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Chief Operating Officer
Awarded to only five exceptional Chief Operating Officers worldwide, this honour serves as an exclusive mark of excellence in operational leadership. This honour celebrates outstanding COOs who are optimising performance, strengthening organizational effectiveness, and enabling scalable growth in a rapidly evolving digital environment. It commemorates The Brilliance Awards’ legacy since 2009 and highlights 22 Top 5 Chief Officers who continue to shape digitally powered operational success and longterm business resilience worldwide.
Top 5 Chief Operating Officers:
Gang Ye – Co‑Founder & Chief Operating Officer at Sea Group
Jess Hertz – President & Chief Operating Officer at Shopify
Jeff McElfresh – Chief Operating Officer at At&T
Venkatesh Alagirisamy – Chief Operating Officer at Nike
Suzanne Roddie – Chief Operating Officer at Virgin

