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2026

ONCON ICON AWARDS

The OnCon Icon Awards recognize the top COOs in the entire world. Finalists were voted on by peers to determine the winners (click here to see how winners are chosen). The 2026 Awards were presented virtually at OnCon 2026 on April 28th.

EXPLORE THE 2026 WINNERS

Winners are in alphabetical order by first name. Job title and company are listed based on time of selection. 

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TOP 100 COO AWARD WINNERS

  • Alfred Isaac Uriostegui | Safety Director COO | New Legend Inc.

  • Antonio Ibanez | Chief Operating Officer | Ficosa

  • Apostolos Dousias | Chief Operating Officer (COO) | Betsson Group

  • Barrett Goodman | President | Federal Parking/ Collectors Car Corral

  • Benjamin Ochnio | Chief Investment Officer & Chief Operating Officer | Publicis Collective

  • Bishoy Edward | COO | Dhabi Contracting L.L.C

  • Bob Duron | President/COO | Ngroup Performance Partners

  • Bob Martin | Chief Operating Officer Mulliner & Motorsport Bentley Motors | Bentley Motors

  • Bruce Champeau | President And Chief Operating Officer | Room & Board Inc.

  • Burke Malin | COO | Gurnick Academy

  • Carla H. Hayden | Chief Operating Officer | Delta Wealth Advisors

  • Caroline Skinner | Chief Operating Officer | Tupelo Honey

  • Carolyn Haight | COO | American Red Cross

  • Chad Collins | VP/COO | Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano

  • Chiradeep Datta | Chief Operating Officer | AG&P Pratham

  • Chris Rockwood | Chief Operating Officer | On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina

  • Cynthia Soh | Chief Operating Officer & Head of Technology and Operations | DBS Australia Branch

  • Daniel Marun | Global COO | DKT International

  • Dean Kaye | Chief Operating Officer - Cigicell | Blue Label Telecoms

  • Derrick Driscoll | Chief Operating Officer | National Center for Missing & Exploited Children

  • Douglas Jones | Chief Operating Officer | WinnResidential Military Housing Services

  • Ed Heiser | Vice President, Community Engagement & Operations | Ymca of Metropolitan Chicago

  • Fabian Ganster | Managing Director | Verifone

  • Ibrahim Farah | Chief Operating Officer (HHS) Health and Human services | Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

  • Jack Freedman | Chief Operating Officer | Charlotte Russe

  • Jacob Gunter | Vice President Technical Operations | Swiss Re

  • Jagdish Krishnan | Chief Digital and Chief Operations Officer | Harley-Davidson Motor Company

  • Jennifer Short | Chief Operations Officer | Tomtreyco Inc dba. McDonald's

  • Jeremy Fritz | Chief Operating Officer | Right at Home

  • Jim Bitticks | President and COO | Dave's Hot Chicken

  • Jim Sexton | COO - Operations | Brasfield & Gorrie

  • Joanna Benning | Vice President of Support Operations and People and Culture | Mercyhealth

  • Joanne Heyob | SVP Operations Strategy & Design | WD Partners

  • John Allison | Chief Operations Officer | Keller ISD

  • John Mizzi | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer- ZNA Middle Marketl | Zurich North America Insurance

  • Martevious Henderson | Chief Operating Officer | Memphis Health Center

  • Mike Bhaskaran | COO - Logistics & Technology | DP World

  • Mimi Somerman | Chief Operating Officer | Sustainable Global Infrastructure

  • Nutan Gupta | COO | EaseMyTrip

  • Pam Bradshaw | COO | Shannon Health

  • Prakash Patel | COO | Forthlane Partners

  • Rick Goins | COO | Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital

  • Robert Sweers | Executive Vice President | The Ginger Brands

  • Robin Wright | COO | UCF Life Science Incubator

  • Sachin Chaudhary | Chief Operations Officer | Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd.

  • Saira Aslam | Senior Vice President Chief Operating Officer | MedStar Washington Hospital Center

  • Samantha Giuggio | Chief Operations Officer Fathom Holdings LLC - President Fathom Realty | Fathom Holdings LLC

  • Sanjay Srikantaiah | Chief Operating Officer | Navista (Cardinal Health)

  • Sathish Muthuswamy | Sr Vice President | Infor

  • Sheila Davis | COO | Always Best Care Senior Services LLP

  • Sudhir Dubey | Chief Operating Officer (COO) | Vigilant Technologies

  • Tadar Muhammad | Chief Operating Officer | CareerSource Central Florida

  • Terri Lubaroff | Chief Operating Officer | Gelfand Rennert & Feldman LLC: Focus Business Management

  • Thomas MacVicar | COO | GAT

  • Thomas Pettit | COO (Chief Operations Officer) | Xylem Inc.

