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2025 MACH Impact Awards

The 4th annual MACH Impact Awards, honoring the most innovative and impactful MACH-powered technology projects globally, took place during The Composable Conference in Chicago, USA from April 22-24, 2025.

These prestigious awards, hosted by the MACH Alliance, shine a spotlight on future-proof solutions that drive measurable business value and solve complex technical challenges through leveraging and deploying MACH and composable approaches.

Congratulations to the 2025 MACH Impact Awards Winners

Grand Prix — Best Overall Change:
Grand Prix — Best Overall Change:Sephora
Grand Prix — Best Digital Experience
Grand Prix — Best Digital ExperienceFLEETLOOP
Best Platform Transformation Projects
Best Platform Transformation ProjectsSephora and Loto-Québec
Best B2B Project
Best B2B ProjectFLEETLOOP
Best Retail Project
Best Retail ProjectLKQ Europe
Best Health & Wellness Project
Best Health & Wellness ProjectThe Vitamin Shoppe
Best Travel & Tourism Project
Best Travel & Tourism ProjectLoto-Québec
Best Manufacturing Project
Best Manufacturing ProjectLallemand
Best Breaking New Ground Projects
Best Breaking New Ground ProjectsMattel and Takko Fashion
Teams of the Year
Teams of the YearGolfbreaks and Parkland
Contributor of the Year
Contributor of the YearTrent Dudei, Sentry Insurance

The MACH Impact Awards are open to all organizations, including non-Alliance members such as customers, technology vendors, and system integrators.

Entries were judged across 9 categories - and continuing on from 2024 our prestigious panel of judges also hand-select entries for our Grand Prix award categories recognizing the Best Digital Experience and Overall Change Project.

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2025 MACH Impact Award Finalists

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Winning entries will demonstrate the business value of the project in the specified industry, and how MACH was crucial in delivering increased value over alternative approaches. To be eligible, entries should clearly show how MACH technologies and principles were utilized to achieve the project goals. However, projects do not have to be pure MACH and we welcome hybrid architecture solutions.

Best Retail Project

  • LKQ Europe
  • Flying Tiger Copenhagen
  • Parkland
  • Brompton
  • Sephora
  • ILLUM

Best B2B Project

  • FLEETLOOP
  • Shamrock Foods

Best Manufacturing Project

  • Lallemand

Best Health & Wellness Project

  • Cost Plus Drugs
  • Modere
  • The Vitamin Shoppe

Best Travel, Leisure & Hospitality Project

  • Austria.info
  • Loto-Quebec
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Winning entries must demonstrate the measurable business value of the project and explain how MACH technologies were crucial in delivering greater value compared to alternative approaches. This includes either pioneering a groundbreaking, innovative project, or transforming an existing legacy platform to incorporate MACH technologies to deliver greater success outcomes. To be eligible, entries must clearly show how MACH principles and technologies were leveraged to successfully achieve the project's goals. However, projects do not have to be pure MACH and we welcome hybrid solutions.

Best Breaking New Ground Project

  • BLUME2000
  • Emma – The Sleep Company
  • Mattel
  • My Guinness
  • Pet Valu
  • Takko Fashion

Best Platform Transformation Project

  • LKQ
  • Loto-Quebec
  • Marimekko
  • Shamrock Foods
  • Sephora
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Celebrating the exceptional contributions made by both individuals and teams through MACH transformation project, that have driven organizational success and innovation.
  • Contributor of the Year - Awarded to an individual responsible for defining requirements and solutions to improve business processes and systems, reduce costs, enhance sustainability, and quantify potential business benefits. (open to end-users only)

    Craig Jordan | My Food Bag

    Stephanie Holbrook | VyStar Credit Union

    Trent Dudei | Sentry Insurance

  • Team of the Year Award - Awarded to the project team or department that best demonstrates how its work has helped achieve or exceed objectives and contributed to the overall competitiveness and/or success of a company. (open to end-users only)

    Destination XL Team
    Mizuno USA, Mira Commerce, BigCommerce
    Parkland
    Golfbreaks
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This category cannot be entered, as winners will be selected from category finalists by our MACH Impact Awards Co-Chairs
  • Best Digital Experience Award - Awarded to the project that demonstrably delivers unique, front-end experience(s). The winning entry will demonstrate the business value of the project, and how MACH technologies were crucial in delivering an innovative digital experience.
  • Best Overall Change Project - Awarded to the project that most effectively managed the transition from monolith to MACH, not only in the tech strategy but effective management of the change in processes and tools that are required to best support the business strategy.

Winning the MACH Impact Awards in 2024 reinforced and validated, within the Clarks leadership and senior team, the need to complete the projects, and that what we, as a team, including our partners delivered, was an astounding achievement that we were all able to celebrate!

Meriel Neighbour, Director Programme Value, Boots (Previously at Clarks)

An independent panel of judges evaluates all award entries, and each award is evaluated on a set of strict criteria such as a scorecard of project outcomes using MACH technologies to achieve or exceed measurable objectives.

Learn more about our 2024 MACH Impact Award Winners HERE

MACH Impact Awards Jury

Miya Knights (Co-Chair)
Miya Knights (Co-Chair)Director & Publisher, Retail Technology Magazine
Justin Thomas
Justin ThomasHead of Digital Experience & Products - North America, The Kraft Heinz Company
Anjali Subburaj
Anjali SubburajBalance Support CIO
Chandan Kumar
Chandan KumarHead of Software Engineering and Integration, Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd
Danielle Diliberti
Danielle DilibertiCEO, Sommsation
Gordon Lucas
Gordon LucasGroup Software Engineering Director, Puregym
Gus Fune
Gus FuneCTO, BÆRSkin Tactical Supply Co.
Giles Smith
Giles SmithAdvisory Board Member, MACH Alliance
Kristen Liebert
Kristen LiebertVice President of Business Transformation, Rally House
Kyle Barz
Kyle BarzSenior Director, Enterprise Architecture, Mars
Matthew Garrepy
Matthew GarrepyChief Critic, CMS Critic
Meriel Neighbour (Chair of Ambassadors)
Meriel Neighbour (Chair of Ambassadors)Director of Technology Delivery and Transformation, River Island
Sezin Cagil
Sezin CagilHead of Unified Commerce Technology, Dr. Martens plc
Sree Sreedhararaj
Sree SreedhararajChief Technology Officer, IPSY