2019 Winners and Excellence Awardees
Friday 5 September 2025 | THE FULLERTON HOTEL SYDNEY
Award Categories
Ironfish Australian HR Team of the Year (>1000 Employees)
Hays Australian HR Team of the Year (≤1000 Employees)
O.C Tanner Employer of Choice (≥1000 Employees)
Redkite Employer of Choice (100-999 Employees)
Employer of Choice (1-99 Employees)
Employer of Choice (Public Sector & NFP)
HRD Best Leadership Development Program
Achievers Best Reward & Recognition Program
Best Recruitment Campaign
Best Graduate Development Program
Best Change Management Strategy
Jobaccess Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion Program
Subscribe-HR Best Use of Technology
Best Learning & Development Program
Converge International Best Health & Wellbeing Program
Ironfish Best Workplace Flexibility Program
Randstad Australian HR Director of the Year
BI Worldwide Australian HR Manager of the Year
HRD Australian HR Rising Star of the Year
Australian Business Lawyers & Advisors Australian Champion (CEO) of the Year
IRONFISH AUSTRALIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (>1000 EMPLOYEES)
Winner: VetPartners (Highly Commended: City of Canterbury Bankstown)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Accor Pacific Regional Talent & Culture Team
Assetlink People & Culture Team
La Trobe University Human Resources Team
Tabcorp
TAL
The Salvation Army
Virgin Australia
Sponsored by

HAYS AUSTRALIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (≤1000 EMPLOYEES)
Winner: MSD

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Alinta Energy
Australian Radio Network
Cancer Council NSW
Liberty Financial
Northpoint Toyota
Nova Entertainment
Queensland Airports
Sanofi
Sponsored by

O.C. TANNER EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (≥1000 EMPLOYEES)
Winner: MSS Security

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
ALDI
Flight Centre Travel Group
PETstock
Schindler Lifts Australia
VetPartners
Sponsored by

REDKITE EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (100-999 EMPLOYEES)
Winner: MSD

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
AbbVie
Apiam Animal Health
Boston Scientific
Civica
Data#3
Employsure
Liberty Financial
Nova Entertainment
Sanofi
Sponsored by

EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (1-99 EMPLOYEES)
Winner: Carman’s

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Corporate Technology Services
Edwards Lifesciences
Gateway Motorway Services
ghd Hair
McGrath Foundation
QBANK
Quinton Anthony
EMPLOYER OF CHOICE (PUBLIC SECTOR & NFP)
Winner: The Disability Trust

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Cancer Council NSW
CanTeen
Djerriwarrh Health Services
McGrath Foundation
Special Broadcasting Service
HRD BEST LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Winner: Deloitte Australia

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Beam Suntory
Cancer Council NSW
CanTeen
Coca-Cola Amatil
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service
Raytheon Australia Leadership Continuum
Vicinity Centres
Sponsored by

ACHIEVERS BEST REWARD & RECOGNITION PROGRAM
Winner: Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service (Highly Commended: Youi)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
AGL Energy
Employsure
Flight Centre Travel Group – Global Gathering
HCL Technologies
International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney)
MSS Security
Virgin Australia
Sponsored by

BEST RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN
Winner: Serco Asia Pacific (ASPAC)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
ANZ Technology “Thrive Squad”
Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Claim Central Consolidated
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Diabetes Victoria
HCL Technologies
YMCA NSW
BEST GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Winner: TAL (Highly Commended: Transdev Australasia)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
APP Corporation
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Konica Minolta Business Solutions
Level Crossing Removal Project
ThoughtWorks
BEST CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Winner: Accor Pacific Heartist Team

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Assetlink Transition Team
Beam Suntory
ETP Ion Detect
FedEx Logistics
Peoplecare Health
JOBACCESS BEST WORKPLACE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION PROGRAM
Winner: City of Sydney Council

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Glen Eira City Council
Griffith University
Hollard
Honeywell
International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney)
National Rugby League
Special Broadcasting Service
Virgin Australia
Sponsored by

SUBSCRIBE-HR BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY
Winner: Commonwealth Bank of Australia

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Affinity Education Group
Claim Central Consolidated
Eastern Health
Employsure
Pegasystems
Racing & Wagering WA
Vodafone Hutchison Australia
Sponsored by

BEST LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Winner: Lindt Australia

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Affinity Education Group
Claim Central Consolidated
Eastern Health
Employsure
Pegasystems
Racing & Wagering WA
Vodafone Hutchison Australia
CONVERGE INTERNATIONAL BEST HEALTH & WELLBEING PROGRAM
Winner: Youi

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
AbbVie
Data#3
Flight Centre Travel Group – Healthwise
Lander & Rogers
Nova Entertainment
Special Broadcasting Service
Tasplan
Tourism Australia
Virgin Australia
Sponsored by

IRONFISH BEST WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM
Winner: AbbVie (Highly Commended: MSD)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hollard
ING
McGrath Foundation
Moodle
MYOB
Sponsored by

RANDSTAD AUSTRALIAN HR DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Linda Carroll, Affinity Education Group (Highly Commended: Penny Lovett, Salvation Army)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Sarah Derry, Accor
Julie Harris, VetPartners
Ceri Ittensohn, TAL
Snezana Jankulovski
Tash Macknish, Data#3
Martha Travis
Sponsored by

BI WORLDWIDE AUSTRALIAN HR MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Elizabeth Rogic, Assetlink

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
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
Jason Romano, Northpoint Toyota
Sponsored by

HRD AUSTRALIAN HR RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
Winner: Jess Edmonds-Saunders, Youi

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Sarah Alexander, Sanofi
Vicki Barry, Assetlink
Anna Costanzo, Australian Home Care
Fiona Henderson, Western Downs Regional Council
Samantha Lynn, Assetlink
Kate McShane, Affinity Education Group
Symeon Leslie, ghd Hair
Sponsored by

AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS LAWYERS & ADVISORS AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION (CEO) OF THE YEAR
Winner: Michael Ward, Raytheon Australia

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
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
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