congratulations to The 2025 AP HONORS Award Winners!!!
The third annual AP HONORS Ceremony was held on September 16th (click here to view the recording). These awards are a great opportunity to celebrate the AP profession and recognize excellence in the field. Brought to you by Ardent Partners, six awards were presented to for AP leaders, teams, and solution providers. See the winners below.
THE 2025 AP HONORS AWARD WINNERS:
The AP Leadership Award (“AP Manager of the Year”) was presented to Rahmah Al Ali at Dubai World Central Corporation.
The AP Leadership Award (AP Manager of the Year): This award is presented to the AP leader who has driven new performance heights as a result of their direct involvement, leadership and overall exceptional organizational. FINALISTS: (Clint Green at Boral) and (Rahmah Al Ali at Dubai World Central Corp.)
The AP Innovation Award was presented to the Intuit AP Team and Laura Brinker.
The AP Innovation Award: This award is presented to the AP team that has used new and innovative strategies and approaches to overcome significant hurdles. FINALISTS: (Laura Brinker – Intuit) and (Rajesh Sahadeo – Apotex)
Best Team Performance Award (“AP Team of the Year”) was presented to Yancoal Australia AP Team.
Best Team Performance Award/AP Team of the Year: This award is presented to the AP department that has excelled across the full scope of the ePayables Framework (invoice receipt, approval, and payment) to make a significant impact on overall enterprise results. FINALISTS: (OSM Thome) and (Yancoal Australia)
The Technology Excellence Award was presented to EDL Energy.
The Technology Excellence Award: This award is presented to the AP/Finance team that has leveraged technology solutions to impact AP operations and performance. FINALISTS: (EDL Energy) and (UC San Diego)
The AI Innovation of the Year Award was presented to Basware.
AI Innovation of the Year: Presented to the solution provider who most significantly impacted the market with their innovative use of AI. FINALISTS: (Basware) and (Precoro)
The Best Technology Partnership Award was presented to Stimson Lumber & Corcentric.
Best Technology Partnership: Presented to the best partnership between a solution provider and their accounts payable team customer on to a technology deployment. FINALISTS: (Stimson Lumber & Corcentric) and (Toyota Motor Company & apexanalytix)
“From more than 200 individual nominations, this list of finalists and winners show once again, that top-performing AP teams and leaders can make an extraordinary impact! Congratulations to every finalist and winner!!” – Andrew Bartolini, Chief Research Officer, Ardent Partners
AP HONORS 2025 TIMELINE
- Nominations open – March 17 thru early June
- Finalists announced – late July
- AP HONORS 2025 AWARDS CEREMONY – September 16th @ 2PM ET (View the recording!)
The AP HONORS 2025 is brought to you by Ardent Partners.
PREVIOUS WINNERS INCLUDE:
- Hemangi Kambli, Larsen & Toubro
- Chilain Backman, SpartanNash
- Carrie Thompson, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- AP Team within Bilia AB
- AP Team within Intuit
- P2P Team within Larsen & Toubro
- P2P Team within Kendo Brands
- AP Shared Services Team within Land O’Lakes
- Novartis and ORO Labs
- Predict AP
- Bridge Industrial
- Blue Water Shipping