Announcing the nominees for this year’s KT Excellence Awards!
We are thrilled to present the nominations for the KT Excellence Awards 2025. Each individual, team, and company listed below has submitted outstanding applications showcasing their mastery of the Kepner-Tregoe methodology, along with exceptional problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
The selection committee at KT extends our sincere appreciation to everyone who took the time to share their impressive use of KT process.
Stay tuned as we prepare to announce the winners in each category!
Individual Award Nominations
Program Leader of the Year Nominations
Frank H. Higgins – Johnson & Johnson (USA)
Jan Herman – Philips Healthcare (USA)
Dave Stewart – Akamai Technologies, Inc. (USA)
Facilitator of the Year Nominations
Jacob M. Bolger-Linser – Philips Healthcare (USA)
Michael Harris – Genezen (USA)
Scott R. Oost – Adient NA (USA)
Coach of the Year Nominations
Amy Qu – IDEMIA (Shenzhen) Technologies Company Limited (China)
Chris Holloway – Philips Healthcare (USA)
Enrique Guevara – Adient Matamoros (Mexico)
Rational Management Executive of the Year Nominations
Juan Ortega Mendoza – Adient Lerma (Mexico)
Tom Jacobs – Philips Healthcare (USA)
Michael Brown – Adient NA (USA)
Team Award Nominations
Situation Appraisal Excellence Nominations
Adient Mexico Automotriz
Johnson and Johson Innovative Medicine (USA)
Philips Healthcare HPM (USA)
Problem Solving Excellence Nominations
Tolmar Inc. (USA)
Adient do Brasil Bancos Automotivos LTDA (Brazil)
Genezen (USA)
ExxonMobil (APAC region)
Decision Making Excellence Nominations
Jazan Integrated Gasification and Power Company (Saudi Arabia)
Adient Lerma Seating JIT (Mexico)
Adient do Brasil Bancos Automotivos LTDA (Brazil)
Combined KT Technologies Excellence Nominations
Jazan Integrated Gasification and Power Company (Saudi Arabia)
ATCO Ltd. (Canada)
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicines (Switzerland)
Organization Award Nominations
Excellence in the Utilization of KT Process in Manufacturing Operations Nominations
Bayer Healthcare (USA)
Flex (Romania)
Graphic Packaging International (USA)
Excellence in the Utilization of KT Process in Service Operations Nominations
Philips Healthcare (USA)
Flextronics Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Q2 (USA)
Tetra Pak Packaging Solutions S.p.A (Italy)
Human Resource and Critical Thinking Nominations
Johnson & Johnson (USA)
HCL Software (Australia)
Adient Lerma (Mexico)
Philips Healthcare (USA)