186 leadership categories across 5 programmes and category families. Each category names the role and, where relevant, the industry the leader works in — so a hotel general manager is compared with hotel general managers, and a fintech CEO with fintech CEOs. Use the search to find a role or an industry; every category is contested at City, Country, Regional or World level according to the nomination plan.
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World CEO Awards
22 categoriesChief executives, founders and managing directors leading an organisation.
Award programme: World CEO Awards
All industries · 19
- Best Brand-Building CEO
- Best Corporate Excellence CEO
- Best Crisis Management CEO
- Best Customer-Centric CEO
- Best Digital Transformation CEO
- Best Emerging CEO
- Best Entrepreneurial CEO
- Best Global Business Leader
- Best Growth-Driven CEO
- Best High-Performance CEO
- Best Industry Leader CEO
- Best Innovative CEO
- Best International Expansion CEO
- Best People Leadership CEO
- Best Strategic Leadership CEO
- Best Sustainability Leader CEO
- Best Technology-Driven CEO
- Best Transformational CEO
- Best Visionary CEO
Govt Organisations · 2
- Government Executive CEO of the Year
- Public Sector CEO of the Year
Logistics & Transportation · 1
- Excellence in Strategic Leadership & Innovation
World GM Awards
25 categoriesGeneral managers running hotels, resorts, properties, units and operations.
Award programme: World GM Awards
All industries · 20
- Best Brand Leadership General Manager
- Best Business Performance General Manager
- Best Corporate Leadership General Manager
- Best Customer Experience General Manager
- Best Emerging General Manager
- Best General Manager
- Best Global Leadership General Manager
- Best Guest Satisfaction General Manager
- Best High-Performance General Manager
- Best Hospitality General Manager
- Best Hotel Leadership General Manager
- Best Innovation Leadership General Manager
- Best Operational Efficiency General Manager
- Best Operations Excellence General Manager
- Best Organizational Excellence General Manager
- Best People Management General Manager
- Best Revenue Growth General Manager
- Best Service Excellence General Manager
- Best Strategic Leadership General Manager
- Best Team Leadership General Manager
Hotels & Resorts · 4
- Best Hospitality Leader
- Highly Experienced General Manager
- Most Promising General Manager
- Most Valuable General Manager
Restaurant / F & B · 1
- Best Restaurant General Manager
Golden Entrepreneur Awards
64 categoriesFounders and entrepreneurs building and scaling ventures.
Award programme: Golden Entrepreneur Awards
All industries · 44
- Best Business Expansion Entrepreneur
- Best Chief Human Learning Officer
- Best Communications Leader in Supply Chain Consulting
- Best Construction Industry CEO
- Best Cultural Leadership Officer
- Best Customer-Centric Entrepreneur
- Best Digital Entrepreneur
- Best E-commerce Entrepreneur
- Best Emerging Entrepreneur
- Best Entrepreneur of the Year
- Best Event Management Entrepreneur
- Best FinTech Entrepreneur
- Best Global Entrepreneur
- Best Global Staffing and Recruitment CEO
- Best Growth Entrepreneur
- Best Healthcare Entrepreneur
- Best High-Growth Entrepreneur
- Best Hospitality Entrepreneur
- Best ICT Officer in Women's Empowerment
- Best Industry Leader Entrepreneur
- Best Innovative Entrepreneur
- Best Manufacturing Entrepreneur
- Best Marketing & Communications CEO
- Best Marketing Entrepreneur
- Best Packaging Industry Cultural Officer
- Best Pharmaceutical General Manager
- Best Principal Escalation Engineer in AI-Powered CX
- Best Product Innovation Entrepreneur
- Best Project Administrator in Technology Innovation
- Best Real Estate Entrepreneur
- Best Serial Entrepreneur
- Best Social Impact Entrepreneur
- Best Startup Entrepreneur
