CPO Honors 2021

    CPO Honors 2021 Winners

    Presented November 17, 2021

    The sixth annual CPO Honors Awards Ceremony was an opportunity to celebrate the procurement profession and recognize excellence in the field. At Day One of the CPO Rising Virtual Summit, 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.

    “We distinguish top performers in all Ardent Partners’ research efforts as ‘Best-in-Class’ enterprises: from this group, our research team has identified a smaller list of procurement leaders and organizations who are notable for their transformative strategies and results.”

    – Andrew Bartolini, Chief Research Officer, Ardent Partners

    THE CPO HONORS 2021 WINNERS ARE

    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 and exceptional leadership and management.

    TIE

    Len DeCandia, CPO, Johnson & Johnson

    Jose Turkienicz, Chief Procurement, Real Estate and Global Business & Customer Services Officer, UPS

    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.

    Vodafone Group (led by Ninian Wilson)

    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.

    Jean-Michel Dos Remedios, Sourcing & Supplier Development Senior Director, Bel Brands USA

    Innovative Solution of the Year: Presented to the solution provider who most significantly impacted the market with innovative solutions.

    GEP – Guided Buying Tool 

    The Technology Excellence Award: This award is presented to the CPO and team that have leveraged technology solutions to impact procurement operations and performance.

    Juan Ahmad Del Vecchio, Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing – Global Procurement, Ralph Lauren

    Best Technology Partnership: Presented to the best partnership between a solution provider and their procurement team customer during a technology deployment.  

    Booz Allen Hamilton and Ivalua

    Future of Work Visionary: Presented to the leader or team who optimizes talent through the use of innovative strategies and/or technology.

    Andreas Hettwer, Vice President – Group Procurement Category Director, Capgemini

    Congratulations to the winners of these prestigious awards – we plan to share more about each of them very soon.

     

    As a reminder, the CPO Honors winners were chosen by a committee of industry experts including the Ardent Partners analyst team, CPO Rising Hall of Famers, and other industry luminaries.

    The complete list of the CPO HONORS 2021 finalists is included below.

    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.

    • Salim Reza, WaterNSW
    • Jean-Michel Dos Remedios, Bel Brands USA *WINNER*
    • Linda Chuan, Box

    The Technology Excellence Award: This award is presented to the CPO and team that have leveraged technology solutions to impact procurement operations and performance.

    • Juan Ahmad Del Vecchio, Ralph Lauren *WINNER*
    • Nuket Dursun, Arkas Holding SA
    • John Sack, Ally Financial
    • Chuck Stefanofsky, Independence Blue Cross

    Innovative Solution of the Year: Presented to the solution provider who most significantly impacted the market with innovative solutions.

    • EcoVadis – Carbon Action Module
    • GEP – Guided Buying Tool *WINNER*
    • RELISH

    Best Technology Partnership: Presented to the best partnership between a solution provider and their procurement team customer during a technology deployment.

    • Ace Hardware and Workday
    • Booz Allen Hamilton and Ivalua *WINNER*
    • eBay and Lawgeex
    • Fannie Mae and Ivalua

    Future of Work Visionary: Presented to the leader or team who optimizes talent through the use of innovative strategies and/or technology.

    • Andreas Hettwer, Capgemini *WINNER*
    • Brian Mathey, Athene

    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.

    • easyJet (Elizabeth Hawkins)
    • Hudson’s Bay Company (Angela Shantz)
    • Vodafone Group (Ninian Wilson) *WINNER*

    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 and exceptional leadership and management.

    • Len DeCandia, Johnson & Johnson *TIE*WINNER*
    • Mike Morsch, CDK Global
    • Jose Turkienicz, UPS *TIE*WINNER*

    Our congratulations to all of the finalists, who have each done amazing work this year. This year’s awards have been extremely competitive; so much so that simply being named a finalist is a huge achievement.