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Grand Stevie® Winners Announced in 22nd International Business Awards®

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Tue, Aug 19, 2025 @ 09:00 AM

The Stevie® Awards, organizers of the world’s premier business awards programs, have announced the winners of six Grand (“best in show”) Stevie Award trophies in The 2025 (22nd Annual) International Business Awards®, the world’s leading business awards competition.

Nominees in the 2025 International Business Awards were not able to apply for Grand Stevie Awards directly. Winners of “most honored” Grand Stevies were determined by a points system based on the total number of awards won in the IBAs, with a Gold Stevie win counting for three points, a Silver Stevie win for two points, and a Bronze Stevie win for 1.5 points.

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This year’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners in The International Business Awards were announced on 13 August. Those Stevie winners and the winners of the Grand Stevies announced today will be recognized during an awards gala in Lisbon, Portugal on 10 October.

Winners of the 2025 Grand Stevie Awards are:

Organization of the Year

Cathay Financial, including Cathay United Bank and Cathay Securities Corporation, wins this year’s honor with 56 award points, earned on the basis of nine Gold, four Silver, and 14 Bronze Stevie wins. Cathay Financial is a major financial holding company offering a range of financial products and services through its subsidiaries, including insurance, banking, and investment services. Cathay Financial is known for its strong presence in Taiwan and its expanding reach in the Asia Pacific region. This is the first-ever Grand Stevie win for Taiwan.

Most Honored Marketing Agency

Lounge Group, Budapest, Hungary, wins this top honor for the second year in a row, on the basis of seven Gold, two Silver, and one Bronze Stevie wins (26.5 points) for campaigns on behalf of a number of clients.

Most Honored Public Relations Agency

ZIMAT, Mexico City, Mexico, wins with five Gold, two Silver, and four Bronze Stevie wins (25 points) for communications campaigns and publications on behalf of a range of their clients. This marks Mexico’s first Grand Stevie Award win.

Most Honored Awards Agency

Annette Densham, Award Writing Specialist, based in Bali, Indonesia, is the first winner of this new Grand Stevie Award, on the basis of 16 Gold, 10 Silver, and 17 Bronze Stevie wins (93.5 points) for nominations prepared and submitted on behalf of a wide range of small businesses in Australia. Densham won a top-five Grand Stevie in last year’s Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

Highest-rated Nomination of the Year

The Gold Stevie-winning nomination of Ivan Shvaichenko, CEO of cloud-gaming platform Boosteroid, is this year’s winner with an average score of 9.42 out of a possible 10. Gold Stevie winner for Best Entrepreneur - Computer Services, the Ukraine native is now based in Austin, Texas USA.

Highest-rated New Product or Service Nomination of the Year

This year’s honor goes to ExtendMax Vietnam Company Limited, Hanoi, for the nomination entitled “Pioneering End-to-End IOR/EOR Services in Vietnam’s Compliance Market,” which won the Gold Stevie for Best New Business-to-Business Service. This is the first Grand Stevie Award win for Vietnam.

Maggie Miller, President of the Stevie Awards, stated, “The six Grand Stevie Award winners embody the remarkable diversity and excellence of the entries we received in the 2025 IBAs. In an era of constant change, leading organizations continue to adapt and excel. Our judges were deeply impressed by the creativity, ingenuity, and expertise these winners have demonstrated in advancing their organizations over the past two years. We look forward with great anticipation to celebrating these distinguished recipients at the upcoming gala in Lisbon.”

The International Business Awards feature a wide variety of categories to recognize achievement in every facet of work life, including management awards, new product awards, marketing awards, PR awards, customer service awards, website awards, and more.

Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award placements in the 2025 IBAs were determined by the average scores of more than 250 professionals worldwide in the three-month judging process. Winners were selected from more than 3,800 nominations submitted by organizations in 78 nations and territories.

The nomination process for the 2026 IBAs will open in February. For more information about The International Business Awards, including a complete list of all Stevie Award winners in the 2025 competition, visit www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

Topics: International business awards

Stevie® Awards Announce Winners in The 22nd Annual International Business Awards® from Across the Globe

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Wed, Aug 13, 2025 @ 09:00 AM

High-achieving organizations and executives around the world have been recognized as Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award winners in The 22nd Annual International Business Awards®, the world's only international, all-encompassing business awards program.

