HR Excellence Awards, Singapore 2015 - awards booklet

8 O C T O B E R 2015 S H A N G R I - LA HO TEL

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WELCOME TO THE HR EXCELLENCE AWARDS! The HR function has evolved significantly over the past year, and each new development has brought forth an equal challenge.

Many organisations have designed innovative solutions to tackle their challenges head on.

Tonight, we recognise the ones who have done this the best.

In what is definitively the biggest HR celebration of the year, we are looking forward to revealing all of the big winners who have proven their calibre in demonstrating excellence in HR practices.

The HR Excellence Awards is the only regional awards programme in Asia designed to celebrate excellence in outstanding human capital strategy and execution. What also makes it so unique is that all entries are judged solely by some of the most respected HR directors in Asia.

We received a number of entries, rating highly in both quantity and quality. But just the fact of participation proves how much organisations in the region value excellence in HR. We can’t wait to see who goes home with the winning titles – it’s going to be a great night. Thank you for supporting us with your commitment towards better HR practices in the region.

Best of luck to you all!

Aditi S Sharma harma Regional editor Human Resources

THE PROGRAMME 6:30pm

Registration & Cocktail Reception

7.30pm

Ballroom Doors Open

7.50pm

Welcome address Aditi Sharma Kalra Regional editor, Human Resources

8.00pm

Awards Presentation – Segment 1 • Excellence in Talent Management • Excellence in Training, Learning • & Development Programme • Excellence in HR Social Media • Excellence in HR Strategic Plan • Excellence in Compensation & Benefits Strategy

8.20pm

Intermission 1

8.30pm

Awards Presentation – Segment 2 • Excellence in Cross-Border HR Programmes • Excellence in CSR Practices • Excellence in Employer Branding • Excellence in Employee Work-Life Balance • Excellence in Employee Diversity • & Inclusion Strategies • Excellence in Workplace Well-Being

8.50pm

Intermission 2

9.15pm

Awards Presentation – Segment 3 • Excellence in Graduate Development • Excellence in Employee Development • Excellence in Recruitment & Retention Strategy • Excellence in Employee Engagement • Excellence in Innovative Use of HR Technology • Excellence in Mature Workforce Practices

9.35pm

Intermission 3

9.45pm

Awards Presentation – Segment 4 • Excellence in Leadership Development • SME Employer of the Year • HR Team of the Year • HR Young Talent of the Year • HR Professional of the Year • HR Grand Winner 2015

Closing remarks 10.00pm Aditi Sharma Kalra Regional editor, Human Resources

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THE JUDGES

Roland Muller Country head of HR Singapore & regional head of HR private banking Asia & Middle East ABN AMRO Private Banking

Patria Hyndman Director human resources DFS

Butch Class Director of human resources SE Asia / Australia -New Zealand/India Dow Chemical Pacific

Eriko Talley Head of human resources, APAC Facebook

Amy Leung Managing director, human resources, South Pacific region FedEx Express

D N Prasad Director, people services, APAC Google

Deborah Woollard Vice president of HR for Asia, Middle East and Africa InterContinental Hotels Group

Naomi Monteiro Vice president, human resources Asia Pacific Kimberly-Clark

Peter Baker Global head of learning & organisation development Maersk Line

Nutan Singapuri Director of human resource management, Asia Pacific Microsoft

Nivedita Ramgopal Human resources director Nielsen

Thomas P. Kraabel Vice president, human resources, Asia Pall Corporation

Ang Cham Lark HR director, Asia Pacific Rolls-Royce

Ronnie Tan HR director Schneider Electric

Michael Haberzettl Head of human resources ASEAN Siemens

Zarina Piperdi Senior vice president, human resources SIA Engineering Company

Lennard Boogaard Vice president HR South East Asia & Australasia Unilever

Vineet Gambhir Vice president & head of talent APAC Yahoo, Inc.

