IAOP Seeks World’s Most Impactful Outsourcing Professionals for Hall of Fame Honor
Online Nominations Accepted Until Mid-November
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., Sept. 15, 2008 – The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals™ (IAOP™) is seeking nominations of outsourcing leaders who have positively impacted business and society to be inducted into The Outsourcing Hall of Fame in 2009.
Nominations of outsourcing providers, customers and advisors from around the world will be accepted online until Nov. 15. Inductees will be selected by IAOP’s Advocacy & Outreach Committee, chaired by Atul Vashistha, CEO of neoIT.
Honorees will be inducted at the association’s annual conference, The 2009 Outsourcing World Summit® on Feb. 17, at La Costa Resort and Spa, in Carlsbad, California.
“Now in its fourth year, The Outsourcing Hall of Fame is the only industry award of its kind that recognizes individuals who, through their leadership, have made a sustained contribution to both the world of business and to society through outsourcing,” Vashistha said. “The inductees are leaders who are shaping the course and future direction of outsourcing, and elevating it to the highest levels.”
Prior year inductees include:
Ø Dennis McGuire, founder and chairman emeritus, TPI – 2008
Ø N.R. Narayana Murthy, founder, chairman of the board and chief mentor, Infosys – 2008
Ø Nandan M. Nilekani, co-founder and co-chairman of the board, Infosys –2008
Ø Ralph J. Szygenda, group vice president and chief information officer, General Motors – 2008
Ø Kevin Campbell, group chief executive – outsourcing, Accenture – 2007
Ø Ron L. Kifer, group vice president and CIO, Applied Materials – 2007
Ø Filippo Passerini, global services officer and CIO, Procter & Gamble – 2006
Ø Paul Spence, CEO outsourcing services, Capgemini – 2006
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About IAOP
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With 40,000 customer, advisor and provider members worldwide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses. To learn more, visit www.outsourcingprofessional.org.
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