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World Opex press and media resources: announcements, the winners press release, background on the program and the assets journalists need. News is also posted on the World Opex LinkedIn page.
Announcements
Press releases
Releases are published here on the day they go out. Journalists can ask to receive them by email under embargo.
No releases yet. The first is the winners release, embargoed until November 27, 2026, drafted below.
Winners release
World Opex Awards 2026 winners
The release as it will go out on November 27, 2026, with names and figures completed on the day.
World Opex announces the winners of the World Opex Awards 2026
[Number] organizations and practitioners from [number] countries rated on evidence by an independent international jury
Pune, India, November 27, 2026. World Opex today announced the results of the World Opex Awards 2026, the first season of the global awards program for operational excellence. [Number] entries from [number] countries were rated by a jury of senior practitioners, with [number] entries achieving the Diamond rating, [number] Gold, [number] Silver and [number] Bronze.
Unlike ranked awards, World Opex rates every entry against a published five-dimension framework: methodology rigor, results and impact, scale and complexity, innovation and originality, and sustainability and transfer. Every deserving entry earns its rating on its own merit, and two entrants in the same category can both be rated Diamond.
Diamond ratings were awarded to:
- [Organization], [Category], for [one-line citation]
- [Organization], [Category], for [one-line citation]
- [Practitioner name], Opex Practitioner of the Year, for [one-line citation]
The Advisory Council also declared three bestowed honors: the Lifetime Achievement honor to [name], the Pioneer honor to [name], and the Founding Year Hall of Fame, recognizing [names].
“[Quote from Ashish Gupta, Founder, World Opex: two or three sentences on what the first season showed about where operational excellence is being practiced and what the jury saw.]”
“[Quote from a member of the Advisory Council on the standard of entries and the evidence behind the ratings.]”
The full list of rated entries, with the jury's citation for each, is published at worldopex.com/winners. Winners receive a trophy, a certificate and the World Opex winner seal, and Diamond and Gold winners present their work in the Winner showcases webinar series from December 2026. The 2027 season opens today.
About World Opex
World Opex is the global platform for operational excellence: independent awards rated on evidence, a free maturity assessment on the World Opex Excellence Framework, practitioner-led training, free webinars and an annual virtual conference, practitioner articles and case studies, a directory of companies that serve operations teams, a live board of operational excellence jobs, and a free community of practitioners. It is guided by more than 80 senior practitioners from over 30 countries. World Opex is an initiative of Learning Everest Private Limited, Pune, India.
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World Opex is the global platform for operational excellence: independent awards, a free maturity assessment, practitioner-led learning and a community of practitioners. It is an initiative of Learning Everest Private Limited, Pune, India.