2015 finalists

Company Awards


Frazer Jones Australian HR Team of the Year

  • American Express
  • Atlassian
  • CUA
  • DEXUS Property Group
  • FKG Group
  • Qantas
  • TNT

Accumulate Employer of Choice (>1000)

  • American Express
  • Inchcape Australia
  • Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Australia
  • Mercy Health
  • QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited
  • Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing
  • Specsavers Pty Ltd

AustralianSuper Employer of Choice (<1000)

  • Atlassian
  • AutoNexus
  • 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

  • AutoNexus
  • CUA
  • Foxtel
  • Glen Eira City Council
  • The CBH Group
  • 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
  • Seven Network
  • Suncorp Group
  • Westpac Group

UTS Business School Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Program

  • Australian Government Shared Services Centre – IAGDP Team
  • Australian Red Cross Blood Service
  • BP Global Business Services
  • Canon Australia
  • Ernst & Young
  • QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited
  • Vodafone Hutchison Australia

Future Knowledge Best Use of Technology

  • Cisco
  • Dymocks
  • Mercy Health
  • MSD (Australia) Pty Limited
  • NAB
  • Samsung Australia

Best Learning & Development Program

  • Assetlink
  • Brisbane Motorway Services Pty Ltd
  • FedEx Express
  • MYOB
  • Pumpkin Patch
  • The Coffee Club

Best Health & Wellbeing Initiative

  • 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

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)

  • 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
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