HR Awards finalists revealed!

This years’ Australian HR Awards has kicked off with a bang, receiving record numbers of nominations from some of the country’s largest and most innovative companies. The high calibre of entries received this year has resulted in a very impressive list of finalists (see below). The quality and quantity of entries means just to be named a finalist is a huge achievement.

Below are the finalists for what is looking to be the biggest Australian HR Awards yet. We can’t wait for the ceremony!

Australian HR Champion (CEO)

• Jon Linehan, CEO of Defence Bank Limited
• Gary Mitchell, vice president Australia of DePuy Synthes
• Chris Beer, CEO Asia of Luxottica
• Rosemary Vilgan, CEO of QSuper
• Simon Gipson, head of school at St Michael’s Grammar School
• Scott Charlton, CEO of Transurban
   

Australian HR Director of the Year

• Vijay Kashyap, HR director at Campari Australia
• Neil Baker, director – people & culture at Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers
• Susan Henry, head of people & culture at Starlight Foundation
• Emma Hogan, director – people & culture at Foxtel
• Bob Hogarth, general manager HR at Heritage Bank
• Simone Carroll, general manager HR at REA Group
• Mel Tunbridge, HR director at SBS
• Helen O’Reilly, chief HR officer at Teachers Mutual Bank

Australian HR Manager of the Year

• Paula La Rocca, HR manager at Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL Club
• Hayley Hubbard, group HR manager at FK Gardner
• Samantha Clark, HR director – OPSM, Luxottica
• Maree Morgan-Monk, HR manager at Peoplecare Health Insurance
• Lorraine Smith, senior HR manager at Raytheon Australia
• Cheryl Rae, organisation & talent development at Woolworths Limited

Australian HR Rising Star of the Year

• Alexandra Vargas Reyes, HR advisor NSW at DB Schenker Australia Pty Ltd
• Alice Moginie, HR associate at Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd
• Nikki McBride, senior HR advisor at Raytheon Australia
• Elizabeth Hales, HR advisor at Rio Tinto

Australian HR Team of the Year

• BASF Australia Ltd
• Credit Union Australia
• Heritage Bank
• Lexis Nexis
• NSW Ambulance
• QBE
• QSuper

Best Change Management Strategy

• Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers
• City of Sydney
• Club Assist
• Foxtel
• Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd
• Optus
• PepsiCo ANZ

Best CSR Strategy

• Aegis
• ING Direct
• Luxottica
• Singtel Optus

Best Employee Value Proposition

• AMP Horizons
• Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
• Heritage Bank
• Lexis Nexis
• Medibank Health Solutions
• Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd
• Perpetual

Best Employer Branding

• Aurecon
• Cover More
• Inchcape
• Medibank Health Solutions
• Sodexo
• Unilever

Best Health and Wellbeing Strategy

• Bupa
• Connect East
• Glen Eira City Council
• Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies
• QT Mutual Bank
• St Michael’s Grammar School
• Trilby Misso Lawyers

Best HR Strategic Plan

• Aegis
• Coca-Cola Amatil
• Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers
• CSIRO
• GenesisCare
• QBE
• QSuper

Best Learning & Development Strategy

• All Purpose Transport
• AMP Horizons
• Aurecon
• Clayton Utz
• Peoplebank Australia Limited
• The Coffee Club Group
• TNT Express
• Woolworths Limited

Best Recruitment Strategy

• Aegis
• Atlassian
• Coleman Brands Pty Ltd
• Compass Group
• Hamilton Island
• Jeanswest
• Medibank Health Solutions

Best Reward & Recognition Strategy

• British American Tobacco Australasia
• Credit Union Australia
• Faiveley Transport Australia Ltd
• Greater Building Society
• Jeanswest
• Peoplebank Australia Limited
• Telstra

Best Use of Technology

• Atlassian
• City of Greater Geelong
• Defence Bank
• Rio Tinto
• Staging Connections
• Woolworths Limited

Best Workplace Diversity Strategy

• AON
• Arup
• Big W
• Curtin University
• Dreamtime PR
• Kellogg (Aust.) Pty Ltd
• PepsiCo ANZ
• Suncorp Group

Employee of Choice (<1000)

• Atlassian
• Cooper Grace Ward Lawyers
• Ecetera
• McAfee
• Merck Sharp & Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd
• MRWED Training & Assessment
• Trilby Misso Lawyers

Employee of Choice (>1000)

• Alexander Mann Solutions
• Coca-Cola Amatil
• GHD
• Jeanswest
• PepsiCo ANZ

Employee of Choice (public sector & NFP)

• ABC
• Australia Post
• Epworth HealthCare
• Family Planning Victoria
• Glen Eira City Council
• Port Stephens Council