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      The Global CDO 100 Awards
Celebrating excellence in digital leadership
2025 winners announced!
Celebrating the
Global Chief Digital Officer 100 award winners
Welcome to the Global CDO 100 Awards, where we celebrate the top 100 Chief Digital Officers spearheading digital innovation and business transformation. The CDO 100 Awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of Chief Digital Officers who lead the way in digital innovation and business transformation. These awards highlight the vision, talent, and impact of top CDOs driving the future of digital leadership in the global business landscape.
Annually, the Global CDO 100 Awards establish the benchmark for excellence in digital leadership. Winners, chosen by an independent panel of distinguished industry experts, represent the epitome of success in the digital domain, highlighting the importance of being listed among the top 100 CDOs.
What makes a Global CDO 100 winner
We’re celebrating Chief Digital Officers who are redefining leadership in the digital age through:
- Visionary digital strategy - Crafting and delivering enterprise-wide digital transformation strategies.
- Technology-enabled innovation - Driving the adoption of breakthrough digital technologies.
- Cultural and organisational change - Creating agile, innovation-ready cultures by empowering cross-functional teams.
- Tangible business impact - Delivering measurable business value through digital programmes that enhance customer experience.
Why the Global CDO 100 matters
This is more than a recognition — it’s a platform to honour global digital leadership at the highest level. Being named to the CDO 100 is an opportunity to:
- Celebrate digital excellence - Recognise the trailblazing CDOs who are setting global benchmarks in strategy and innovation.
- Showcase transformation at scale - Highlight enterprise digital initiatives that are driving sustainable business outcomes.
- Inspire a global community - Share success stories that accelerate digital maturity, strengthen peer learning, and elevate the CDO role.
- Amplify influence and opportunity - Past recipients report greater executive visibility, stronger cross-functional influence, and improved talent attraction following recognition.
 
        Karl Hoods
CDIO, Dept for Energy Security & Net Zero and Dept for Science Innovation & Technology
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        Victoria Higgin
Group Chief Digital and Information Officer, CityFibre
 
        Trevor Gordon
Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Save the Children
 
        Peter Stojanovic
Editor, HotTopics
 
          Abhinandan Jain
Startek
 
              
            Abhinandan Jain
 United States of America
 United States of America Consulting
 ConsultingCDO
 
          Adam Forde
HBK
 
              
            Adam Forde
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Manufacturing
 ManufacturingCDO
 
          Alain Groleau
Orange Business
 
              
            Alain Groleau
 France
 France IT Services
 IT ServicesCDO
 
          Alexandre Meerson
Sephora
 
              
            Alexandre Meerson
 France
 France Retail
 RetailChief Digital, Data & Technology Officer
 
          Amr Arafa
Barry Callebaut Group
 
              
            Amr Arafa
 Switzerland
 Switzerland Food & Beverage
 Food & BeverageCDO
 
          Anaïs Reding
Department for Business and Trade
 
              
            Anaïs Reding
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Government
 GovernmentCDO
 
          Andrew Thomson
Motorpoint
 
              
            Andrew Thomson
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Automotive
 AutomotiveCDO
 
          Anthony Battle
Jaguar Land Rover
 
              
            Anthony Battle
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Automotive
 AutomotiveGroup Chief Digital & Information Officer
 
          Antonio Queiroz
Euroclear
 
              
            Antonio Queiroz
 Belgium
 Belgium Finance
 FinanceCDO
 
          Arda Genc
Eren Perakende
 
              
            Arda Genc
 Turkey
 Turkey Retail
 RetailGroup CDO
 
          Ariel Dascal
Rede d'Or Sao Luiz
 
              
            Ariel Dascal
 Brazil
 Brazil Health
 HealthChief Digital Officer
 
          Arife Baltaci
Zeppelin Group
 
              
            Arife Baltaci
 Germany
 Germany Construction
 ConstructionChief Digital and Information Officer
 
          Atul Bhardwaj
the LEGO Group
 
              
            Atul Bhardwaj
 Denmark
 Denmark Toys
 ToysEVP & CDTO
 
          Axel Adida
Beiersdorf
 
              
            Axel Adida
 Germany
 Germany Manufacturing
 ManufacturingCDO
 
          Bala Subramanian
UPS
 
              
            Bala Subramanian
 United States of America
 United States of America Logistics
 LogisticsChief Digital & Technology Officer
 
