STAMFORD, Conn., April 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Information
Services Group (ISG) (Nasdaq: III), a leading global technology
research and advisory firm, today announced the finalists for the
2018 ISG Paragon Awards™ Americas, which recognize innovative
approaches that help enterprises leverage technology to make a real
and lasting impact on their businesses.
This is the first year ISG is hosting the ISG Paragon Awards™ in
the Americas. ISG has hosted the program in the Australia-New
Zealand (ANZ) region for seven years and in the Europe, Middle
East and Africa (EMEA) for
three years.
A total of 63 nominations were submitted by 19 separate solution
or service providers for this year's Americas program. Winners in
each category (except for the ISG Special Award) will be selected
by a panel of independent industry experts and announced at a gala
awards dinner on Monday, June 11, at
the Marriott at Legacy Town Center in Plano, Tex.
The finalists in each category are:
Collaboration: A mutually beneficial sourcing
relationship between client and provider
- Capgemini with Republic Services
- Cognizant with RJ Reynolds
- Mindtree with P&G
Excellence: Outstanding delivery by a service
provider
- Infosys with T-Mobile
- Mindtree with Cisco
- Tech Mahindra with Aetna
- Trianz
Imagination: Rewarding creativity and
entrepreneurial spirit in helping organizations future-proof
businesses and better serve customers
Impact: Recognizing the impact of a
client/service provider(s) relationship on a community
Leadership: A client executive who demonstrated
exceptional drive and leadership
- Lynn Bishop, Chief Development
Officer, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
- Brad Dettmer, EVP/CIO,
Wyndham
- Dheeraj Kohli, Vice President
and Global Head for Travel and Transportation, Unisys
Transformation: Successfully transformed
organization or key business function
- Cognizant with Alliance Data Systems
- Hexaware
- TGI Friday's
- YapStone
Woman in Technology: Recognizing the contributions in
technology made to women or by a woman
- Jennifer Artley, President, BT
in the Americas
- Jaime Chabron, Vice President of the Customer Engagement
Practice, NTT DATA Services
- Kathleen Heffron, VP, Enterprise
Data Solutions, T-Mobile with Infosys Enterprise Data Solutions
Program
- Elaina Shekhter, CMO, EPAM
Systems
ISG Special Award: Recognizing a
significant contribution to the sourcing industry.
The ISG Special Award will be conferred on the night of
June 11 to a nominated individual or
organization that has made an outstanding impact on the industry, a
community, technology innovation or new business practice. The
winner of this award is selected by an ISG panel.
"We are delighted to have such an outstanding response to our
first-ever ISG Paragon Awards in the Americas. The quality of the
work and the nature of the relationships described in the
nominations were simply exceptional," said Todd Lavieri, president, ISG Americas and
Asia Pacific. "Our provider
finalists stood out for their ability to help enterprise clients
realize the bright promise of digital transformation – both to
enhance the efficiency of their operations and deliver incredible
customer experiences. And our individual finalists demonstrated
exceptional leadership and drive in making a difference in their
organizations and in their communities.
"I congratulate each of our finalists and wish them the best in
the next round of judging," Lavieri added.
Produced by ISG Events, the ISG Paragon Awards™ Americas
celebrate the evolution of the sourcing industry through the
application of new sourcing approaches and digital technology,
including the use of robotic process automation. Full details can
be found here.
About ISG
ISG (Information Services Group) (Nasdaq: III) is a leading
global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business
partner to more than 700 clients, including 75 of the top 100
enterprises in the world, ISG is committed to helping corporations,
public sector organizations, and service and technology providers
achieve operational excellence and faster growth. The firm
specializes in digital transformation services, including
automation, cloud and data analytics; sourcing advisory, managed
governance and risk services; network carrier services; technology
strategy and operations design; change management; market
intelligence and technology research and analysis. Founded in 2006,
and based in Stamford, Conn., ISG
employs more than 1,300 professionals operating in more than 20
countries—a global team known for its innovative thinking, market
influence, deep industry and technology expertise, and world-class
research and analytical capabilities based on the industry's most
comprehensive marketplace data. For more information, visit
www.isg-one.com.
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