--- title: "Damian O'Gara, Kent CDIO, awarded the Catalyst Award 2020" date: 2020-09-17T09:28:00+01:00 author: Joanne Hennigan canonical_url: "https://kentplc.com/news-insights/damian-ogara-kent-cdio-awarded-the-catalyst-award-2020" section: Blog --- 17 Sept 2020 Events & Awards # Damian O'Gara, Kent CDIO, awarded the Catalyst Award 2020 ![Damian awarded the Catalyst Award 2020]() Please join us in saying a massive congratulations to Damian O’Gara, our CDIO, who has just been awarded The Catalyst Award 2020 for ‘CIO in Oil and Gas’ at the Global CIO Forum’s Future IT Summit 2020. Humble as ever, Damian told us “This award is dedicated to all the extremely hard working staff at Kent who have delivered major technology modernization across the group over the last two years. This comes at a time where the foundations have now been laid for the next stage in the digital journey. Thank you to Global CIO Forum and the judging panel for recognizing Kent’s digital ambition within the Oil and Energy sector”. We are proud to have, not only an industry leading, but a world-leading technology team here at Kent. Not even a global pandemic can slow them down. They continue to deliver innovation every single day. And they also happen to be the nicest bunch of people you will ever be fortunate enough to meet. Now Damian can proudly use the #iamacatalyst. Something we’ve known for a long time now. \#technologyleadership #innovation #awardwinner Share this story [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fkentplc.com%2Fnews-insights%2Fdamian-ogara-kent-cdio-awarded-the-catalyst-award-2020) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://kentplc.com/news-insights/damian-ogara-kent-cdio-awarded-the-catalyst-award-2020) [X](https://x.com/intent/tweet?url=https://kentplc.com/news-insights/damian-ogara-kent-cdio-awarded-the-catalyst-award-2020&text=Damian%20O'Gara,%20Kent%20CDIO,%20awarded%20the%20Catalyst%20Award%202020) Related Blogs ## You might also like [![9ac3a003 ce68 4e15 a2e1 d64fcfaeb0d0]()](https://kentplc.com/news-insights/kent-recognised-as-best-in-class-at-safety-excellence-awards)Events & Awards [Kent recognised as 'Best in Class' at 39th annual Safety Excellence Awards ](https://kentplc.com/news-insights/kent-recognised-as-best-in-class-at-safety-excellence-awards)Kent's Americas team celebrate their win in the Technical Support - Large category [Read article](https://kentplc.com/news-insights/kent-recognised-as-best-in-class-at-safety-excellence-awards) [![I Chem E Awards Thumbnail]()](https://kentplc.com/news-insights/kent-celebrates-innovation-in-the-energy-transition-with-icheme-global-awards-2025-sponsorship)Events & Awards [Kent Celebrates Innovation in the Energy Transition with IChemE Global Awards 2025 Sponsorship ](https://kentplc.com/news-insights/kent-celebrates-innovation-in-the-energy-transition-with-icheme-global-awards-2025-sponsorship)Kent sponsors the Oil, Gas and Energy Transition Award at the IChemE Global Awards 2025, recognising excellence in innovation and decarbonisation. 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