Winners were selected from more than 3,800 nominations submitted by organizations in 78 nations and territories.

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A complete list of all 2025 Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Award winners by category is available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA.

More than 250 professionals around the world serving as Stevie Award judges on nine specialized juries reviewed and rated nominations to determine the winners.

The top winners of Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Awards are HALKBANK and pladis, both of Türkiye, with 21 wins each.

Winners of three or more Gold Stevie Awards include pladis (11), HALKBANK (10), Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. (9), CarrefourSA (7), Lounge Group (7), PJ Lhuillier Inc. (7), Mang Inasal Philippines (6), Megaworld Lifestyle Malls (6), Tata Consultancy Services (6), Abu Dhabi Customs (5), ATREVIA CORPORACIÓN S.L (5), ExtendMax Vietnam Company Limited (5), Manila Electric Company (5), Pan American Energy (5), ZIMAT (5), Addvox (4), Enerjisa Enerji (4), HeyMo® The Experience Design Company (4), IBM (4), Miral Destinations (4), Partner.Co (4), Viettel (4), İş Sanat (3), A.S. WATSON (3), Bank of the Philippine Islands (3), Community Development Authority (3), DDB Group Philippines (3), Dr. Phone Fix (3), Dubai Digital Authority (3), General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (3), Kendra Scott (3), Lenovo (3), Netcracker Technology (3), Türk Telekom (3), The City of Sydney (3), and WNS (3).

All organizations worldwide are eligible to compete in the IBAs and may submit any number of nominations in a wide range of categories for achievement in management, marketing, public relations, customer service, human resources, new products and services, technology, websites, apps, events, and more.

Winners will be celebrated during a gala event in Lisbon, Portugal at the Corinthia Hotel on 10 October, 2025. Tickets are on sale now.

Nominations for the 2026 edition of the IBAs will be accepted starting in February.

Topics: International business awards

Grand Winners Announced in 2025 Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Wed, Aug 06, 2025 @ 09:00 AM

Amazon, including Amazon Web Services, and Lexi AI (Boston, MA) have won the Grand (“best of show”) Stevie® Award trophies in the second Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence. 

The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence is an international business awards competition open to all organizations worldwide. The awards recognize the remarkable accomplishments of individuals, teams, and organizations shaping the future of technology across all industry sectors. The competition’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie winners in the various categories were announced last week and are listed at www.StevieAwards.com/Tech.  

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This is the second year in a row that Amazon, including Amazon Web Services, has won the Grand Stevie for Organization of the Year in the competition, with 49 award points earned through three Gold, eight Silver, and 16 Bronze Stevie wins. To determine the Organization of the Year Grand winner, each Gold Stevie win counts for three points, each Silver Stevie for two points, and each Bronze Stevie win for one-and-a-half points.

The Grand Stevie Award for the Highest-Rated Nomination of the Year goes to Lexi AI, a Boston-based healthcare startup that helps people with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) navigate the healthcare system.

Founded in 2025, Lexi has gained traction with top institutions including Mass General Brigham, Mayo Clinic, and Lowell Community Health Center. The company has secured $100K in non-dilutive funding and won numerous other awards, including the HBS New Venture Competition Grand Prize, the iF Gold Design Award, and first place at the Longevity Venture Summit. In the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, the firm won a Gold Stevie for Best New Healthcare Technology Product, with an average score of 9.5 out of a possible 10.

Winners will be celebrated and presented with their Stevie Awards during a joint awards ceremony with the tenth annual Stevie Awards for Great Employers at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on September 16. Tickets are now on sale. The presentations will be broadcast live.

More than 1,500 nominations from organizations in 35 nations and territories were evaluated in this year’s competition. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 160 professionals worldwide, acting as judges. Some of the other organizations with winning nominations announced last week include Apple, Bank of America, Capital One, Cisco Systems, Dell, Doordash, Ford Motor Company, Google, IBM, Intuit, JPMorgan Chase, Meta, Microsoft Corporation, Salesforce, and Snowflake, among others.