  • Tony Kirk | Chief Operating Officer | Cohere Beauty

  • Tracey Decker | Chief Operating Officer | Center for Human Development

  • Varun Biltoria | Chief Operating Officer Total Environment Landcraft | Total Environment Building Systems Pvt. Ltd.

  • Warren Strong | Chief Operating Officer Assisted Living | HallKeen Management

  • Wayne Detwiler | Chief Operating Officer And Senior Vice President | IDS International Government Services

  • William Bird | Chief Operating Officer | Roger Cleveland Golf Company Inc.

  • William Mooney | Chief Infrastructure Officer | Chicago Transit Authority

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TOP 50 COO AWARD WINNERS

  • Aaron Frazier | Chief Operations Officer North America | VCA Animal Hospitals

  • Adam Burke | SVP & Chief Operating Officer | Reader's Wholesale Distributors Ltd.

  • Adam Glauberg | VP Strategy and Operations Global Services Human Resources | Johnson & Johnson

  • Adrienne Coulson | Chief Operating Officer | Rakuten International

  • Albert Senella | COO | Toronto Transit Commission TTC

  • Alexander Boehm | COO | TALKE USA INC

  • Aman Sood | Chief Operating Officer | High Tide Inc.

  • Amber Burke | Chief Operating Officer | Burn Boot Camp

  • Amber Zins | Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer | Northrim Bank

  • Andrew Singer | Senior Vice President Centralized Services Operations Team Leadership Fundraising Strategy | Blood Cancer United

  • Anne Belcher | President & Chief Operating Officer Global Emerging Markets | Convatec

  • Anthony Messina | Chief Operating Officer | Stretch Zone - BHW Franchise

  • Anthony Slimowicz | COO & EVP | Amynta Group

  • Anup Joshi | Chief Operating Officer - West | Bharat Financial Inclusion Limited

  • April Taylor | Chief Operating Officer | Johns Hopkins Hospital

  • Ashish Srivastava | Chief Operating Officer Insurance & Alternative Solutions | Revantage A Blackstone Portfolio Company

  • Azeem Pirani | Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director | EFU Life Assurance Ltd.

  • Blake Katsnelson | Chief Operations Officer | Gila River Resorts & Casinos

  • C. Todd Hamilton | COO | International Coaching Federation

  • Chad Mead | EVP & COO | Acuative

  • Eric Paulsen | COO | Kidder Mathews

  • Eric Westphal | Chief Operating Officer | Year Up United

  • Flavia Cortes | Chief Operations Officer | DPZ

  • Gayle Heskiel | Chief Operating Officer | Net at Work

  • Jacob Orrin | COO | Aspire Technologies

  • Jennifer Wellenstein | COO | Turning Point Community Programs

  • Katerina Dimopoulou | Kyndryl Greece & Cyprus COO | Kyndryl

  • Koren Grinshpoon | COO | echo3D

  • Marcos Oliveira | COO | Adler Pelzer Group

  • Matthew Wong | Chief Operating Officer | Tolunay-Wong Engineers Inc.

  • Michele Wong | COO | Active Wellness

  • Nicholas Szymanski | Chief Operating Officer | ELLKAY

  • Nicolas Fauchoux | COO / CMO | Biotrial

  • Pat Board | Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President | Advocare, LLC

  • Ross Wissner | COO | 2020 Companies

  • Shavone Dajee | Senior Vice President | IGT Solutions

  • Supriya Sachar | COO | Ygrene Energy Fund Inc.

  • Tim Baum | VP of Operations | Hooters Restaurants

  • Vijay Srivastava | Chief of Operations & Whole Time Director | Jubilant Ingrevia Limited

  • Winslow Mexico | COO | Potawatomi Casino and Hotels

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TOP 10 COO AWARD WINNERS

  • Andrew Blanco | Chief Operating Officer | Unique Vacations Inc.

  • Ariela Fefer | COO | Softtek

  • Ashish Hallan | President & Chief Operating Officer | Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company Limited

  • B M Patel | President & COO - Chemicals | DCM Shriram Ltd.

  • Chris Mashburn | COO | Jorie Ai

  • Doug Eckrote | SVP COO | Zones LLC

  • Rick Johnson | COO | ZimWorX LLC

  • Sarah Throne | COO | Stream Companies

  • Satish Varanasi | COO | UnifyCX

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COO OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

  • Aman Ajmani | Chief Operating Officer - Tax | KPMG LLP

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