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THE FINALISTS EXCELLENCE IN TALENT MANAGEMENT Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

Building & Construction Authority

Singtel Ltd

SMRT Corp Ltd

Unilever Asia Pte Ltd

EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING, LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

BNP Paribas

Levi Strauss & Co

Ministry of Manpower

SATS Ltd

SMRT Corp Ltd

Unilever Asia Pte Ltd

Venture Corporation Limited

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THE FINALISTS EXCELLENCE IN HR SOCIAL MEDIA DBS Bank Ltd

IPG Mediabrands

Prime Minister’s Office, Public Service Division

Singtel Ltd

EXCELLENCE IN HR STRATEGIC PLAN Mitsubishi Corporation

National Environment Agency

SATS Ltd

SMRT Corp Ltd

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THE FINALISTS EXCELLENCE IN COMPENSATION & BENEFITS STRATEGY ABWIN Pte Ltd

DBS Bank Ltd

Singtel Ltd

SMRT Corp Ltd

Unilever Asia Pte Ltd

EXCELLENCE IN CROSS-BORDER HR PROGRAMMES IPG Mediabrands

Mitsubishi Corporation

Singtel Ltd

Venture Corporation Limited

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THE FINALISTS EXCELLENCE IN CSR PRACTICES Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow

Building & Construction Authority

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Levi Strauss & Co

National Environment Agency

Singtel Ltd

Yahoo Inc

Presents

EXCELLENCE IN EMPLOYER BRANDING Deloitte & Touche LLP

Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

Prime Minister’s Office, Public Service Division

Singtel Ltd

Unilever Asia Pte Ltd

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THE FINALISTS Presents

EXCELLENCE IN EMPLOYEE WORK-LIFE BALANCE ABWIN Pte Ltd

Building & Construction Authority

HSL Constructor

Ministry of Manpower

National Environment Agency Ramada and Days Hotels Singapore At Zhongshan Park Verz Design

EXCELLENCE IN EMPLOYEE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STRATEGIES Deloitte & Touche LLP

Mitsubishi Corporation

Unilever Asia Pte Ltd

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THE FINALISTS EXCELLENCE IN WORKPLACE WELL-BEING American Express Inc

HSL Constructor

Kadence International

Ministry of Manpower

National Kidney Foundation

Singtel Ltd

Unilever Asia Pte Ltd

EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE DEVELOPMENT CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Mondel z Asia PaciямБc Pte Ltd

Noble Group Singapore

Singtel Ltd

SMRT Corp Ltd

Unilever Asia Pte Ltd

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For nearly half a century, Riverchelles has been the trusted talent acquisition partner of numerous respectable organisations, namely Forbes 100 and Fortune 500 multinational conglomerates, and small-medium enterprises. Attributed by our aggressive expansion into various overseas markets in the past decade, Riverchelles’ status as a market leader has been consolidated. By harnessing our forte in executive search, specialist recruitment and leadership consulting, Riverchelles has been instrumental in fulfilling the requirements of our clients aptly.

Complemented by our diverse background, our team of savvy and committed consultants – our most tangible assets – are immensely valued for their deep expertise in their respective fields and sectors. As an avid advocate of pre-eminence in the sphere of recruitment, we are most privileged to sponsor the category of “Excellence in Recruitment & Retention Strategy”.

Analysing the recruitment scene, prevailing market conditions such as stiffening competition and greater market pressure, on top of evolving and competing priorities, have called for HR practitioners to play a more strategic role.

It is so heartwarming to witness due recognition being accorded to deserving HR partners. We applaud every finalist for demonstrating exceptional qualities and appreciate you for bringing your well-honed skills and expertise, and relentless commitment to the fore. For setting such a high benchmark in the industry, your resounding success indeed calls for a celebration and we wish you more breakthroughs in the future.

Congratulations!

