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The Top 100 Leaders list recognises senior executives who are shaping the direction, scale, and real-world impact of artificial intelligence across global organisations. Selection is based on a weighted assessment framework designed to balance leadership responsibility, organisational impact, and industry influence..
Key criteria include:
• Seniority & Strategic Responsibility: This criterion assesses the individual’ s level of seniority and their direct responsibility for procurement strategy and execution. Priority is given to leaders who.
• Organisational Scale & Market Impact: This category evaluates the scale, reach, and competitive strength of the organisation’ s procurement footprint, alongside the leader’ s role in shaping it.
• Industry Influence & Innovation: This criterion considers the individual’ s influence beyond their own organisation and their role in shaping the wider ecosystem.
• Governance, Responsibility & Professional Recognition: A lighter weighting is applied to factors that reflect professional credibility and long-term stewardship.
• Eligibility: The list focuses on senior leaders operating at scale.
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