UiPath held its first Automation Excellence Awards for the best RPA-led customer projects in India this week. Star TV, Optum Global Solutions, PWC, etc, were among the 28 winners rewarded across various categories such as BFSI, Technology and Media, Manufacturing and Retail for their outstanding and innovative usage of RPA to differentiate customer experience, improve process efficiency and scale automation.
Reflective of UiPath’s commitment to drive hyper-automation, the Automation Excellence Awards are organized to inspire companies to think beyond the norm and explore ways RPA can be used to create impactful innovations like automating regional languages, reducing flight disruptions, and processing large amounts of data using self-healing features, etc. UiPath received nominations for more than 144 projects across organizations in the country who leveraged RPA to transform various finance, accounting and non-finance processes and to create business impact.
Speaking on the occasion, Manish Bharti, President, UiPath India, said, “For organizations to remain adaptable in the face of digital disruption, an automation first mindset is vital. It is heartening to see so many organizations making use of RPA to achieve lasting digital transformation. UiPath would like to congratulate all the winners of the Automation Excellence Awards 2019 and we hope that they will serve as an inspiration and catalyst to other businesses in India to thrive in this digital age by championing RPA.”
The received entries were shortlisted by independent consultants basis nomination forms and site visits. The winners were selected by an independent jury, comprising of eminent UiPath customer board members and senior industry executives such as Ms. Shalini Warrier, COO and Business Head of Retail, Federal Bank; Jaspreet Bindra, Founder, Digital Matters; Mohit Thukral, Founding and Managing Partner, Vivtera; Dr, V. Raghunathan, Director, India Campus of the Schulich School of Business and Subha Swaminathan, Senior Director, Finance Controllership Operations, Asia Pacific, HP Inc.
Speaking on the jury experience and nominations, Subha Swaminathan, Senior Director, Finance Global Operations, Asia Pacific, HP Inc, said “It was a privilege to be a part of the jury panel of the first UiPath Automation Excellence Awards, it is a great platform, organized by UiPath, to recognize innovative ways companies are utilizing RPA to drive employee efficiency, improve customer experiences and much more. What really stood out in the submissions were the quality and characteristics, they were absolutely impressive. In addition to this, the entire process and criteria to determine the finalists were clearly outlined, making it a seamless experience.”
The winners were selected based on project/process level impact, business level impact and strategic level impact. UiPath has cultivated the world’s largest RPA community exceeding 5,000 customers, including more than 50 percent of the Fortune 500 and eight of the Fortune 10, as a result of UiPath’s ease of use, scalability and open platform. UiPath’s partners have access to industry’s most comprehensive training, technology and resources.
List of winners:
o Finance and Accounting Processes: Kotak Mahindra, Mizuho Bank
o Non-finance Processes: Federal Bank, Royal Bank of Scotland
o Finance and Accounting Processes: Star TV, Publicis India
o Non-finance Processes: Xerox Corporation
o Finance and Accounting Processes: Infiniti Retail, DHL DGFF Global Service Centre
o Non-finance Processes: Vedanta Limited, MAS Holdings, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages
o Hindustan Petroleum, AXA Business Services, Amdocs Development Centre, Genpact India
o Most Efficient Scaling: JSW Global Business Solutions, HP Inc., Tata Consultancy Services
o Best Competency Building: Optum Global Solutions, Cognizant India
o Most Innovative Implementation: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Northern Trust, Wipro Limited
o Best Intelligent Automation: Mahindra & Mahindra, Piramal Enterprises, Diageo India, KPMG Global Delivery Centre