Lance Foo Heng Leng Regional director Riverchelles International

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THE FINALISTS EXCELLENCE IN EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

Defence Science & Technology Agency

Mitsubishi Corporation

National Environment Agency

Singtel Ltd

SPRING Singapore

Unilever Asia Pte Ltd

Presents

EXCELLENCE IN RECRUITMENT & RETENTION STRATEGY ABWIN Pte Ltd

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

Kadence International

Unilever Asia Pte Ltd

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THE FINALISTS Presents

EXCELLENCE IN EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Deloitte & Touche LLP

HSL Constructor

Ministry of Manpower

National Environment Agency

National Kidney Foundation Ramada and Days Hotels Singapore At Zhongshan Park Sats Ltd

Singtel Ltd

SMRT Corp Ltd

Yahoo Inc

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THE FINALISTS EXCELLENCE IN INNOVATIVE USE OF HR TECHNOLOGY American Express Inc

Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

SATS Ltd

SilverNeedle Hospitality

Unilever Asia Pte Ltd

EXCELLENCE IN MATURE WORKFORCE PRACTICES Banyan Tree Holdings Limited

Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore

Ministry of Manpower

National Environment Agency

Singtel Ltd

SMRT Corp Ltd

Suntec Singapore

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It is well known that organisations succeed or fail based on their leaders. Great leaders create alignment and momentum toward a shared vision, elevate employee engagement and morale, effectively manage change, increase productivity, drive growth for their organisation, and so much more.

These are challenging objectives to say the least, particularly when you consider that strong and effective leaders are needed at every level in the organisation—not just at the top.

As we continue the SG50 celebration, we are fortunate to operate in a growing market with low unemployment and a strong business outlook. Yet we face significant risks to maintaining this position and achieving desired growth, including talent gaps, increasing competition, low employee engagement and productivity issues. This has made the competition to find talented leaders increasingly fierce and the need to retain them even more urgent. The loss of even one leader can be costly, given that about 50 per cent of replacements fail within 18 months and, among senior ranks, the cost of this failure to the organisation can exceed 20 times their salary.

At Forum, we believe to maintain Singapore’s competitive position and desired growth we will need to look beyond productivity and employee engagement/morale to focus on talent management. This is why we are proud to sponsor the Human Resources Excellence Awards Excellence in Leadership Development category.

The Excellence in Leadership Development finalists have demonstrated a history of cultivating leaders from within and are shining examples of organisations that recognise, reward and promote their leaders. The Forum team salutes their ongoing efforts and exemplary results in leadership development.

To all finalists, congratulations on your achievements and best wishes as you continue on your leadership development journey!

Andrew Dorai Senior client director The Forum Corporation www.ForumAsiaPacific.com.sg

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THE FINALISTS Presents

EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

Building & Construction Authority

Defence Science & Technology Agency

InterContinental Hotels Group

Mitsubishi Corporation

Prime Minister’s Office, Public Service Division

Singapore Armed Forces

Singtel Ltd

SPRING Singapore

Unilever Asia Pte Ltd

Yahoo Inc

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Employee diversity, engagement and workplace wellbeing are just some of the issues that HR teams have to manage while also making sure business goals are met. The finalists this year have demonstrated these abilities while maintaining a high level of commitment to their greatest asset – their people. With the standard of this year’s entries being extremely high, it is an accomplishment in its self to have made it thus far.

Power2Motivate is delighted to be sponsoring the HR Team of the Year and it is an honour to be supporting the Human Resources magazine’s HR Excellence Awards for 2015.

Each finalist is a winner in their own right and we would like to extend our warmest congratulations to them in recognition of their hard work that each trophy represents.

All the best!

Mark Robinson Senior vice president – UK, EMEA and APAC Power2Motivate

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THE FINALISTS SME EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR Kadence International

Sigma-Aldrich Pte Ltd

Presents

HR TEAM OF THE YEAR Ministry of Manpower

Singapore Public Service HR Team

SPRING Singapore

Unilever Asia Pte Ltd

Yahoo Inc

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THE FINALISTS HR YOUNG TALENT OF THE YEAR Bryan Ngang ABWIN Pte Ltd

Celine Hong ABWIN Pte Ltd

Kang Wan Lin National Environment Agency

HR PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR Patrick Ollivier Accor Hotels Asia PaciямБc

Joey Lim Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

Lau Yin Cheng Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore

Vineet Gambhir Yahoo Inc

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