The HRD Asia Awards began in August, when nominations opened and HR professionals were called to send in submissions.
Over the following few weeks, the HRD team was inundated with stories of courage, leadership and compassion from HR teams across Singapore, Hong Kong and the rest of Asia.
It was heartening to see how so many members of the HR profession rose to the challenges presented by COVID.
The winners were carefully selected by a panel of 16 expert judges, including the global and regional heads of HR from organisations like Unilever, Mastercard, Intel, Shell, Unilever, HSBC and Microsoft.
Winners and excellence awardees were announced on 21 October 2020 on the HRD Asia website.
Methodology
Process
- HRD Asia issued an open call for nominations to the title’s regionwide readership of 20,000+ HR professionals
- Prospective nominees sent in submissions online – we received hundreds of nominations
- After a lengthy vetting process, the shortlisted candidates were invited to send additional information so that our judges had all the information they needed
- Winners and Excellence Award recipients for the 18 categories were announced on 21 October 2020
- Each award had its own judges. Our 16 judges cast their vote to decide on the winners
Categories
The HRD Asia Awards featured 18 individual and company categories, recognising employers, teams and leaders from small to large businesses
Key dates
Monday 24 August Nominations open
Friday 25 September Nominations close
21 October Winners announced on HRD Asia online
Here are the winners of HRDAsia 2020:
Individual Awards
HR Director of the Year
Winner
- Dundy Deng, Wharf Hotels Management
Excellence Awards
- Brian Fischer, Intel
- Rajesh Hurkat, Mattel Inc
- Neha Pareek, IBM
- James Sun, Quincus
HR Manager of the Year
Winner
Excellence Awards
- Ratnanjali Arora, PwC
- Soumya Roy Choudhury, PwC
- Swee Lin Kee, Intel
- Kanchana Thakur, Pepsico International
HR Rising Star of the Year
Winner
- Vanessa Chu, Wharf Hotels Management
Excellence Awards
- Atish Bhattacharya, Greenlam Industries
- Bishnu Bista, Bottlers Nepal
- Tracy Tan, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Kanchana Thakur, Pepsico International
Company and Team Awards
HR Team of the Year (≤ 1000)
Winner
- Beam Suntory Asia Pacific HR Team
Excellence Awards
- Bottlers Nepal - Human Resources Team
- Moet Hennessy - South East Asia HR Team
- Pure International
- TBWA Singapore HR Team
HR Team of the Year (> 1000)
Winner
- Intel - Greater Asia Region HR
Excellence Awards
- Aviva
- Marina Bay Sands HR Team
- Marsh Asia Human Resources Team
- Vodafone
Employer of Choice (1 - 99 Employees)
Winner
- PSB Technology Services, Inc
Excellence Award
Employer of Choice (100 - 999 Employees)
Winner
Excellence Awards
- ARA Asset Management
- Beam Suntory Asia
- Clairvoyant India
- Randstad
Employer of Choice (> 1000 employees)
Winner
Excellence Awards
- Aviva
- Marina Bay Sands
- Societe Generale
Best Graduate Development Program
Winner
- Marsh Asia Human Resources Team
Best Health & Wellbeing Program
Winner
Excellence Awards
- Bloomberg LP
- Lenovo Central Asia Pacific
- Metro Pacific Investments Corp.
- Vodafone
Best Leadership Development Program
Winner
Excellence Awards
- ECOS India Mobility & Hospitality - Saksham Program - Our Road to Success!
- Volvo Group - Exploration for Emerging Leaders
- Wharf Hotels Management
Best Learning & Development Program
Winner
Excellence Awards
- ECOS India Mobility & Hospitality - Chauffeur Training & Engagement Program
- Lenovo Asia Pacific
- Societe Generale
- Wharf Hotels Management
Best Recruitment Campaign
Winner
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Excellence Award
Best Reward & Recognition Program
Winner
Excellence Award
- ECOS India Mobility & Hospitality - Rewards & Recognition Program
Best Use of Technology
Winner
Excellence Awards
- Metro Pacific Investment Corp. - S.A.G.I.P. Self Assessment on General health Information Program
- PT Badak NGL (Badak LNG)
- Kemira Chemicals Indonesia
- Randstad
Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Program
Winner
Excellence Awards
- Aviva
- Intel Greater Asia Region HR
- Lenovo - AP WILL Program
- Vodafone
Best Workplace Flexibility Program
Winner
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Excellence Awards
- Avon Cosmetics, Inc.
- Marsh Asia Human Resources Team
- Metro Pacific Investments Corp.
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