s Procurement Operations and Business Intelligence Team
The Leadership Award (CPO of the Year) Finalists: This award is presented to the CPO who has driven new performance heights as a result of their direct involvement and leadership and overall exceptional executive management.
- Kai Nowosel, Chief Procurement Officer, Accenture
- WINNER: Greg Tennyson, Head of Global Corporate Services, VSP Global
- Mike Morsch, Vice President Global Procurement & Supply Chain, CDK Global
Innovative Solution of the Year Finalists: Presented to the solution provider who most significantly impacted the market with innovative solutions.
- WINNER: BuyerQuest
- Fairmarkit
Best Technology Partnership Finalists: Presented to the best partnership between a solution provider and their procurement team customer on to a technology deployment.
- WINNER: Scout RFP and Biogen
- Ivalua and Whirlpool
“The procurement profession continues to advance and thrive because of new and innovative strategies and technologies, like those on display at the CPO Rising 2019 Summit,” says Andrew Bartolini, founder and chief research officer at Ardent Partners. “We are thrilled, once again, to honor an amazing group of Best-in-Class procurement leaders at this year’s CPO Honors Gala.”
Ardent Partners extends its congratulations to the CPO Honors finalists, winners, and new CPO Rising Hall of Famers!
About the CPO Rising 2019 Summit
This CPO Rising 2019 Summit was sponsored by Tradeshift, JAGGAER, ScoutRFP, Concord Now, Guidant Global, SAP Ariba, Scoutbee, and Sievo. For more information on the Summit, please visit https://www.events.cporising.com. Details about the CPO Honors can be found at https://events.cporising.com/cpohonors/ .
About Ardent Partners
Ardent Partners is a leading research and advisory firm focused on defining and advancing the supply management strategies, processes, and technologies that drive business value and accelerate organizational transformation within the enterprise. Ardent’s analysts have decades of experience publishing primary research that help business leaders in procurement, supply management, and financial operations make smarter technology decisions and improve their performance. Ardent hosts its annual CPO Rising Summit in Boston each fall. To learn more about the company, visit www.ardentpartners.com and www.cporising.com.
