HCLTech Supercharging Progress Awards

The following nominations were selected as Finalists in The 2025 American Business Awards®.  The Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie® Award placements of these Finalists will be revealed during the 23rd ABA awards ceremony in New York City on Tuesday, June 10.

Adaptive Leadership in Technology
Finalists:
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island: Joe Friedrichsen, Chief Technology Officer
Corteva Agriscience: Larry Brandmeyer, Global Infrastructure, Operations, Cloud & Service Management Leader
Gallagher: Mark H. Bloom, Global Chief Information Officer Leader
GE Healthcare: Vipin Arora, Global Vice President - IT Operations
InterContinental Hotels Group: Scott Hughes, Vice President, Security Operations & Fusion Center

Digital Strategy Excellence
Finalists:
Biogen: Kumar Venugopal, VP, Enterprise Applications (Data, Digital, AI, Global Platforms)
Kroll: Sharon Dhall, Chief Information Officer
MRC Global: George Turanchik, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Universal Destinations & Experiences, a division of NBCUniversal: Dang Ly, Senior VP and Chief Technology Officer

Excellence in Emerging Technology
Finalists:
CommonSpirit Health: Jason Richeson, Senior VP and CTO
InterContinental Hotels Group: Matthew Mason, Head of Service Desk & Workplace Experience
Quest Diagnostics Inc.: Ravi Nekkalapu, Chief Enterprise Architect, Head of Enterprise Technology
T-Mobile US, Inc.: Aravind Manchireddy, Senior Vice President, Tech Ops

Excellence in Transforming Business
Finalists:
Eaton Corporation: Balaji Ganesan, Vice President of IT and CTO
Experian: Kathy Tira, Global Senior VP, Digital Workplace & Corporate Systems
Kenvue Inc.: BK Shepard, Chief Technology Officer
Smurfit Westrock: Joseph Hinkle, Chief Information Security Officer