The 2026 Awards Shortlist
Thank you to everyone who entered the 2026 Business Transformation Awards! We’re excited to announce that the shortlist is now available to view.
OUR ESTEEMED JUDGING PANEL
Cristian Matei
CEO
Advanced Thinking
Larry Crews
Senior Process Engineer
Cigna
Glenn Johnson
Process Excellence Manager
Velera
Samantha Bureau-Johnson
Senior Vice President Enterprise Change Management Executive and Customer Experience
First Citizens Bank
Beth Johnson
Director, Head of Credit Card Operations for Consumer Finance
Goldman Sachs
Jason Schulist
President
Generative Local Community Institute
Ekaterina Curry
Managing Director, Head of Operations, Multifamily/LeaseTrack
Millennial Specialty Insurance
Ruben Del Toro
Vice President of Continuous Improvement
Freeman & Company
Jacques McGregor
Vice President of Digital Transformation
Marathon Petroleum
Stacie Ruen
Director OPEX Transactional
Medtronic
Rush Fozo
Senior Vice President, Investment Operations Outsourcing
Northern Trust Corporation
Kartick Kalaimani
Vice President
Dentsu
Unveiling the 2026 Awards Category Shortlist
Best Strategic Business Transformation Program
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cytel YPF S.A. Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
Best Continuous Improvement System
Independent Electricity System Operator Nidec America's Holding Corporation & HighRadius Experian Danone & HighRadius
Best Continuous Improvement System
Independent Electricity System Operator Nidec America's Holding Corporation & HighRadius Experian Danone & HighRadius
Best Process Improvement Project Under 90 Days
Magna International Herbalife IEOS Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Best Achievement in Driving Change and Transforming Organizational Culture
ERCOT, Inc. US Army Continuous Process Improvement Program Office IEOS World Bank Group Herbalife The Bank of Missouri
Best Digital Transformation Initiative
Independent Electricity System Operator Nidec America's Holding Corporation & HighRadius Experian Danone & HighRadius
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025 AWARDS WINNERS
Congratulations to Vueling Airlines on winning the Best Digital Transformation Initiative
Congratulations to GWL Realty Advisors on winning the Best Achievement in Driving Change & Transforming Organizational Culture
Congratulations to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on winning the Best Continuous Improvement System - Sponsored by explic8
C ongratulations to Sie mens Gamesa o n winning the Best Process Improvement Project Under 90 Days
Congratulations to I ndependent Electricity System Operator (IESO) on winning the Business Transformation Leader/Team of the Year
Congratulations to GWL Realty Advisors on winning the Best Achievement in Driving Change and Transforming Organizational Culture
Congratulations to Pernod Ricard on winning the Best Achievement in Using Data Analytics
Congratulations to Blue Cross Shield of Michigan on winning the Best Transformation Delivering Customer Excellence
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