Alice Guéhennec and Antonio Abi Saad recognized at the 2026 Stevie® Awards for Technology Excellence

Stevie-Award

Alice Guéhennec, Sodexo Group Chief Tech Officer, and Antonio Abi Saad, Sodexo Group Chief Data Officer, received Gold and Silver distinctions at the 2026 Stevie Awards for Technology Excellence, on October 28, 2026, in Paris. The AI Waymakers Awards recognize executives leading transformation through technology, artificial intelligence, data, and software engineering.

  • Alice Guéhennec received the Gold AI Strategy Vanguard Award, recognizing her leadership in transforming technology from a support function into a strategic contributor to Sodexo’s business and operational performance. This award reflects her consistent commitment to making technology serve business transformation while bringing together executive leaders, local managers and frontline operators around a shared direction.
  • Antonio Abi Saad received the Silver Cloud and Data Visionary of the Year Award, recognizing a career dedicated to making data a trusted and practical business asset. This distinction highlights the trusted data foundations and governance model he has built, enabling Sodexo to deploy AI at scale, combining global standards with regional ownership.

These awards recognize two complementary leadership journeys and a shared ambition to place technology, data and AI at the heart of Sodexo’s strategy. They are also a recognition of our Tech teams worldwide, whose commitment enables us to combine technological progress, business performance and a people-centric approach.

Alice GuéhennecSodexo Group Chief Tech Officer

Trusted data is the foundation for scaling technology and AI. And trust is human. Quality earns trust, trust earns adoption, and adoption is where value is created. This award belongs to the teams who make it real.

Antonio Abi SaadSodexo Group Chief Data Officer

As Sodexo continues to accelerate its digital journey, technology remains at the heart of the Group’s ambition to innovate, strengthen operational excellence and deliver sustainable growth, while creating lasting value for its clients, consumers and teams worldwide.

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