JUDGES

For any awards, carrying out fair, consistent, and accurate judging is key to ensuring the true winners are recognised. To deliver this, we have assembled a diverse and unbiased judging panel of experts. The judges are assigned categories which reflect their expertise and are asked to recuse themselves from voting in any category in which there is a conflict of interest

All Judges are required to sign a non-disclosure agreement for the purpose of preventing the unauthorised disclosure of confidential information. This includes the sharing of the information contained within the submission forms with any third parties and communicating with shortlisted nominees in any way.

2025 JUDGES

Rachael Cook

CEO
Inclusee

Gillian Davie

Director – Performance & Reward
Insignia Financial

Vesna Garnett

Chief People Officer
SunRice Group

Dr Selvi Kannan

Senior Academic & Head External Engagement & Industry Partnerships School of ICT, College of Sciences Technology and Engineering
University of Tasmania

Kaylene Little

Head of People & Communities
Tassal Group

Patrick Medd

Director Global Learning – Consulting
EY

Rowena Pinto

Head of People & Culture
Vincents

Todd Reynolds

Executive General Manager, People, Property and Safety
Energy Queensland

Simone Robards

Director People and Performance
City of Canterbury Bankstown

Sarah Sammut

Global Director People and Culture
Willow

Dean Summlar

Vice President Talent Management & Learning
Schneider Electric

Kellie Tomney

Future of work Speaker and executive Coach
KellieTomney.com

Sara Villella

HR Business Partner
FTI Consulting

Jane Wright

Director and Principal
Workdynamic Australia

Dr. Connie Zheng

Associate Professor in Human Resource Management
University of South Australia