Revealed: Australian HR Awards finalists

Find out who has been nominated as the best in Australia's HR industry.

The finalists for the 2015 Australian HR Awards have been revealed. Across 19 categories, the awards recognise the outstanding individuals, teams and organisations at the forefront of excellence and innovation in the HR profession.
 
The finalists are:

Individual Awards
 
Australian HR Director of the Year

Wayne Gobert, Assetlink
Lee Norman, Beca
Deborah Lowe, ClearView Wealth
May Yuan, Eli Lilly
Amanda Towe, Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Australia
Rob Phipps, KFC Australia
Cindy Reid, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Australia Pty Ltd
Alex Diab, NSW Business Chamber
 
Australian HR Manager of the Year

Clive Holt, Bega Garnbirringu Health Services
Zoe Campbell, Brisbane Motorway Services Pty Ltd
Selina Hicks, Deloitte
Sandra Cinar, Mercy Health
Callum Morrison, State Trustees Ltd
Bianca Azzopardi, The Sam Prince Group
 
Australian HR Rising Star of the Year

Josh Cass, AECOM
Elise Miller, Beca
Hannah Perry, Deloitte
Shenuka Munasinghe, Endeavour College of Natural Health
Melinda Votano, KFC Australia
Emma Anderson, Minor DKL Food Group
Holly Johnson, Sofitel Melbourne on Collins
 
Australian HR Champion (CEO) of the Year

Matthew Stewart, Bankstown City Council
Brendan Gough, Brisbane Motorway Services Pty Ltd
Lynne Jordan, Family Planning Victoria
Graham Turner, Flight Centre Travel Group Limited
Stephen Cornelissen, Mercy Health
Pip Marlow, Microsoft
David Bowie, SAS Australia and New Zealand
Kerrie Mather, Sydney Airport
 
Company Awards
 
Frazer Jones Australian HR Team of the Year

American Express
Atlassian
Coffey’s international development business
CUA
DEXUS Property Group
FKG Group
Qantas
TNT
 
Accumulate Employer of Choice (>1000)

American Express
Atlassian
Inchcape Australia
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Australia
Mercy Health
QBE Australia
Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing
Specsavers Pty Ltd
 
AustralianSuper Employer of Choice (<1000)

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Carter Newell Lawyers
Hyder Consulting
NSW Business Chamber
Rockend
Stryker
Youi
 
Employer of Choice (Public Sector & NFP)

Bankstown City Council
BUSY At Work
Disability Services Australia
Family Planning Victoria
Mercy Health
Peoplecare Health Insurance
Port Stephens Council
 
Best HR Strategic Plan

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CBH Group
CUA
Foxtel
Glen Eira City Council
Westpac Group
 
Solterbeck Best Reward & Recognition Program
American Express
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Laureate Australia
Origin Energy
Seven Network
Singtel Optus
The Langham Melbourne
 
Best Recruitment Campaign

Atlassian
Beca
Deloitte
Department of Education and Training (Queensland)
Laureate Australia
Office of Environment and Heritage
Woolworths Limited
 
Best Change Management Strategy

AutoNexus
Beca
CUA
Foxtel
Rio Tinto
Seven Network
Suncorp Group
Westpac Group
 
UTS Business School Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Program

Australian Red Cross Blood Service
BP Global Business Services
Canon Australia
Ernst & Young
QBE Australia
Shared Services Centre
Vodafone Hutchison Australia
 
Future Knowledge Best Use of Technology

Cisco
Dymocks
Mercy Health
MSD (Australia) Pty Limited
NAB
Rio Tinto
Samsung Australia
 
Best Learning & Development Program

Assetlink
Brisbane Motorway Services Pty Ltd
FedEx Express
MYOB
Pumpkin Patch
The Coffee Club
 
Best Health & Wellbeing Program

American Express
Brisbane Airport Corporation Pty Ltd
EastLink
House with No Steps
Rockend
RoZetta Technology
Youi
 
Best Workplace Flexibility Program

Mercy Health
Peoplecare Health Insurance
Port Stephens Council
Suncorp Group
Telstra
The Greater Building Society
Westpac Group
 
Best Leadership Development Program

Accenture
Asciano
Dan Murphys
Deloitte
Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Australia
Singtel Optus
Woolworths Limited
 
Best Graduate Development Program

Accenture
Atlassian
Australian Taxation Office
Cisco
Coles
Department of Social Services (DSS)
Orica
 
The Australian HR Awards presented by AustralianSuper will be held on 7 August at The Star Sydney. For more information and to book your table for the event visit www.hrawards.com.au

Look out for full coverage of the finalists in the June issue of Human Resources Director.

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