IQPC's Process Excellence Network Expands Global Awards Programme to India

NEW DELHI, India - Following the annual success of the global Process Excellence awards programme across the US, Europe, APAC & Australasia, IQPC's PEX Network recently announced the addition of an Indian-based awards program.

The Process Excellence Awards have been established to honor, recognize and celebrate projects and programs that truly demonstrate world-class best practices and are judged against a global benchmark for excellence.

This announcement follows significant growth in the PEX Network community from across the Indian region and an increase in entries from Indian owned companies in the global awards categories.

The Indian Awards program will launch with the 3 most popular global categories: - Best Process Improvement Program - Best Process Improvement Project in Service & Transaction - Best Process Improvement Project in Manufacturing

The Awards program is now open for entries, with the initial submission deadline set for the 8th July. Further information on the awards programme and application process can be found on https://www.processexcellenceindia.com.

Regional judges include:

• Debashis Sarkar, Global Champion & Head (Asia-Pacific), Avery Dennison
• Murtaza Poonawala, Head Business Excellence, State Street Syntel Services Pvt Ltd
• Sri Badrinath Balakrishna, General Manager - Business Excellence at Jubilant Organosys Limited
• Mr. Ashutosh Pandey, Global IT, Quality & Process Manager, Nokia Siemens Networks Jacob Jacob, Head Quality and Open Source Strategy, Motorola Solutions

Global judges represented include:

• Pankaj Aggarwal, Regional CEO/Director, Indus Towers Limited
• Jeff Ayland, Head of Offer to Create, RS Componants
• Roger Cliffe, Former Director Quality, Vodafone

Applications are marked based on the global judging criteria for each award category ensuring that the approach is fully standardized and judged against the international benchmark.

Following initial submissions, 3-8 finalists will be selected per category with all shortlisted applicants required to attend a further face-to-face judging round. Face-to-face interviews and the awards ceremony will be hosted on the 22nd September at IQPC's Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement Summit, India, New Delhi.

About the Process Excellence Awards

Hosted globally and recognized internationally, IQPC's Process Excellence Awards program reflects a world recognized benchmark in Lean Six Sigma and Process Excellence. Now offered for India, the awards offer the chance for Indian businesses to align and profile their greatest success stories amongst the global leaders in Business Excellence.

Previous global awards winners include: Allstate, Blue Cross Blue Shields, Capgemini Business Solutions, DHL, Firstsource Solutions, Lloyds Register, LSG Sky Chefs, Motorola, Reliance Industries, Repsol YPF, Simplex Grinnell, Singtel, Sutherland Global Services, TCS, United Nations, VFS Global Services, Wal-Mart, Xerox.

Contact details: Eleanor Head Marketing Manager IQPC Middle East +9714-446-4251 eleanor.head@iqpc.com

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