The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence recognize achievement in many facets of technology. Categories are grouped in 20 technology-industry sections:

  • Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Technology
  • Aerospace Technology
  • Agricultural Technology
  • Architectural Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Assistive Technology
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Technology
  • Communication Technology
  • Educational Technology
  • Energy Technology
  • Entertainment Technology
  • Financial Technology
  • Government Technology
  • Green and Clean Technology
  • Healthcare Technology
  • Information Technology
  • Manufacturing Technology
  • Marine Technology
  • Transportation Technology

The awards are presented by the Stevie Awards, which organizes nine of the world’s leading business awards shows, including The International Business Awards® and The American Business Awards®.

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Grand Winners Announced in 2025 Stevie® Awards for Great Employers

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Thu, Jul 31, 2025 @ 09:00 AM

Benifex and Pan American Energy named top winners of the year

Benifex (Southampton, UK) and Pan American Energy (Buenos Aires, Argentina) have won the Grand (“best of show”) Stevie® Award trophies in the tenth annual Stevie Awards for Great Employers.

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The Stevie Awards for Great Employers are an international business awards competition that are open to all organizations worldwide. The awards recognize the world's best organizations to work for, and the HR teams, professionals, achievements, new products, and suppliers that help create and drive great places to work. The competition’s Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie winners in the various categories were announced two weeks ago and are available at www.StevieAwards.com/HR.

Benifex has won the Grand Stevie for Organization of the Year, on the strength of 30.5 award points earned by six Gold, four Silver, and three Bronze Stevie wins. Benifex submitted winning nominations on behalf of themselves and clients, including Acorn, Bupa, Convex, Flutter Entertainment, NATS, Refresco, and Whyte & Mackay. To determine the Organization of the Year Grand winner, each Gold Stevie win counts for three points, each Silver Stevie for two points, and each Bronze Stevie win for one-and-a-half points.

The Grand Stevie Award for the Highest-Rated Nomination of the Year goes to Pan American Energy of Buenos Aires, Argentina, for their submission titled “Elevating Training with VR.” Earning an impressive average score of 9.6 points out of 10 from the judges, it stands as the highest-scoring nomination in the 2025 competition. The entry also received the Gold Stevie Award for Best Use of Virtual Worlds for Learning. This achievement marks the first-ever Grand Stevie Award win by an Argentina-based organization.

Winners will be celebrated during a joint awards ceremony with the second annual Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on September 16. Tickets are now on sale. The presentations will be broadcast live.

More than 1,000 nominations from organizations in 35 nations and territories were evaluated in this year’s competition. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 115 professionals worldwide, acting as judges. The Stevie Awards for Great Employers recognize achievement in many facets of the workplace.

Categories include:

  • Employer of the Year Categories
  • HR Achievement Categories
  • HR Individual Categories
  • HR Team Categories
  • Solution Provider Categories
  • Solutions, Implementations, and Training Programs or Media Categories
  • Thought Leadership Categories

The awards are presented by the Stevie Awards, which organizes nine of the world’s leading business awards shows, including The International Business Awards® and The American Business Awards®.

 

Topics: great employers

Winners in Second Annual Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence Announced

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Mon, Jul 28, 2025 @ 04:14 PM

Winners to Be Celebrated at a Ceremony in New York on September 16

Winners in the 2025 (second annual) Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence were announced today. The awards celebrate the remarkable accomplishments of individuals, teams, and organizations shaping the future of technology across all industry sectors. Individuals and organizations worldwide are eligible to enter - public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

SATE Winners

Among the organizations with multiple Stevie Award wins are Amazon / Amazon Web Services (27), Meta (19), Cisco (14), IBM (12), Microsoft (9), Walmart (8), JPMorganChase (7), Salesforce (7), Cognizant (6), Google (6), Gov2Biz Inc (6), Oracle (6), Alliant (5), Apple (5), BostonGene (5), Encora (5), and Epique Realty (5).

For a full list of winners by category, visit www.StevieAwards.com/Tech.

Winners will be celebrated during a gala awards banquet on Tuesday, September 16 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Tickets are now on sale. The presentations will be broadcast live.