          Brian Tilzer
Best Buy
 
              
            Brian Tilzer
 United States of America
 United States of America Retail
 RetailChief Digital and Technology Officer
 
          Brigitte King
Colgate Palmolive
 
              
            Brigitte King
 United States of America
 United States of America FMCG
 FMCGGlobal CDO
 
          Carletta Higginson
Warner Music Group
 
              
            Carletta Higginson
 United States of America
 United States of America Entertainment
 EntertainmentEVP, CDO
 
          Charlotte Briscall
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
 
              
            Charlotte Briscall
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Health
 HealthChief Digital Officer
 
          Charlotte Light
Aztec Group
 
              
            Charlotte Light
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Finance
 FinanceCDO
 
          Ching-Har Wong
Stella McCartney
 
              
            Ching-Har Wong
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Retail
 RetailCDO
 
          Chris Crayner
NBCUniversal
 
              
            Chris Crayner
 United States of America
 United States of America Media
 MediaEVP, Chief Digital & Technology Officer
 
          Christiane Lindenschmidt
HSBC
 
              
            Christiane Lindenschmidt
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Finance
 FinanceChief Digital & Data Officer
 
          Christina Callas
Total Wine & More
 
              
            Christina Callas
 United States of America
 United States of America Food & Beverage
 Food & BeverageEVP, CDO
 
          Christoffer Hernaes
Skanska
 
              
            Christoffer Hernaes
 Norway
 Norway Construction
 ConstructionCDO
 
          Christoph Heyn
Mars
 
              
            Christoph Heyn
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom FMCG
 FMCGGlobal CDO Mars Petcare
 
          Crystal Broj
Medical University of South Carolina
 
              
            Crystal Broj
 United States of America
 United States of America Education
 EducationEnterprise CDTO
 
          Danny Ryder
lululemon
 
              
            Danny Ryder
 Canada
 Canada Retail
 RetailChief Digital Officer
 
          Dominic Venturo
U.S. Bank
 
              
            Dominic Venturo
 United States of America
 United States of America Finance
 FinanceSVP, Chief Digital Officer
 
          Duncan Robertson
The Travel Corporation
 
              
            Duncan Robertson
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Travel
 TravelCDO
 
          Eileen Jessop
UK Ministry of Defence
 
              
            Eileen Jessop
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Government
 GovernmentChief Digital Information Officer
 
          Frank Meyer
Etihad Airways
 
              
            Frank Meyer
 United Arab Emirates
 United Arab Emirates Travel
 TravelCDO
 
          Gonzague de Pirey
LVMH
 
              
            Gonzague de Pirey
 France
 France Retail
 RetailGroup Chief Omnichannel Officer
 
          Greg Meyers
Bristol Myers Squibb
 
              
            Greg Meyers
 United States of America
 United States of America Pharmaceutical
 PharmaceuticalEVP, Chief Digital & Technology Officer
 
          Guido Merighi Buitoni
Danone
 
              
            Guido Merighi Buitoni
 France
 France Food & Beverage
 Food & BeverageGroup CDO
 
          Ian Hood
Fidelity International
 
              
            Ian Hood
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Finance
 FinanceCDO
 
          Ildefonso Olmedo
Santander UK
 
              
            Ildefonso Olmedo
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Finance
 FinanceCDO
 
          James Ferolo
SVP Worldwide
 
              
            James Ferolo
 United States of America
 United States of America Manufacturing
 ManufacturingCDO
 
          Jimena Almendares
Decathlon
 
              
            Jimena Almendares
 France
 France Sports
 SportsCDO
 
          Jo Migom
Thomas Cook
 
              
            Jo Migom
 Belgium
 Belgium Travel
 TravelChief Digital & Customer Operations Officer (UK & EU) & GM EU
 
          Jorissa Neutelings
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
 
              
            Jorissa Neutelings
 Netherlands
 Netherlands Finance
 FinanceCDO
 
          Judith Apshago
Amtrak
 
              
            Judith Apshago
 United States of America
 United States of America Transportation
 TransportationCDO
 
          Juliana Rios
LATAM Airlines
 
              
            Juliana Rios
 Chile
 Chile Travel
 TravelChief Information & Digital Officer
 
          Julie Durham
UnitedHealth Group
 
              
            Julie Durham
 United States of America
 United States of America Health
 HealthCDO
 
