Cognizant Technology Solutions Philippines Inc. was named ‘best voice excellence company of the year’ during the 10th International ICT Awards.
The local unit of Cognizant, the New Jersey-based multinational corporation engaged in business process outsourcing services, was cited for its leadership and excellence in the voice field. The event was organized by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines and IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines.
Cognizant was selected based on a number of attributes, including the company’s growth; size, quality, and diversity of clientele; depth and breadth of competencies; and commitment and contribution to talent development, social initiatives, good governance, and promotion of the Philippine IT-BPM industry.
Last year, Cognizant was awarded the ‘best company of the year’ during the 9th International ICT Awards.
Meanwhile, the ‘most popular team leader’ award, introduced this year, was presented to Alyssa Fae Camungol of Cognizant in recognition of her outstanding leadership and performance.
Camungol was one of the two team leaders from Cognizant who were named among the six finalists in the category.
The International ICT Awards honor Philippines-based organizations and individuals for their innovation, excellence and contribution to the growth of the IT-BPM industry in the Philippines.
Cognizant’s global delivery centers in Manila and Cebu employ more than 4,500 professionals and provide business process, IT infrastructure, IT and consulting services to global clients across industries such as banking and financial services, insurance, healthcare, life sciences, technology, communications, media and entertainment, manufacturing, retail and hospitality.
“We are proud to have won these prestigious awards and thank our customers, employees, and all other stakeholders for their support,” says Cognizant Philippines country head Kamal Narang.
“We are delighted at the way Cognizant has grown in the Philippines while engaging actively with the local industry, academe and community. Our operations in the Philippines form an important part of our integrated global delivery capability and growth strategy,” he says.
“We have gained immensely from the rich talent pool and growth ecosystem provided by the Philippines. These awards are a tribute to the confidence our clients continue to place in us, and to the hard work and dedication of our talented workforce in the Philippines. We look forward to growing our presence in the Philippines and further enhancing the country’s IT-BPM reputation globally,” says Narang.
Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey, Cognizant had over 50 delivery centers worldwide and 221,700 employees as of Dec. 31, 2015,
Cognizant is a member of the Nasdaq-100, the S&P 500, the Forbes Global 2000 and the Fortune 500 and is ranked among the top performing and fastest growing companies in the world.
Other winners in the 10th ICT Awards are Convergys Philippines (best company of the year and hall of fame), Sutherland Global Services Philippines (best employer of the year), Pointwest Technologies Corp. (best Filipino-owned company and hall of fame), Lexmark Cebu (best company of the year outside NCR), ANZ Global Services & Operations Manila Inc. (best global in-house center of the year), Lexmark Cebu (most innovative company of the year), Affinity X (best emerging IT-BPM company for creatives), HCCA International (best emerging IT-BPM company for healthcare), Northern Trust operating as NOSAI (best emerging IT-BPM company for finance and accounting) and Advanced World Solutions Inc. (best software company of the year).
Rajiv Dhand, interim president of Telus, was awarded ‘best ICT CEO of the year’ while Roma Villarama was recognized as ‘individual contributor of the year’.