ISG Women in Digital Award Winners Named for Americas
- Impressive contributions made by women in the digital industry.
- Recognizing exceptional leadership skills and business impact.
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Leaders with Johnson Controls, Kaiser Permanente, LTIMindtree, McKesson and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory named winners in five award categories
At a live, virtual award ceremony the evening of September 7, leaders with Johnson Controls, Kaiser Permanente, LTIMindtree, McKesson and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory were honored as winners in five categories, as selected by a panel of industry judges.
“The ISG Women in Digital Awards program received an overwhelming response in our second year, reflecting the large and growing pool of talented women in digital roles,” said Lois Coatney, ISG partner and president, and executive sponsor of the ISG Women in Digital program. “The women chosen as winners have made impressive, impactful and important contributions to the digital industry as a whole. We celebrate their accomplishments.”
An independent panel of judges, comprised of Nidhi Alexander, chief marketing officer, Hexaware; Shannon Bjerregaard, senior vice president and CIO of medical surgical at McKesson; Chris Putur, retired CIO of REI and member of the board of directors of ISG and RealTruck; Sarah Urbanowicz, senior vice president and CIO, AECOM, and Mary Rivard, partner, ISG technology modernization, evaluated the nominations and selected the following winners:
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Rising Star: for demonstrating exceptional and continuous growth, with increasing levels of leadership, responsibility and sphere of impact:
Gold Winner: Melissa Rojo Salazar,U.S. senior director of consulting, co-lead of product services and innovation, LTIMindtree
Silver Winner: Bernice Wong, senior design manager, Albertsons
Bronze Winner: Devon Reilly, senior business process lead, PVH Corp.
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Women’s Advocate: for playing an active role guiding women to succeed in the digital world:
Gold Winner: Diane Schwarz, vice president and CIO, Johnson Controls
Silver Winner: Shatabdi Sharma, vice president, Global Application Services, PVH Corp.
Bronze Winner: Heather Bunyard, customer success officer, Birlasoft
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Digital Innovator: for making a significant impact on an organization, business or client through creative use of digital solutions:
Gold Winner: Bridget Karlin, senior vice president of IT, Kaiser Permanente
Silver Winner: Richa Agarwal, senior director of digital go-to-market, PVH Corp.
Bronze Winner: Ellen Trager, chief digital and information officer, Carrier
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Rock Star Leader: for leading a major transformation with significant business impact and demonstrating exceptional leadership skills:
Gold Winner: Nancy Avila, executive vice president, chief information officer and chief technology officer, McKesson
Silver Winner: Sruti Patnaik, chief information officer, Camping World
Bronze Winner: Giao Carrico, senior partner, consulting practice leader for data technology and AI, Genpact
Dr. Annabelle Pratt, principal engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, was chosen by the judges as the Digital Titan of the Year for the
The awards program, launched in the
“Women are breaking barriers and making lasting, positive changes in digital and technology leadership roles,” said Kimberly Tobias, ISG director and head of the ISG Women in Digital program. “We are delighted to recognize the success of each person nominated and to offer our sincere congratulations to our 2023 winners.”
Created in 2018, the ISG Women in Digital community provides a platform to exchange practical advice and innovative ideas on diversity and advancement in the workplace. The community hosts a LinkedIn page, an ongoing ISG Digital Dish podcast series, and regular events for ISG employees and the greater IT and business services industry.
For more information about the ISG Women in Digital Awards, contact ISG.
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ISG (Information Services Group) (Nasdaq: III) is a leading global technology research and advisory firm. A trusted business partner to more than 900 clients, including more than 75 of the world’s top 100 enterprises, 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; strategy and operations design; change management; market intelligence and technology research and analysis. Founded in 2006, and based in
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