HRD's special report features list of winners based on survey results
The Global Best in HR list provides a definitive annual collection of those who have delivered outstanding results, introduced new initiatives, refined existing workplace practices, and acted as a source of inspiration to colleagues.
Over the past 12 months, HRDs Intelligence Unit has conducted 160,000 surveys across Asia, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US to find out who in the HR industry is worthy of recognition – the culmination of that reporting results in HRDs Global Best in HR special report.
See the full list of global winners — with in-depth features —here.
The lists of New Zealand winners are:
5-Star Employer of Choice
- NZ Post
- SUB60 Couriers
- Tompkins Wake
- Air New Zealand
- Countdown (Woolworths NZ)
- Flight Centre Travel Group
- Fonterra
- Gallagher Bassett
- Kiwibank
- Ministry for Primary Industries
- Southern Cross Health Society
- Spark
- Xero
- Zurich New Zealand
Global 100
- Gareth Cameron, Head of People and Talent, McDonald’s New Zealand
- Kate Daly, MD People and Culture, Fonterra
- Nikki Dines, CPO, Air NZ
- Rose Johnson, HR Director, DHL Supply Chain New Zealand
Hot List NZ
- Richard Parker, Chief HR Officer, The Warehouse Group
- Shaun Philp, CPO, Chorus NZ
- Amanda Donaldson, Head of HR, Harmoney
- Andrew Bhimy, GM People and Strategy, Public Trust
- Catherine Smith, Director People and Culture, Auckland War Memorial Museum
- Heather Polglase, HR Director, Spark NZ
- Kate Daly, Managing Director, People and Culture, Fonterra
- Kim Ford, Director of HR, Cordis Auckland
- Mark Lewis, People and Capability Manager, Lane Neave
- Mary Haddock-Staniland, SVP Culture and Inclusion, Timely
- Nikki Dines, CPO, Air New Zealand
- Paula Williams, People and Culture Director, Plexure
- Rose Johnson, HR Director, DHL Supply Chain
- Roz Urbahn, CPO, Livestock Improvement Corporation
Check out the full list of winners for the Best HR Leaders in New Zealand and find out what makes them stand out.
Rising Stars NZ
- Abbigall Surridge, People and Capability Manager, Blue River Dairy
- Alecia Thompson, Growth and Capability Programme Specialist, Contact Energy
- Andrea Tarentaal, Employee Engagement and Development Partner, The Warehouse Group
- Carol Mendes, HR Manager, Cordis Auckland
- Deanna-May Zazulak, Global Remuneration and Reward Consultant, Xero
- Hannah Friedrich, People and Culture Coordinator, Otago Polytechnic
- Hayley Baker, VP of EX, MOBI
- Himani Kumar, HR Coordinator, HealthcareNZ
- Jessica Hayes, People Experience Lead, Auckland Transport
- Katie Church, Director of People and Capability, Queenstown Lakes District Council
- Nick Hopkins, Senior People Experience Advisor, Trade Me
- Rebecca Morrissey, Head of Employee Experience, Z Energy NZ
- Renetta Alexander, Practice Lead, Strategic Capabilites, The University of Auckland
- Siena Goldwater, Strategic HR Business Partner, The Warehouse Group
- Steven Begadon, Manager talent Acquisition, Air New Zealand
- Zoe Freeman, Strategic Advisor, NZ Transport Agency
