2016 finalists

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Company Awards

AustralianSuper Employer of Choice (<1000 Employees)

  • Brisbane Airport Corporation
  • Churchill Education
  • Data #3
  • Defence Bank Ltd
  • Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
  • NSW Business Chamber
  • Sportsbet.com.au
  • Sydney Airport

accumulate Employer of Choice (>1000 Employees)

  • Accenture
  • AccorHotels
  • Australian Red Cross Blood Service
  • Deloitte
  • Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies ANZ
  • KFC Australia
  • MYOB
  • Telstra

LeasePlan Employer of Choice (Public Sector & NFP)

  • CAMS
  • HBF Health Ltd
  • Islanders Board of Industry and Service
  • Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation
  • SGCH
  • State Trustees Ltd

CEB Best Change Management Strategy

  • Accenture
  • Australia Post
  • GM Holden
  • Lindt & Sprüngli
  • MAX Solutions
  • Mundipharma Pty Ltd
  • The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
  • Youi

Best Graduate Development Program

  • Accenture
  • AMP Adviser Academy
  • Arup
  • Deloitte
  • DLA Piper
  • Flight Centre Travel Group
  • Grand Hyatt Melbourne
  • KFC Australia
  • Telstra

Best Health & Wellbeing Program

  • DEXUS Property Group
  • HBF Health Ltd
  • Lendlease
  • Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
  • SAP Australia Pty Ltd
  • St Barbara Ltd
  • Sunshine Coast Council
  • Tennis Australia

Best Leadership Development Program

  • Catholic Healthcare
  • Crown Melbourne
  • Flight Centre Travel Group
  • Mundipharma Pty Ltd
  • Nasdaq
  • QIC
  • Simplot Australia
  • Singtel Optus

Best Learning & Development Program

  • AMP Adviser Academy
  • Ashurst
  • Department of Education and Training
  • Lendlease
  • McDonald’s Australia Ltd
  • Melbourne Cricket Club
  • Nasdaq
  • Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing

Best Recruitment Campaign

  • Anglican Care
  • Asciano
  • Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
  • Fitness First
  • HESTA
  • Telstra
  • The Coffee Club
  • WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

Solterbeck Best Reward & Recognition Program

  • Anglican Care
  • Asciano
  • Carter Newell Lawyers
  • CHEP Australia
  • Employsure
  • Icon Group
  • MYOB
  • Synergy

Best Use of Technology

  • ADMA and Learning Plan
  • Brisbane Motorway Services
  • Consec Traffic
  • Fitness First
  • Lindt & Sprüngli
  • MAX Solutions
  • Port Stephens Council
  • Vodafone Hutchison Australia

Sageco Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Program

  • Deloitte
  • Honeywell
  • IAG
  • Medibank
  • MSD (Australia) Pty Ltd
  • MSS Security
  • SAP Australia Pty Ltd
  • Toxfree

SIRVA Best Workplace Flexibility Program

  • Churchill Education
  • Family Planning Victoria
  • HR Business Direction
  • Medibank
  • Perpetual
  • Sanofi
  • Westpac Group

Individual & Team Awards

Australian HR Director of the Year

  • Sarah Sammut, Fitness First Australia
  • Caroline Bosch, Honeywell
  • Alla Keogh, MYOB
  • Peter Hartnett, Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing
  • Tania Abbotto, Sportsbet.com.au
  • Leith Wiblen, Star Entertainment Group
  • Erin Cramlet, Stryker South Pacific
  • Michael Johnston, Westpac Group

Australian HR Manager of the Year

  • Alana Penny, AccorHotels
  • Catherine Mordaunt, Anglican Care
  • Kylie Henningsen, Greyhound Australia
  • Rosanna Guerra, Hunter’s Hill Council
  • Sarah Fitzpatrick, MacDonnells Law
  • Kirsten Meyer, Mattel
  • Buffy Malone, Vertech Group
  • Nicole Hunt, Vodafone Australia

Australian HR Rising Star of the Year

  • Anna Wong, AccorHotels
  • Patrick Caldwell, BHP Billiton
  • Hajni Horvath, Brisbane Motorway Services
  • Raani Marks, Department of Education and Training
  • Jessica Miller, Detmold Group
  • Christian Frederiksen, Perpetual
  • Kelly Watson, St Ives
  • Bree Wilson, SurfStitch

AchieveForum Australian HR Champion (CEO) of the Year

  • Gail Ker OAM, Access Community Services Ltd
  • Simon McGrath, AccorHotels
  • Ray Pittman, CBRE
  • Tricia Velthuizen, Churchill Education
  • Ben Thompson, Employment Hero
  • Edward Mallett, Employsure
  • Cormac Barry, Sportsbet.com.au
  • David Smith, True Alliance

Frazer Jones Australian HR Team of the Year (<1000 Employees)

  • Challenger Ltd
  • Data #3
  • DLA Piper
  • Minor DKL Food Group
  • Novita Children’s Services
  • Sanofi
  • Stryker South Pacific
  • The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Ltd

Frazer Jones Australian HR Team of the Year (>1000 Employees)

  • CBRE
  • Crown Melbourne
  • Deloitte
  • MYOB
  • News Corp Australia Operations HR Team
  • Southern Cross Care (NSW & ACT)
  • The Star
  • Westpac Group