More than 1,500 nominations from organizations in 36 nations and territories were evaluated in this year’s competition. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 160 professionals worldwide, acting as judges. The Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence recognize achievement in many facets of the workplace. Categories are grouped in 20 technology-industry sections:

  • Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations Technology
  • Aerospace Technology
  • Agricultural Technology
  • Architectural Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Assistive Technology
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Technology
  • Communication Technology
  • Educational Technology
  • Energy Technology
  • Entertainment Technology
  • Financial Technology
  • Government Technology
  • Green and Clean Technology
  • Healthcare Technology
  • Information Technology
  • Manufacturing Technology
  • Marine Technology
  • Transportation Technology

The awards are presented by the Stevie Awards, organizer of nine of the world’s leading business awards shows including the prestigious International Business Awards® and American Business Awards®.

Topics: Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence

Winners in 2025 Stevie® Awards for Great Employers Announced

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Thu, Jul 17, 2025 @ 08:45 AM

Winners in the 2025 (10th annual) Stevie® Awards for Great Employers were announced today. The awards recognize the world’s best employers and the human resources professionals, teams, achievements, and HR-related products and suppliers who help to create and drive great places to work.

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Among the organizations with five or more Stevie wins are Bank of America, USA (14), DP DHL, worldwide (14), Globe Telecom, Philippines (14), Tata Consultancy Services, worldwide (13), Cathay United Bank, Taiwan (12), Apexon, worldwide (11), IBM, worldwide (11), Enerjisa Enerji, Türkiye (10), MGM China, Macao, China (10), PEGASUS AIRLINES, Türkiye (10), pladis, Türkiye (9), Allianz SE, Germany (8), Zenutna Holdings Corporation, Philippines (8), DIMES, Türkiye (7), Ooredoo, worldwide (7), PLDT and Smart, Philippines (6), American Health Marketplace, USA (5), Benifex, United Kingdom (5), Eren Enerji, Türkiye (5), Everise, USA (5), Gcash, Philippines (5), HAVELSAN A.Ş., Türkiye (5), Limak Cement, Türkiye (5), Saman Bank, Iran (5), and Türkiye Kalkınma ve Yatırım Bankası, Türkiye (5).

For a full list of winners by category, visit https://www.StevieAwards.com/HR.

Two Grand (“best of show”) trophy winners in the competition will be announced during the week of July 28.

Winners will be celebrated during a ceremony on Tuesday, September 16 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Tickets are now on sale. The presentations will be broadcast live.

More than 1,000 nominations from organizations in 35 nations and territories were evaluated in this year’s competition. Winners were determined by the average scores of more than 115 professionals worldwide,acting as judges. The Stevie Awards for Great Employers recognize achievement in many facets of the workplace.

Category groups include:

  • Employer of the Year Categories
  • HR Achievement Categories
  • HR Individual Categories
  • HR Team Categories
  • Solution Provider Categories
  • Solutions, Implementations, and Training Programs or Media Categories
  • Thought Leadership Categories

Stevie Award placements in the 31 Employer of the Year categories were determined by a unique blending of the ratings of judging professionals and more than 130,000 votes of the general public.

The awards are presented by the Stevie Awards, which organizes nine of the world’s leading business awards programs including the prestigious International Business Awards® and The American Business Awards®.

Topics: great employers

Final Entry Deadline Extended to July 9 in Second Annual Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Mon, Jun 16, 2025 @ 09:00 AM

The Stevie® Awards, organizers of the world’s premier business awards, have announced a final deadline extension in the newest Stevie Awards program, the Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence. 

The original final entry deadline was June 13, but entries will now be accepted through July 9. Entries through the extended final entry deadline will not be penalized in any way. Entry details are available at www.StevieAwards.com/tech.

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This new Stevie Awards program celebrates the remarkable accomplishments of individuals, teams, and organizations shaping the future of technology across all industry sectors.

Individuals and organizations worldwide are eligible to enter - public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small. The program will recognize the world’s best technology professionals, organizations, achievements, products, and services since the beginning of 2023. 

Michael Gallagher, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Stevie Awards, shared his enthusiasm for the latest Stevie Awards competition and the extended entry timeline:

"Due to popular demand, we’ve extended the final entry deadline to July 9, giving individuals and organizations additional time to craft their nominations. We look forward to honoring the groundbreaking work of technology innovators in the 2025 awards."

The program features more than 250 categories across 20 technology-industry groupings, with a broader set of categories for Information Technology. Category groupings include:

Each year, Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations from organizations of all types and sizes in more than 70 nations. Past Stevie Award winners include Cisco Systems, Inc., DP DHL, EY Global Services Limited, HCLTech, IBM Corporation, LLYC, Procter & Gamble, Samsung, Toyota, Verizon, Viettel Group, and many others.

