2019 finalists

Company & Team Awards


Hays Australian HR Team of the Year (≤1000 Employees)

  • Alinta Energy
  • Australian Radio Network
  • Cancer Council NSW
  • Liberty Financial
  • MSD
  • Northpoint Toyota
  • Nova Entertainment
  • Queensland Airports
  • Sanofi

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Ironfish Australian HR Team of the Year (>1000 Employees)

  • Accor Pacific Regional Talent & Culture Team
  • Assetlink People & Culture Team
  • City of Canterbury Bankstown
  • La Trobe University Human Resources Team
  • Tabcorp
  • TAL
  • The Salvation Army
  • VetPartners
  • Virgin Australia

Sponsored by

Employer of Choice (1-99 Employees)

  • Carman’s
  • Corporate Technology Services
  • Edwards Lifesciences
  • Gateway Motorway Services
  • ghd Hair
  • McGrath Foundation
  • QBANK
  • Quinton Anthony

Redkite Employer of Choice (100-999 Employees)

  • AbbVie
  • Apiam Animal Health
  • Boston Scientific
  • Civica
  • Data#3
  • Employsure
  • Liberty Financial
  • MSD
  • Nova Entertainment
  • Sanofi

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OC Tanner Employer of Choice (>1000 Employees)

  • ALDI
  • Flight Centre Travel Group
  • MSS Security
  • PETstock
  • Schindler Lifts Australia
  • VetPartners

Sponsored by

Employer of Choice (Public Sector & NFP)

  • Cancer Council NSW
  • CanTeen
  • Djerriwarrh Health Services
  • McGrath Foundation
  • Special Broadcasting Service
  • The Disability Trust

Best Change Management Strategy

  • Accor Pacific Heartist Team
  • Assetlink Transition Team
  • Beam Suntory
  • ETP Ion Detect
  • FedEx Logistics
  • Peoplecare Health

Best Graduate Development Program

  • APP Corporation
  • Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • Konica Minolta Business Solutions
  • Level Crossing Removal Project
  • TAL
  • ThoughtWorks
  • Transdev Australasia

Converge International Best Health & Wellbeing Program

  • AbbVie
  • Data#3
  • Flight Centre Travel Group – Healthwise
  • Lander & Rogers
  • Nova Entertainment
  • Special Broadcasting Service
  • Tasplan
  • Tourism Australia
  • Virgin Australia
  • Youi

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HRD Best Leadership Development Program

  • Beam Suntory
  • Cancer Council NSW
  • CanTeen
  • Coca-Cola Amatil
  • Deloitte Australia
  • Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
  • Raytheon Australia Leadership Continuum
  • Vicinity Centres

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Best Learning & Development Program

  • Accor Academie
  • Affinity Education Group
  • Boston Scientific
  • Corporate Technology Services
  • Datacom
  • ghd Hair
  • International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney)
  • Lindt Australia
  • Vicinity Centres

Best Recruitment Campaign

  • ANZ Technology “Thrive Squad”
  • Cerebral Palsy Alliance
  • Claim Central Consolidated
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Diabetes Victoria
  • HCL Technologies
  • Serco Asia Pacific (ASPAC)
  • YMCA NSW

Achievers Best Reward & Recognition Program

  • AGL Energy
  • Employsure
  • Flight Centre Travel Group – Global Gathering
  • Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
  • HCL Technologies
  • International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney)
  • MSS Security
  • Virgin Australia
  • Youi

Sponsored by

JobAccess / Department of Social Services Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Program

  • City of Sydney Council
  • Glen Eira City Council
  • Griffith University
  • Hollard
  • Honeywell
  • International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney)
  • National Rugby League
  • Special Broadcasting Service
  • Virgin Australia

Sponsored by

Ironfish Best Workplace Flexibility Program

  • AbbVie
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • Hollard
  • ING
  • McGrath Foundation
  • Moodle
  • MSD
  • MYOB

Sponsored by

Subscribe HR Best Use of Technology

  • Affinity Education Group
  • Claim Central Consolidated
  • Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Eastern Health
  • Employsure
  • Pegasystems
  • Racing & Wagering WA
  • Vodafone Hutchison Australia

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Individual Awards


Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors
Australian HR Champion (CEO) of the Year

  • Craig Bennett, Diabetes Victoria
  • Paul Braico, Boston Scientific
  • John Burns, VetPartners
  • Simon Kirkpatrick, Gateway Motorway Services
  • Timothy Mackinnon, eBay ANZ
  • Holly Masters, McGrath Foundation
  • Ross Musgrove, Western Downs Regional Council
  • Michael Ward, Raytheon Australia

Sponsored by

Randstad Australian HR Director of the Year

  • Linda Carroll, Affinity Education Group
  • Sarah Derry, Accor
  • Julie Harris, VetPartners
  • Ceri Ittensohn, TAL
  • Snezana Jankulovski
  • Penny Lovett, Salvation Army
  • Tash Macknish, Data#3
  • Martha Travis

Sponsored by

BI Worldwide Australian HR Manager of the Year

  • Rochelle Choyna, Accor
  • Jessica Foo, TSA Group
  • Rita Hudson, Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
  • Christine Ivankovic, Leap Legal Software
  • Erin Kenny, Accor
  • Farzana Khan, Fink
  • Bonny Rath, Allan Hall Human Resource Services
  • Jason Rogers, Endeavour Foundation
  • Elizabeth Rogic, Assetlink
  • Jason Romano, Northpoint Toyota

Sponsored by

HRD Australian HR Rising Star of the Year

  • Sarah Alexander, Sanofi
  • Vicki Barry, Assetlink
  • Anna Costanzo, Australian Home Care
  • Jess Edmonds-Saunders, Youi
  • Fiona Henderson, Western Downs Regional Council
  • Samantha Lynn, Assetlink
  • Kate McShane, Affinity Education Group
  • Symeon Leslie, ghd Hair

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