2025 CHRO of the Year Awards

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If people are a company’s greatest asset, then CHROs have a lot riding on their shoulders. From delivering a winning culture to introducing fresh recruitment strategies, they are stewards and strategists who are responsible for a company’s talent and performance blueprint -all of which drives the business forward. To honor the contributions of these incredible leaders, HRO Today is proud to present the annual CHRO and HRD of the Year Awards.

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Laura Muir
CHRO
Polaris Transportation Group

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Robin Corralez
Chief People Officer
PandaDoc

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Pradheepa Raman
Chief People Officer
GlobalFoundries

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Daniel G. Chappell
EVP & CHRO
Seacoast Bank

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Lori Knowles
SVP & CHRO
Memorial Hermann Health System

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Terilyn Juarez Monroe
Chief People Officer
Guardant Health

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Dr. Archana Arcot
Chief People Officer
Unifi Aviation

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Emily Barron
Chief People Officer
Basis Technologies

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Nate Bigler
Chief People Officer
St. Luke’s Hospital

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Garri Brown
Assistant Vice President and Chief People & Culture Officer
Port of New Orleans

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Gary Burrus
Executive Officer of Human Resources
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

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Logan Carmichael
Chief People & Culture Officer
Pittsburgh Water

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Kenneth Ceaser
Chief People & Culture Officer
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)

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Kathy Claytor
VP & CHRO
Formerly Delta Dental of Virginia

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Teresa Czubak
Chief People Officer
Madison Logic

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Patrick Daniel
CHRO
GAT – Airline Ground Support, Inc.

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Margaret Driscoll
Chief People & Culture Officer
Blackbaud

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Nancee Gerlineau
CHRO & CAO
UCS Forest Group

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Paul Gregory
Chief People and Culture Officer
Securonix

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Lisa King
Chief People Officer
MedeAnalytics

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Jeff Krupp
CHRO
Inotiv

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Deborah Maynar
CHRO
Coast Mental Health

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Melissa Morrow
Partner & Chief People Officer
Calcium+Company

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Lisa Nadler
CHRO
Integral Ad Science

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Denise Nichols
Chief People Officer
Fortitude Re

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Billy Parsons
CHRO
EyeCare Partners

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Riya Sood
CHRO
OpSec Security

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Rachel Stephens
SVP HR & Facilities
MODE Global

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