Juries featuring more than 100 executives worldwide will determine the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners. Winners will be publicly announced on July 24 and celebrated at a joint awards gala with the tenth annual Stevie® Awards for Great Employers on September 16 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City.

Topics: Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence

The Stevie® Awards for Great Employers Final Entry Deadline Extended to July 2

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Thu, Jun 12, 2025 @ 09:15 AM

Tenth Annual Awards Honoring World's Best Workplaces and HR Professionals Continues to Accept Nominations

The Stevie® Awards, organizer of the Stevie® Awards for Great Employers, announced today that the final entry deadline for the tenth annual competition has been extended to Wednesday, July 2. The Stevie Awards for Great Employers honor the world's best companies to work for and the HR teams and professionals, HR achievements, new products and services, and suppliers that help to create and drive great workplaces.

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"After many requests for individual deadline extensions, we have decided to extend the deadline for everyone," said Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller. The original final deadline was June 11. Miller emphasizes that no additional late fees will be charged for entries submitted through July 2, and late entries will not be penalized in the judging process.

All organizations now have two more weeks to prepare and submit their entries. All individuals and organizations worldwide - public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small - may submit nominations to the Stevie Awards for Great Employers. The 2025 awards will honor achievements since the beginning of 2023. Entry details are available at http://www.StevieAwards.com/HR.

There are a variety of new categories in the 2025 competition. These include three new Achievement categories: Achievement in Developing and Preparing for the Future of Work, Achievement in Upskilling/Reskilling Employees, and Best Training and Development Program for Supporting Business Strategy.

There are also four new HR Individual categories: Outstanding Individual Contribution to HR, Culture Transformation Leader of the Year, Human Resources Influencer of the Year, and Human Resources Tech Innovator of the Year.

In addition, a new HR Team category has been introduced: HR Tech Innovation Team of the Year.

Six new categories have also been added for solutions, implementations, training programs, and media:

Digital Recruitment Solution – New or New-Version

Digital Recruitment Solution – Implementation

Employee Upskill/Reskill Training

Expertise or Professional Development Training

Training for Social Impact

Wellbeing and Engagement Training

17 of the 20 HR Individual categories do not require payment of entry fees, including Human Resources Executive of the Year, HR Rising Star of the Year, Employee Relations Professional of the Year, Onboarding Professional of the Year, Recruiting or Talent Acquisition Professional of the Year, and others.

Winners in the 31 industry-specific Employer of the Year categories will be determined by a unique blending of public votes and professional ratings. Public voting will take place from June 28 to July 25.

The Stevie Awards for Great Employers recognize achievement in many facets of the workplace. Categories include:

More than 100 professionals worldwide, working on several juries, will determine the Stevie Award winners. Winners in the 2025 Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Awards will be announced on July 17 and celebrated during a gala banquet in conjunction with the Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence ceremony on September 16 in New York City.

Topics: great employers

Final Entry Deadline Extended in The 22nd Annual International Business Awards®

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Thu, Jun 12, 2025 @ 09:00 AM

Stevie Winners to be Celebrated 10 October at Lisbon Ceremony

The Stevie® Awards, organizers of The International Business Awards®, announced today that the final entry deadline for the 2025 (22nd annual) edition of the awards has been extended through 24 July by popular demand. The original final entry deadline was 11 June.

The International Business Awards are widely recognized as the world's premier business awards competition, attracting nominations from organizations in over 70 nations and territories each year.

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All individuals and organizations worldwide—public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small—may submit nominations to The International Business Awards. Entry details are available at www.StevieAwards.com/IBA

“The extended entry period will give organizations additional time to prepare and submit their nominations," said Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller. 

Juries featuring more than 300 executives worldwide will determine the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award winners. Winners will be announced on 13 August and celebrated at a gala banquet in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Corinthia Hotel on Friday, 10 October. Grand, Gold, Silver, Bronze, and People's Choice Stevie Award trophies and medallions will be given to winners in Lisbon. Tickets for the awards banquet will be available starting 13 August, when the winners are announced.

“We are thrilled to announce that this year’s International Business Awards banquet will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, added Miller. We anticipate over 300 executives from more than 20 nations to attend the awards ceremony.”

