JUDGES

2026 JUDGES

Thomas Bailey

Head of Learning and Development
OFX

Jason Bowers

Head of People & Culture Business Partners
ForHealth Group

Tricia Cahill

Associate Director, People and Culture Services
Flinders University

Jo Cairns

Chief People Officer
Team Global Express

Rachael Cook

CEO
Inclusee

Rebecca Coombes

Chief People Officer
The Disability Trust

Derek Del Simone

Chief Talent Office
Abano Healthcare

Michelle Fichmann

Director of Organisational Development & Learning
Ramsay Health Care

Jessica Freer

Executive Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Westpac

Shruti Ganeriwala

Chief HR Officer ANZ and APAC
Unilever Australia

Cecile Garderes

VP HR Asia Pacific
Carnival Cruises

Vesna Garnett

Chief People Officer
SunRice Group

Louise Harding

Chief People Officer 
David Jones

Kate Hickmann

Chief People Officer
Infoxchange

Louise Hope

Chief People Officer 
Clarendon

Ben James

Head of People Transformation
Nine

Tamara Joy

Head of People & Culture
Village Roadshow

Selvi Kannan

Senior Academic ICT & Lead Industry & Community Partnerships
University of Tasmania

Kaylene Little

Chief People & Community Officer
Tassal Group

Claire Merriman

Head of Talent Acquisition- Global
Lendlease

Benjamin Morris

Manager, Human Resources Culture & Capability
Mirvac

Rebecca Moulynox

General Manager ANZ HR, Director ASEAN/ANZ
Great Place to Work

Carol Nazha

General Manager People & Culture
Heinemann Oceania

Julie Netkow

Head of People Communities
Cisco

Tayler Nguyen

Head of Human Resources, ANZ & SEA
Landis+Gyr

Sarah Novelli

Executive Director of People & Culture
BGIS Australia

Amit Pahuja

Head of People
Perpetual Private

Jacqui Paurini

Director of Talent & Culture
Accor

Todd Reynolds

Executive General Manager, People, Property and Safety
Energy Queensland

Simone Robards

Director People and Performance
Canterbury Bankstown Council

Ramiro Roman

Chief People Officer
Yakka Labour

Pritho Saxena

Director HR - Australia, China & South East Asia
Amazon Australia

Alison Scott

Chief People Officer
Systra ANZ

Jessica Shaw

Chief People Officer
LGT Wealth Management

Kerry Shields

Head of People and Culture Digital, Technology and Analytics
Built

Alexandra Stathatos

Head of Human Resources, Asia Pacific
Landis+Gyr

Jo Terasawa

Head of Inclusion and Equity Program, APAC
Google

Natalie Tesolin

General Manager - People, Culture & Safety EVT Hotels & Resorts
EVT Hotels & Resorts

Phil Wells

Head of People Development & Learning - APAC 
L’Oreal Singapore

Ben Whitfield

Global Talent Acquisition Leader  
Marsh McLennan Australia

Kiraly Wills

Associate Director HR Lead Manufacturing & Operations APAC
CSL Australia