The gala dinner and awards ceremony for the annual HR Excellence Awards will take place on Tuesday 6 December at The Brewery, London.
Our judging panel consisted of top HR directors and consultants from a diverse collection of public, private, and third sector organisations.
The entries that have made our shortlist impressed our judges with their HR innovation to solve business problems, championing value creation through the power of people. Congratulations to all our finalists.
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Best Recruitment and Workforce Planning Strategy
Arowana
BT
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
Travis Perkins
Best Reward and Recognition Strategy
Howdens Joinery
Ocado Group in partnership with Benefex
Native
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK
The Institute of Export and International Trade
University of Lincoln
Best Talent Management Strategy (sponsored by Morson Group)
PPD (part of Thermo Fisher Scientific)
Rolls-Royce
Wolseley UK
Best Transformation Strategy
Doğuş Holding A.Ş.
Sertec
Smith + Nephew
Vodafone M-Pesa Africa
Best Crisis Management Strategy
BDO UK
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
TalkTalk
Best CSR Strategy
Howdens Joinery
University of Lincoln
Best Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
Equiniti
Immediate Media
MediaCom
Police Now
Progress
Best Early Careers Strategy
Fisher German
Landor & Fitch
Office of the Future Generations Commission
Best Employee Engagement Strategy (sponsored by Investors in People)
Alzheimer’s Society
Comply Direct
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Standard Club
Suez Recycling and Recovery UK
Valor Hospitality
Best Flexible Working Strategy
Allianz
British Heart Foundation
NHS Midlands and Lancashire
KFC (UKI)
Best Health and Wellbeing Strategy
NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU
SoftServe
Suez Recycling & Recovery UK
The First Mile
Weir Minerals Group
Yodel
Best HR Strategy from Overseas
Abu Dhabi Police
CMS Jant ve Makina Sanayi
Eleven Hundred Agency
Best HR Technology Strategy
Natural HR
UST Global for Reimagining Career Velocity
Smith+ Nephew
Best Internal Communications Strategy
British Heart Foundation
Reward Gateway
Weir Minerals Europe
Best Learning and Development Strategy
Gallagher
Outcomes First Group
N Brown Group
University of Huddersfield
Webhelp
HR Team of the Year
Immediate Media
N Brown Group
Saga Group
UK Export Finance
Wincanton
HR Future Leader of the Year
Charlotte Barclay, APAM
Ben Wrigley, Wincanton
Charlie Robson, McKenzie Intelligence Services
HR Director of the Year
Joe Dent, Princes
Teresa Exelby, Community Integrated Care
Maria Hawley, Fisher German
Kate Howdon, eStar Truck & Van
Corinne Mills, Alzheimer’s Society
Phil Rimmer, Slater Helis
Victoria Soormally, Gallagher
Emma Simpson, Gleneagles
John Stewart, SSE
Carol-Ann White, Landor & Fitch
Best People-Focussed CEO
Tracy Garrad, AXA Health
Charmaine Griffiths, British Heart Foundation
Lucy-Marie Hagues, Capital One UK
Daniel Rabie, GetBusy
Beatriz Shorrock, Marlowe Software, Risk and Compliance
Jo Williams, The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
James Wroath, Wincanton
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