The International Business Awards recognize achievement in every facet of the workplace. Categories include:

There are many new and revised features of The International Business Awards for 2025:

  • There are two entirely new category groups
  • There are many new categories in existing category groups including Achievement in Global Collaboration, Achievement in Health and Safety Excellence, Best Mobile App for Social Good, Best Mobile-First E-Commerce Experience, Most Innovative Use of Mobile Technology, Best Crisis Response in Customer Service, Best Innovation in Management Practices, Emerging Leader of the Year, Excellence in Diversity Management, and many more.

Stevie Award winners in the 2024 IBAs included Halkbank, Istanbul, Türkiye, Tata Consultancy, worldwide, Viettel, Hanoi, Vietnam, Akbank, Istanbul, Türkiye, DP DHL, worldwide, Miral, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, IBM, worldwide, Cathay United, Taipei, Taiwan, Data Dynamics, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA, PLDT and Smart, Makati City, Philippines, Abu Dhabi Customs, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Cathay Financial Holding Co. Ltd. Taipei, Taiwan, China Resources Land Limited, Shenzhen, China, Lounge Group, Budapest, Hungary, and Manila Electric Company, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Topics: International business awards

Seventeen Outstanding Tech Executives Named Finalists for the 2025 HCLTech Supercharging Progress Awards

Posted by Maggie Gallagher on Thu, May 29, 2025 @ 03:14 PM

Seventeen outstanding technology executives from across the United States have been named Finalists in four HCLTech Supercharging Progress categories in The 23rd Annual American Business Awards®, the top honors for achievement in the workplace in the USA.

A jury of technology professionals from around the world will determine the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie® Award placements from among the Finalists. The placements will be revealed during The American Business Awards’ banquet at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City on Tuesday, June 10.

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The Finalists are:

Adaptive Leadership in Technology
Finalists:
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island: Joe Friedrichsen, Chief Technology Officer
Corteva Agriscience: Larry Brandmeyer, Global Infrastructure, Operations, Cloud & Service Management Leader
Gallagher: Mark H. Bloom, Global Chief Information Officer Leader
GE Healthcare: Vipin Arora, Global Vice President - IT Operations
InterContinental Hotels Group: Scott Hughes, Vice President, Security Operations & Fusion Center

Digital Strategy Excellence
Finalists:
Biogen: Kumar Venugopal, VP, Enterprise Applications (Data, Digital, AI, Global Platforms)
Kroll: Sharon Dhall, Chief Information Officer
MRC Global: George Turanchik, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Universal Destinations & Experiences, a division of NBCUniversal: Dang Ly, Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer

Excellence in Emerging Technology
Finalists:
CommonSpirit Health: Jason Richeson, Senior VP and CTO
InterContinental Hotels Group: Matthew Mason, Head of Service Desk & Workplace Experience
Quest Diagnostics Inc.: Ravi Nekkalapu, Chief Enterprise Architect, Head of Enterprise Technology
T-Mobile US, Inc.: Aravind Manchireddy, Senior Vice President, Tech Ops

Excellence in Transforming Business
Finalists:
Eaton Corporation: Balaji Ganesan, Vice President of IT and CTO
Experian: Kathy Tira, Global Senior VP, Digital Workplace & Corporate Systems
Kenvue Inc.: BK Shepard, Chief Technology Officer
Smurfit Westrock: Joseph Hinkle, Chief Information Security Officer

HCLTech is a long-time sponsor of The American Business Awards. HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 225,900 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering and cloud, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. They work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Visit hcltech.com to learn more.

Stevie Awards President Maggie Miller commented on the Finalists: “We’re privileged to have HCLTech continue as a sponsor of the ABAs and to have so many accomplished technology executives as Finalists for Stevie Awards. All of them will be recognized as Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie winners, and we look forward to welcoming them on stage to receive their due recognition on June 10.”

The American Business Awards recognize achievement in every facet of the workplace, from customer service and marketing to management, new product development, and technology. The Gold, Silver, and Bronze winners in other categories in the ABAs were announced in April. The full list of those winners is featured at www.StevieAwards.com/ABA.

Sponsors of The 2025 American Business Awards include HCLTech, Melissa Sones Consulting, and SoftPro.

Topics: American business awards