2016 Awards Winners

Winners of the 2016 EMEA Awards Have Been Announced

The HRO Today Association Awards have been the highlight of the year and an aspiration for those in the HR industry worldwide. Each year, the Association selects a theme that the awards criteria revolves around. The theme of this year’s program is Be Connected! – HR Technology, Services and Leaders Unite. The HRO Today awards gala is the industry’s best-known and most prestigious event that brings together inspirational innovators and thought leaders. Winners of the 2016 EMEA awards were announced at the gala on November 8, 2016, during the HRO Today Forum EMEA in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Winners of the 2016 EMEA Awards:

Thought Leadership: Microsoft OnePayroll Team
Recruitment Team of the Year: North Yorkshire County Council
Excellence in Engagement Strategy: WilsonHCG
Innovation in HR Technology (tie): One Stop Stores
Innovation in HR Technology (tie): BP Learning and Development Team
Diversity & Inclusion Excellence: Cisco
Excellence in Total Rewards & Benefits: Intel EMEA HR Team
Partnership in Recruiting Excellence: Telefonica and Cielo
Partnership in Learning & Development Excellence: Renfrewshire Council, National Australia Group, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Rising Star: Laura Lewis, Head of HR and Development, Napp Pharmaceuticals
HR Superstar – Provider: Jacqueline Vale, HR Business Partner, Adecco UK/Pontoon
HR Superstar – Practitioner: Eamonn Eaton, Head of Group Learning & Engagement, Bank of Ireland
Change Management, CHRO of the Year: Rajita Singh, Head of Human Resources, Broadridge Financial Solutions India Pvt Ltd
Non-Profit, CHRO of the Year: Leatham Green, Programme Director – People and Change, Orbis
For-Profit, CHRO of the Year: Nigel Sullivan, Group HR Director, TalkTalk
Sustainable Workforce, CHRO of the Year: Charlotte Sword, Global HR Director, Foster + Partners
Lifetime Achievement, CHRO of the Year: Arne-Christian van der Tang, SVP of Human Resources, TomTom International

Winners of the 2016 APAC awards:

Thought Leadership Award: Wendy Tan, Founding Partner, Flame Centre
Excellence in Business Partnership: HCL Infosystems and PeopleStrong
Recruitment Team of the Year: Manulife
Excellence in Engagement Strategy: Public Service Division, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore Government
Innovation in HR Technology: Neeyamo Enterprise Solutions

For the summary of APAC nominations: click here.

Finalists and winners of the 2016 North America awards:

Thought Leadership Award:

WINNER: Stacey Cadigan, Director, ISG
Eric Mosley, CEO, Globoforce
Dr. Mary Welsh, Chief People Person, Clarity Voice

Excellence in Business Partnership:

IDT911 and New Benefits
WINNER: NIIT Technologies
Clarity Voice

Employer of the Year:

WINNER: Globalscape, Inc.
Clarity Voice

Recruitment Team of the Year:

ACA Talent
WINNER: MasterCard
Newfield Exploration

Excellence in Engagement Strategy:

WINNER: Globalscape, Inc.
Globoforce
UPS
IGATE Corporation (now part of Capgemin)

Innovation in HR Technology:

Loblaw Companies
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
WINNER: Bank of America
UPS

Employee Services & Wellness Excellence:

WINNER: Baylor College of Medicine
Sikich LLP

Best Use of Social Media:

WINNER: Cisco
Phoebe Putney Health System
UPS

Partnership in Recruiting Excellence:

AMN Healthcare and CVS
WINNER: Health First and Cielo

Partnership in Staffing Excellence:

TRx. Talent. As Prescribed. and St. Joseph’s Health System
WINNER: AMN Healthcare and Aegis Therapies

HR Superstar:

Dheeraj Bhardwaj, Vice President – Human Resources, NIIT Technologies
WINNER: Victor Garcia Muñoz, Global Payroll Senior Director, Microsoft
Dr. Mary Welsh, Chief People Person, Clarity Voice

For the summary of North America nominations: click here.