The Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA) announces 21 customer experience (CX) professionals as finalists for the annual CX Impact Awards. The CX Impact Awards recognize the impact individuals play in advancing customer experience in three categories: advancing overall customer experience in their organization; improving diversity, equity, and inclusion outcomes in their organization; and advancing the CX profession. The winners of these esteemed awards will be announced on a live broadcast during the global CX Day celebration. The public can join the worldwide CX community to hear from the winners on October 5, LIVE 12 Noon CDT (5PM – UTC).

In addition to the Impact Awards, on CX Day CXPA will showcase CX professionals from around the globe in a series of 10 regional panel discussions, highlighting CX successes and perspectives from Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, the U.K., and the U.S.. CX Day will also highlight company celebrations and offer discussion starters to jump-start CX conversations in your teams and organizations.

In recent years CXPA has awarded the Impact Award to deserving professionals from IBM, Fannie Mae, Foot Locker, Inc. and more. We are delighted to announce the top Impact Award Finalist who stood out amongst the pool to our judges are:

Impact on CX in an Organization
Leandro Coelho–CX Director, Telefonica/Vivo (Brazil)
Georges Essama—Customer Relations Manager, Cameroon Telecommunications (Cameroon)
Gloria Gupta—Director, Sales, Services, and Customer Experience, American Medical Association (U.S.)
Brian Kling, CCXP—Head of Digital & Community Support, STMicroelectronics (Switzerland)
Guilherme Koga—Director, CEM & Strategy, Reporting & Analytics, Samsung Electronics America (U.S.)
Jake Lechnir—Restaurant Brands International (U.S.)
William Lumb, CCXP—Director, Customer Experience, Firma (Canada)
Andy Netzel, CCXP—VP, Head of the Performance Innovation Lab, KeyBank (U.S.)
Stephanie Roodhouse—Sr. Director, Customer Advocacy & Experience, WhatFix (U.S.)
Gustavo Sued—Director of Customer Experience, YDUQS Education (Brazil)

Impact on Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Outcomes Related to CX
Kylie Green–Corporate Customer Experience Coordinator, Logan City Council (Australia)
Hilal Kahraman–Passenger Experience Design Specialist, Istanbul Grand Airport (Turkey)
Tom Wlodkowski–VP, Accessibility & Multicultural, Technology and Product, Comcast (U.S.)

Impact on the CX Profession
Crystal D’Cunha–President & CEO, The INSIDE View, Inc. (Canada)
Sandra De Zoysa, CCXP—Group Chief Customer Officer, Dialog Axiata, PLC (Sri Lanka)
Lucas Fonseca–CX Manager, Alelo Brazil (Brazil)
Bruno Guimaraes—Founder, Amigos do CX (Brazil)
Sebastien Munar, CCXP–Managing Director, Clientrika (Peru)
Duong Nguyen, CCXP–Founder & Chairman, CEM Partner (Vietnam)
Neil Skehel–CEO, Awards International (U.K.)
Steve Walker–Chairman & CEO, Walker (U.S.)

The 2021 CX Impact Award winners, will be honored during our reveal on CX Day October 5 on CX Day LIVE 12 Noon CDT (5PM – UTC). In our 9th year of observing CX Day, there will be many gatherings on several different continents to recognize and celebrate the importance of customer experience. We will have panel discussions from our different regions, and will highlight our extensive network of professionals.

“We invite the public to join us in celebrating the professionals who value great customer experiences and make a difference every day,” says Barbie Fink, CCXP 2021 CXPA Chair. “Whether at a network CX Day event, at CXDay.org or on social media, we urge you to show your support for organizations that put customers first. I am particularly pleased at the breadth and diversity of this year’s CX Day programming. We are all better when we are thoughtful about considering a variety of perspectives, which help CX professionals learn, grow, and deliver the best possible experiences for all of their customers.”