In 2008, FAO Today starts the tradition of recognizing the best in each of seven categories of FAO industry leader with its FAO Today Awards. The 2008 FAO Today Awards were announced at the FAO Summit, June 3, 2008. Nominees for the Awards were assembled from among the 2008 FAO Superstars list, and the final selections were made by the editorial team at FAO Today magazine. The 2008 winners are listed below.

FAO Practitioner of the Year, North America
Jay Hughes, VP and Controller, Unilever USA

FAO Advisors of the Year
Michel Janssen, managing director, and Wayne Mincey, president, The Hackett Group

FAO Influencer of the Year
Mark Dzialga, Managing Director, General Atlantic Partners

FAO Provider of the Year – Large Enterprise
Michel de Zeeuw, VP, Ritesh Idnani, VP and Global Sales, Amitabh Chaudry, CEO, Infosys

FAO Provider of the Year – Middle Market
Clarence Schmitz, CEO, OPI Global

FAO Provider of the Year – Selective Process
Leon Busch, President & CEO, and Robert Stasik, EVP, Head of payments solutions and investor services sector, SourceNet Solutions

FAO Thought Leader of the Year
Tiger Tyagaragan, President, Genpact