INDUSTRY EVENT AUSTRALIAN HR AWARDS 2012
winners revealed for HR accolades Australian HR Team of the Year
HR Partners Australian HR Champion (CEO)
Heritage Bank Accepting this award: Bob Hogarth, general manager human hesources How does it feel to win? “It feels amazing and a real privilege. When we look around the room, and see all the wonderful teams and the wonderful talent, to win this award is a real acknowledgement of the great work this team has done so we’re really delighted.”
HR3 Australian HR Manager of the Year
HR3
Employee Management Solutions
Ron Pettit, Hatch Associates How does it feel to win? “Fantastic. I guess having found out I was a finalist you sort of dismiss the possibility of actually winning, so to be here with a group of my colleagues and some of the leaders of the business, to share this with, it’s fantastic.”
Accumulate Employer of Choice (>1,000)
Chris Whitehead, Credit Union Australia How does it feel to have won this evening? “I’m delighted for the organisation and delighted for my HR team. I’ve just been very lucky – I’ve got a group of incredibly dedicated people and I guess always as CEO a great group of people makes you look good. But really it’s all their hard work and their dedication and we’ve been doing some fantastic things.”
The Next Gen Australian HR Rising Star of the Year Jessie Hommelhoff, BHP Billiton Manganese What do you think has set you apart from your peers? “It has been a very big year for our company [and] I think probably what sets us aside is just having an amazing team that gets on so well together. We’re very much aligned to the direction in which we’re heading, and can bounce ideas off of each other. I’m very lucky to have a very supportive bunch of direct reports and peers as well.”
Frontier Software Employer of Choice (<1,000) P&G Australia and New Zealand
Frucor Beverages Australia
Accepting this award: Emma Russ, talent specialist
Accepting this award: Jonathon Moss, CEO
What makes Procter & Gamble an employer of choice? “I think it’s really a testament to our culture at P&G, which is really unique, and fosters a learning and development culture, and focuses on building from within.”
How does it feel to have won this evening? “Fantastic – we know we do some pretty special things inside the business, and it’s always nice to get some external recognition of the things we feel every day.”
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