Ardent Partners is excited to announce that it is now accepting nominations for
the sixth-annual CPO Honors
The sixth annual CPO Honors Ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate the procurement profession and recognize excellence in the field. At the ceremony, Ardent Partners will present 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, as well as procurement solution providers and other experts. A new class of Chief Procurement Officers will also be inducted into the CPO Rising Hall of Fame based upon career achievements.
The CPO Honors winners are selected from the pool of external nominations. So if there is a CPO or other procurement leader who you think is deserving, make sure to submit your nomination by clicking the link below before October 30th!
Submit Your Nomination Here!
Candidates are chosen based upon external nominations, and must be nominated prior to October 30, 2021 to be considered. So, if there is a CPO (procurement leader), procurement team, and/or industry expert that you think is deserving, make sure to submit your nomination below before October 30th!
The CPO HONORS CATEGORIES:
THE CPO HONORS CATEGORIES:
The Innovation Award: This award is presented to the CPO and team that have used new and innovative strategies and approaches to overcome significant hurdles.
The Technology Excellence Award: This award is presented to the CPO and team that have leveraged technology solutions to impact procurement operations and performance.
Best Team Performance Award: 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.
The Leadership Award (CPO of the Year): 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.
Innovative Solution of the Year: Presented to the solution provider who most significantly impacted the market with innovative solutions.
Best Technology Partnership: Presented to the best partnership between a solution provider and their procurement team customer on to a technology deployment.
Future of Work Visionary: Presented to the leader or team who optimizes talent through the use of innovative strategies and/or technology.
CPO Honors Timeline
- Nominations open – June 15 thru October 30
- Finalists announced – November 5
- CPO Honors 2021 Ceremony– November 16
Previous winners include:
- Tom Linton, CPO Flex
- Walter Charles, CPO Biogen
- Shelley Stewart, CPO DuPont
- Gregg Brandyberry, CPO GlaxoSmithKline
- Uldis Sipols, CPO Gillette
- James L. Polak, CPO, General Purchasing, PPG Industries
- CA Technologies’ Procurement Department
- Steve Listzwan, CPO Shire
- Sara Malconian, CPO Harvard University
- Greg Tennyson, CPO, VSP Global
- Anu Saxena, CPO, Hilton
- Andrea Greco, CPO, CBRE
- Dennis Silva, CPO BCNET
- BuyerQuest
- Scout RFP & Biogen
- Boston Scientific’s Procurement Department
- Scott Singer, CPO Rio Tinto
- Watermark Retirement Communities’ Procurement Department
