LaGrangeville, NY, July 5, 2006 --- The International Association of
Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP), the professional body representing
practitioners of the world's fastest growing business segment, graduated its
first class of Certified Outsourcing Professionals (COPS) today and put
careers in outsourcing professional on the map.
The thirteen professionals work across the outsourcing field as clients,
providers and advisors in eight different industries on three continents. The
certification process was rigorous. Each candidate had to complete and have
reviewed by a panel of their peers an extensive application documenting the
projects they had lead and results achieved, their personal knowledge of the
strategic, implementation and operational intricacies of outsourcing, and their
overall educational background - both on outsourcing and on general business
topics. The thirteen professionals who have earned the Certified Outsourcing
Professional (COP) designation have distinguished themselves as leaders in
the field.
"This remarkable group of men and women are a snapshot of a connected,
experienced, motivated multicultural community of professionals that is
transforming the modern corporation and evolving the global business model,"
Michael Corbett, IAOP President opined. "As outsourcing enters its third
generation, professional managers like these pioneering individuals are
becoming critical resources to manage outsourcing relationships and realize
the full value of outsourcing as a corporate strategy. At the moment, the
dearth of trained professionals is the gating factor in the growth of
outsourcing globally. Soon cadres of certified professionals, truly citizens of
the world, will change global attitudes and practices for the better."
Mid-Career Professionals Average 15 Years in Outsourcing
The first class of Certified Outsourcing Professionals is made up of nine men
and four women with an average age of 40 years old and an average work
experience of fifteen years in outsourcing. Half have MBAs and most earned
undergraduate degrees in the sciences and engineering. They work in
pharmaceuticals, real estate, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing,
telecom, information technology, financial services and professional services.
Two are Indian, one is Canadian and one is from Mauritius. Others represent
seven US states.
"These individuals represent many different skill sets and career pathways
that characterize the emerging outsourcing profession," Christina Powers,
IAOP Director of Association and Professional Development
observed. "Individually and collectively they have demonstrated a remarkable
ability to learn, adapt and invent a new profession on a global scale. The
Certified Outsourcing Professional (COP) program aims to gather, share and
further evolve this process of invention and innovation."
About IAOP
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) is the
global, standard-setting organization and advocate for the outsourcing
profession. IAOP's global membership encompasses almost 250 organizations
from around the world representing almost every industry segment and
functional activity. In total, more than 38,000 individuals working in the field
of outsourcing are members or users of the association's services. IAOP also
publishes the definitive ranking of outsourcing firms; The Global Outsourcing
100. For more information, please visit www.outsourcingprofessional.org.
For More Information, please contact
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