          Kajsa Hofvendahl
Volvo Trucks
 
              
            Kajsa Hofvendahl
 Sweden
 Sweden Automotive
 AutomotiveSVP & CDO
 
          Kathy Ward
Navy Federal Credit Union
 
              
            Kathy Ward
 United States of America
 United States of America Finance
 FinanceCDO
 
          Kay Schwabedal
Virgin Media O2
 
              
            Kay Schwabedal
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Telecommunications
 TelecommunicationsCDO
 
          Kristin Myers
Northwell Health
 
              
            Kristin Myers
 United States of America
 United States of America Health
 HealthCDO
 
          Laurence Heinrichs
Zenith
 
              
            Laurence Heinrichs
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Advertising
 AdvertisingCDO
 
          Leah Cooper
Sedgwick
 
              
            Leah Cooper
 United States of America
 United States of America Insurance
 InsuranceCDO
 
          Lee Ellis
Royal London
 
              
            Lee Ellis
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Finance
 FinanceGroup CDO
 
          Lidia Fonseca
Pfizer
 
              
            Lidia Fonseca
 United States of America
 United States of America Pharmaceutical
 PharmaceuticalEVP, Chief Digital and Technology Officer
 
          Luis Uguina
Macquarie Group
 
              
            Luis Uguina
 Australia
 Australia Finance
 FinanceChief Digital Officer
 
          Mamatha Chamarthi
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
 
              
            Mamatha Chamarthi
 United States of America
 United States of America Manufacturing
 ManufacturingCDO
 
          Marc Warshawsky
Labcorp
 
              
            Marc Warshawsky
 United States of America
 United States of America Health
 HealthCDO
 
          Mathieu Ovaert
Nestlé
 
              
            Mathieu Ovaert
 France
 France FMCG
 FMCGChief Digital Officer, Europe
 
          Matt Kelleher
Asda
 
              
            Matt Kelleher
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Retail
 RetailSVP, CDO
 
          Matteo Barbazza
STMicroelectronics
 
              
            Matteo Barbazza
 Switzerland
 Switzerland Manufacturing
 ManufacturingCDO
 
          Mazen Pharaon
Riyad Bank
 
              
            Mazen Pharaon
 Saudi Arabia
 Saudi Arabia Finance
 FinanceCDO
 
          Meenakshi Nagarajan
Panera Bread
 
              
            Meenakshi Nagarajan
 United States of America
 United States of America Food & Beverage
 Food & BeverageSVP & CDO
 
          Mehreen Shams
Pizza Hut
 
              
            Mehreen Shams
 United States of America
 United States of America Food & Beverage
 Food & BeverageCDO
 
          Michael Naggar
Citi
 
              
            Michael Naggar
 United States of America
 United States of America Finance
 FinanceMD - CIO & CDO US Personal Banking
 
          Mike Amend
Ford Motor Company
 
              
            Mike Amend
 United States of America
 United States of America Automotive
 AutomotiveCDIO
 
          Mike Shady
Stables
 
              
            Mike Shady
 United States of America
 United States of America Retail
 RetailCDO
 
          Morgan Vawter
Unilever
 
              
            Morgan Vawter
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom FMCG
 FMCGCDO, Personal Care, Home Care & Foods
 
          Naveen Seshadri
Ralph Lauren
 
              
            Naveen Seshadri
 United States of America
 United States of America Retail
 RetailGlobal CDO
 
          Niamh de Niese
Bank of Ireland
 
              
            Niamh de Niese
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Finance
 FinanceGroup Chief Digital & Architecture Officer
 
          Nick Edwards
The AA
 
              
            Nick Edwards
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Automotive
 AutomotiveGroup CDO
 
          Patrice Cochin
Michelin
 
              
            Patrice Cochin
 France
 France Automotive
 AutomotiveChief Digital Experience Officer
 
          Paula Bobbett
Boots UK
 
              
            Paula Bobbett
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Retail
 RetailCDO
 
          Peter Weckesser
Schneider Electric
 
              
            Peter Weckesser
 Germany
 Germany Manufacturing
 ManufacturingCDO
 
          Pier Paolo Tamma
Pirelli
 
              
            Pier Paolo Tamma
 Italy
 Italy Automotive
 AutomotiveSVP & CDO
 
          Pravina Ladva
Swiss Re
 
              
            Pravina Ladva
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Insurance
 InsuranceGroup Chief Digital Officer
 