- Best Startup Founder of the Year
- Best Sustainable Business Entrepreneur
- Best Tech Entrepreneur
- Best Visionary Entrepreneur
- Best Woman Entrepreneur
- Best Woman in Ayurveda and Herbal Product Leadership
- Best Woman in Financial Consultancy Leadership
- Best Woman in Financial Leadership in Manufacturing
- Best Woman in Modest Fashion Leadership
- Best Woman in Staffing and Recruitment Leadership
- Best Young Entrepreneur
Beauty & Cosmetics · 1
- Best Woman in Men's Beauty and Training
Entertainment & Sports · 1
- Best Gaming Industry CEO
Finance · 1
- Best Cryptocurrency News CEO
Health Care · 3
- Best Pharmaceutical CEO
- Best Radiographer of the Year
- Best Woman Company Secretary
Manufacturing / Industries · 3
- Best Engineering Projects Leader in Manufacturing
- Best Procurement Leader
- Best Procurement Leader in Manufacturing
Real Estate / Construction · 4
- Best Woman in Construction Leadership
- Business Transformation Leader – Real Estate
- Innovation Leader in Property Development
- Real Estate Visionary Leader
Restaurant / F & B · 1
- Best Woman Executive Chef
Spa & Wellness · 1
- Best Spa Manager
Technology · 3
- AI & Digital Transformation Leader of the Year
- Best Technology CEO
- Best Technology Entrepreneur
Travel & Tourism · 2
- Excellence in Tourism Entrepreneurship
- Hospitality & Tourism Industry Leader
Golden Women Awards
32 categoriesWomen leaders across business, the professions and public life.
Award programme: Golden Women Awards
All industries · 28
- Best Emerging Entrepreneur
- Best Emerging Woman Leader
- Best Startup Founder of the Year
- Best Woman Achiever of the Year
- Best Woman Entrepreneur
- Best Woman in AI Innovation
- Best Woman in Business Excellence
- Best Woman in Corporate Leadership
- Best Woman in Cybersecurity
- Best Woman in Data & Analytics
- Best Woman in Digital Transformation
- Best Woman in Education Leadership
- Best Woman in FinTech
- Best Woman in Global Business
- Best Woman in Healthcare Leadership
- Best Woman in Hospitality Leadership
- Best Woman in Innovation
- Best Woman in Leadership Excellence
- Best Woman in Marketing Excellence
- Best Woman in Product Innovation
- Best Woman in Real Estate Leadership
- Best Woman in Social Impact
- Best Woman in Sustainability
- Best Woman in Technology
- Best Woman Leader
- Best Woman Startup Founder
- Most inspiring Woman Leader
- Women Leadership in Corporate Communications
Govt Organisations · 1
- Excellence in Human Resources Leadership
Technology · 3
- Cybersecurity Leader of the Year
- Digital Risk Visionary Leader of the Year
- Women Leader in Cybersecurity & Technology Risk
CXO & Executive Leadership
43 categoriesChief officers and senior executives — CFO, COO, CMO, CIO, CHRO and other C-suite roles — entered through the leadership programmes.
All industries · 43
- Best CEO
- Best CFO
- Best Chief Administrative Officer
- Best Chief Information Officer
- Best Chief Operating Officer
- Best CMO
- Best COO
- Best Customer friendly CEO
- Best Customer friendly CFO
- Best Customer friendly CMO
- Best Customer friendly COO
- Best Emerging CEO
- Best Emerging CFO
- Best Emerging CMO
- Best Emerging COO
- Best Employee friendly CEO
- Best Employee friendly CFO
- Best Employee friendly CMO
- Best Employee friendly COO
- Best Innovative CEO
- Best Innovative CFO
- Best Innovative CMO
- Best Innovative COO
- Best Young CEO
- Best Young CFO
- Best Young CMO
- Best Young COO
- Highly Experienced CEO
- Highly Experienced CFO
- Highly Experienced CMO
- Highly Experienced COO
- Highly Successful CEO
- Highly Successful CFO
- Highly Successful CMO
- Highly Successful COO
- Most Promising CEO
- Most Promising CFO
- Most Promising CMO
- Most Promising COO
- Most Valuable CEO
- Most Valuable CFO
- Most Valuable CMO
- Most Valuable COO
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