HR Excellence Awards 2009: The Winners

Last night in a glittering awards ceremony at the London Hilton Park Lane the great and the good of the HR profession met to celebrate the achivements of the industry over the past year. We are pleased to present the winners of the HR Excellence Awards 2009.
Most People-Focused CEO: Justin King, chief executive officer,
Sainsbury's
HR Excellence Gold Award: Birmingham City Council
HR Director of the Year: Caroline Waters, director, people and policy,
BT
Best Talent Management Strategy: ZenithOptimedia
Most Effective Use of Internal Communications: Northern Rail
Outstanding Employee Engagement Strategy: Birmingham City Council
Most Effective Benefits Strategy: IAG UK
Most Successful Change Management Project: Bupa International
Best Learning and Development Strategy: McDonald's Restaurants
Most Effective Recruitment & Retention: Heart of England NHS Foundation
Trust
Most Compelling Motivation Scheme: Ladbrokes
Health and Wellbeing: Metropolitan Police Service
Best HR Strategy - fewer than 250: Employees Broadway
Most Innovative Use of Technology: Asda
Best Use of CSR in HR: The Midcounties Co-operative
Best Third Sector Strategy or Initiative: Broadway
Best Public Sector HR Strategy or Initiative: Cambridgeshire County
Council