          Priya Thakoor
Airtel Africa
 
              
            Priya Thakoor
 United Arab Emirates
 United Arab Emirates Telecommunications
 TelecommunicationsGroup SVP: Digital & Product (Telco & Fintech)
 
          Rakel Óttarsdóttir
Icelandair Group
 
              
            Rakel Óttarsdóttir
 Iceland
 Iceland Travel
 TravelChief Digital Officer
 
          Rich Carter
Eli Lilly
 
              
            Rich Carter
 United States of America
 United States of America Pharmaceutical
 PharmaceuticalSVP, Chief Digital Officer
 
          Rob Scruggs
SCAN
 
              
            Rob Scruggs
 United States of America
 United States of America Health
 HealthCDO
 
          Ron Surfield
Nasdaq
 
              
            Ron Surfield
 United States of America
 United States of America Finance
 FinanceCDO
 
          Ronald den Elzen
The Heineken Company
 
              
            Ronald den Elzen
 Netherlands
 Netherlands Food & Beverage
 Food & BeverageChief Digital & Technology Officer
 
          Sambo Gouda Sare
Bank of Africa
 
              
            Sambo Gouda Sare
 Benin
 Benin Finance
 FinanceChief Digital Officer
 
          Sean Ringsted
Chubb
 
              
            Sean Ringsted
 United States of America
 United States of America Insurance
 InsuranceCDO
 
          Sharon Cooper
The Economist Intelligence Unit
 
              
            Sharon Cooper
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Media
 MediaChief Digital Officer
 
          Shawn Lyndon
Rio Tinto
 
              
            Shawn Lyndon
 Australia
 Australia Mining
 MiningCDO
 
          Simon Sandford-Taylor
Office for National Statistics
 
              
            Simon Sandford-Taylor
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Government
 GovernmentChief Digital & Information Officer
 
          Simon White
Mott MacDonald
 
              
            Simon White
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Construction
 ConstructionChief Digital Officer
 
          Siphamandla Masuku
Discovery Limited
 
              
            Siphamandla Masuku
 South Africa
 South Africa Finance
 FinanceCDO
 
          Stacey Jaffe
Scholastic
 
              
            Stacey Jaffe
 United States of America
 United States of America Publishing
 PublishingCDO
 
          Stephen Rhee
Gallagher
 
              
            Stephen Rhee
 United States of America
 United States of America Insurance
 InsuranceGlobal Chief Digital Officer
 
          Steven Zuanella
Generali
 
              
            Steven Zuanella
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Insurance
 InsuranceCDO
 
          Subash Sharma
Absa Group
 
              
            Subash Sharma
 South Africa
 South Africa Finance
 FinanceCDO Personal & Private Banking
 
          Sudhanshu Duggal
Procter & Gamble
 
              
            Sudhanshu Duggal
 United States of America
 United States of America FMCG
 FMCGChief Digital Officer AMEA
 
          Susan Jones
Diageo
 
              
            Susan Jones
 United States of America
 United States of America Food & Beverage
 Food & BeverageCDO
 
          Tal Langevich Avraham
Migdal Group
 
              
            Tal Langevich Avraham
 Israel
 Israel Insurance
 InsuranceChief Digital Officer, Innovation & Customer Experience
 
          Tanja Rueckert
Bosch
 
              
            Tanja Rueckert
 Germany
 Germany Manufacturing
 ManufacturingChief Digital Officer
 
          Timothy White
GSK
 
              
            Timothy White
 United States of America
 United States of America Pharmaceutical
 PharmaceuticalChief Digital & Technology Officer USA
 
          Tricia Blair
Aon
 
              
            Tricia Blair
 United States of America
 United States of America Finance
 FinanceCDO
 
          Viren Shah
AGCO Corporation
 
              
            Viren Shah
 United States of America
 United States of America Manufacturing
 ManufacturingChief Digital & Information Officer
 
          Visna Lim
L'Oréal
 
              
            Visna Lim
 France
 France FMCG
 FMCGGlobal Chief Digital Officer
 
          Wajeeha Awadh
Al Baraka Group (ABG)
 
              
            Wajeeha Awadh
 Bahrain
 Bahrain Finance
 FinanceCDO
 
          Wendy Redshaw
NatWest Group
 
              
            Wendy Redshaw
 United Kingdom
 United Kingdom Finance
 FinanceCDIO
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