THE CPO Honors ARE Back for 2025!
After a little, pandemic-driven break, Ardent Partners is bringing back the CPO Honors. The 10th Annual CPO Honors Ceremony is an opportunity to celebrate the procurement profession and recognize excellence in the field. At the ceremony, Ardent Partners presents 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.
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 October 10th.
“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
Candidates are chosen based upon external nominations, and must be nominated in the defined time period 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 when nominations open!
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.
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 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.
AI Innovation of the Year: Presented to the solution provider who delivered the most innovative uses of AI within their ProcureTech solutions.
Future of Work Visionary: Presented to the leader or team who optimizes talent through the use of innovative strategies and/or technology.
Best Technology Partnership: Presented to the best partnership between a solution provider and their procurement team customer during a technology deployment.
Finalists will be announced during an online awards ceremony held online on November 5.
SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION TODAY!!
CPO Honors Timeline
- Nominations open – NOW thru October 17
- Finalists announced – October 20
- CPO Honors 2025 Ceremony – November 5
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
- Highmark Health’s Global Procurement & Payables Team
- 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
- Len DeCandia, CPO, Johnson & Johnson
- Jose Turkienicz, Chief Procurement, Real Estate and Global Business & Customer Services Officer, UPS
- Jean-Michel Dos Remedios, Sourcing & Supplier Development Senior Director, Bel Brands USA
- GEP – Guided Buying Tool
- Juan Ahmad Del Vecchio, Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing – Global Procurement, Ralph Lauren
- Booz Allen Hamilton and Ivalua
- Andreas Hettwer, Vice President – Group Procurement Category Director, Capgemini