IAOP Names Judges to Select 2008 Global Outsourcing 100 Winners

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Oct. 29 ¡V The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) today announced a seven-judge evaluation team that will rank the world¡¦s best outsourcing service providers for its 2008 Global Outsourcing 100.

Led by IAOP Managing Director of Thought Leadership, Jagdish Dalal, a Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) and world-renowned outsourcing expert, the judges include:

„« Vera Marques, CIO, BASF - Brazil
„« Manish Sahai, Vice President, Customer Service International, Service Network Partners, American Express
„« Kurt Kohorst, COP, Assistant Vice President, Business Process Outsourcing, Safeco Insurance
„« Robert van der Eijk, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
„« Eric Storey, Senior Associate, Outsourcing Advisory Services, Booz Allen Hamilton
„« Arno IJmker, Partner, Quint Wellington Redwood


¡§Our judges bring considerable expertise in selecting outsourcing providers in their own organizations or advising on outsourcing deals that will be tremendously valuable in selecting the winners for this year¡¦s Global Outsourcing 100,¡¨ said Dalal. ¡§Using the rigorous and consistent judging process we¡¦ve established will ensure the integrity of our selections for this prestigious ranking.¡¨

The panel will select the 100 winners in the leaders and rising stars categories, as well as determine rankings in 25 sublists by industry, services and geography.

The evaluation team will determine the final rankings based on a weighted scoring of four characteristics critical to outsourcing: size and growth; customer references; organizational competencies; and management capabilities.

The application deadline is Nov. 15, 2007 and winners will be announced in February at the 2008 Outsourcing World Summit.

For more information and to apply, go to www.globaloutsourcing100.com. The program is open to all companies around the globe that provide outsourcing services.

About IAOP
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is the global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing profession. With 40,000 customer, advisor and provider members world-wide, IAOP helps companies increase their outsourcing success rate, improve their outsourcing ROI, and expand the opportunities for outsourcing across their businesses. To learn, more visit www.outsourcingprofessional.org.


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