Outsourcing Leaders Sought for IAOP’s Outsourcing Hall of Fame
Nominations Now Being Accepted for 2010-2011 Program
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., June 1 – The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals® (IAOP®) today kicked off its nomination process for the 2010-2011 Outsourcing Hall of Fame that honors leading professionals from around the world who have positively contributed to business and society through outsourcing.
Now in its fifth year, The Outsourcing Hall of Fame is the most prestigious award available to individuals working in the field of outsourcing. Nominations will be accepted from IAOP members, Certified Outsourcing Professionals (COPs) and others in the industry via an online nomination form through July 30.
IAOP will induct individuals at an awards luncheon at the association’s annual conference The 2011 Outsourcing World Summit®, Feb. 21-23, at the Renaissance Esmeralda, Indian Wells, California.
The recognition program is open to customers, providers and advisors of outsourcing services from around the globe who generally are experienced senior level executives leading outsourcing initiatives in their companies.
The Hall of Fame is unique in its recognition of individuals not only for their contributions to the management practice and industry of outsourcing, but also for their contributions to community-based economic development, socially-directed investments, as well as career development, education and training through outsourcing.
Past honorees include executives from Family Dollar, Luxoft, SAP, Neusoft, ACS, Infosys, TPI, General Motors, Applied Materials, Accenture, Procter & Gamble, Capgemini and other firms. Honorees say the recognition has positively impacted them professionally and their organizations.
“The Outsourcing Hall of Fame is an important recognition of one’s ability on a long-term basis to contribute to the industry beyond any company or any deal,” said Kevin Campbell, Accenture’s group chief executive of outsourcing. “It puts outsourcing front and center and represents the good work of teams, and other people look at it as an important distinction.”
Said Ron Kifer, group vice president and CIO, Applied Materials: “Being inducted into The Outsourcing Hall of Fame is more than an honor, it is an acknowledgement that your efforts have had a profound effect not only upon the profession, but also upon the social landscape within which we live and work.”
Beyond professional achievements, the other important component of the award is recognition of corporate social responsibility in outsourcing. Hall of Fame honoree the late Dewang Mehta, past president of NASSCOM, was recognized for his pioneering efforts to use information technology in India to benefit the masses of the country.
“Nasscom and the not-for-profit Nasscom Foundation has set up a knowledge network which enables displaced people to find better jobs and work in small parts of the country,” said Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, immediate past chairman, NASSCOM, who accepted the award. “There’s an increasing focus today in India that all the successful companies should contribute a significant portion of their profits towards corporate social responsibility to really enable a new India to develop.”
For the full list of The Outsourcing Hall of Fame honorees and their bios, visit: http://www.iaop.org/content/23/152/1217/
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