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HR Individual Category Winners

These are the Stevie® Award-winning nominations in the 11th annual Stevie® Awards for Great Employers, which recognizes the world's best employers and the human resources teams, professionals, achievements, suppliers, and products and services that help to create, and drive, great places to work. The winners were determined by the average scores of more than 160 professionals worldwide in the two-month judging process. Learn about the judging and awards process here.

The Grand, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Award will be celebrated during a gala awards banquet in Paris, France on Wednesday, October 28.

Benefits or Payroll Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
GCash (Mynt, Inc.), Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Chavi Hilario, Head of Total Rewards (AVP)
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Torchy's Tacos, Austin, Texas, United States: Tiffany Schunn, Sr. Manager, Total Rewards
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Maya Philippines, Inc., Mandaluyong, Philippines: Rose Ann Belangoy, Senior Lead - Payroll
Consultancy Services Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Angely Vatcher, Benefits Lead
Vitas Healthcare, Miramar, Florida, United States: Sambit Panigrahi, Senior HRIT Analyst

Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
YKK AP America Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, United States: Patrys Wiid, SHRM-CP, PHR, Chief Human Resources Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
ACMobility, Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Ariane Nava, Chief People Officer
GCash (Mynt, Inc.), Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Robert Conrad Gonzales, Chief People Officer
Limak Cement, Ankara, Etimesgut, Türkiye: Şule Öztürk, Group Human Resources, Culture and Sustainability Director
Maya Philippines, Inc., Mandaluyong, Philippines: Carla G. Lanza, Chief People Officer
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany: Khadija Ben Hammada, Member of the Executive Board and Chief People Officer
Shopping Center Management Corporation, Pasay City, Philippines: Cheryll Ruth Lat-Agsaoay, Senior Vice President- Group Head of HR
Türkiye Kalkınma ve Yatırım Bankası, Istanbul, Türkiye: Yasin Külahçı, Chief Finance, Strategy and HR Officer
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
EY Global Delivery Services, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India: Sandeep Kohli, Deputy Global Vice Chair – Talent

Chief Learning Officer of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States: Bernard Hampton, Chief Learning Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Fugro, Leidschendam, South Holland, Netherlands: Wouter Jan Kleinlugtenbelt, Global Head of L&D
Genentech, San Francisco, California, United States: Heidi Schisel, VP, People & Culture of Commercial, Medical and Government Affairs

Coaching & Mentorship Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
The Sales Institute Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia: Petar Lackovic, Founder
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Elite College Hacker, Austin, Texas, United States: Anthony Berryhill, Founder & CEO

Culture Transformation Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Bank Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia: Perry Warjiyo, Governor
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Mega Metal San. Tic A.Ş., Istanbul, Türkiye: Görkem Özkan, Chief People, Communications & Sustainability Officer
N-able, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States: Kathleen Pai, Chief People Officer
Penti Giyim, Istanbul, Türkiye: Sevtap Arslan, CFO and Çağlar Belirgen, CSCO & CTO
Philip Morris International, Lausanne, Switzerland: Fred Patitucci, Group Chief People & Culture Officer

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Leader of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
K-Electric Ltd., Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan: Muhammad Rizwan Dalia, Chief People Officer
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Avetta, Jacksonville, Florida, United States: Leslie-Morgan Frederick, Supporting Culture & ERG Chair
Elite College Hacker, Austin, Texas, United States: Anthony Berryhill, Founder & CEO

Employee Engagement Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Maya Philippines, Inc., Mandaluyong, Philippines: Andrea Agatha Pascual, Employee Engagement Manager

Human Resources Executive of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Integrity, Dallas, Texas, United States: Rachelle McReynolds, Chief People & Culture Officer
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
CXAI, Ontario, Ontario, Canada: Susan Bowman, VP for HR

Human Resources Influencer of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dover Corporation, Downers Grove, Illinois, United States: Deepti Chaudhary, Senior Human Resource Information System Manager
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Access Offshoring, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Tiffany English, Founder and CEO
Mega Metal San ve Tic A.Ş., Istanbul, Türkiye: Görkem Özkan, Chief People, Communications & Sustainability Officer
SunExpress Airlines, Antalya, Türkiye: Emir Aksoy, Employer Branding Team Leader
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Elite College Hacker, Austin, Texas, United States: Anthony Berryhill, Founder & CEO

Human Resources IT Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Dover Corporation, Downers Grove, Illinois, United States: Deepti Chaudhary, Senior Human Resource Information System Manager
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Vitas Healthcare, Miramar, Florida, United States: Sambit Panigrahi, Senior HRIT Analyst

Human Resources Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Globe Telecom, Bonifacio Global City, National Capital Region, Philippines: Paul Heinrick Constantino, HR Tech and Process Manager
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
IBM Bulgaria, Sofia, Bulgaria: Boyka Docheva, Country HR Partner

Human Resources Tech Innovator of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Vitas Healthcare, Miramar, Florida, United States: Sambit Panigrahi, Senior HRIT Analyst

Internal Communications Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Globe Telecom, Bonifacio Global City, National Capital Region, Philippines: JL Gutierrez Senior Expert for Employer Branding and Communications

Learning or Training Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Learning Dimensions Network, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia: Melissa Williams. CEO and Lead Instructional Designer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Accenture, Dublin, Ireland: Ludmila Kantová. ITAM EMEA Portfolio Lead
Avetta, Jacksonville, Florida, United States: Leslie-Morgan Frederick, Global Talent Development Program Manager
Macmillan Publishers, New York City, New York, United States: Katie Gore of Macmillan, Director of Talent Programming
Soapy Joe's Car Wash, Santee, California, United States: Jesse Strot, Director of Learning & Customer Experience
The Sales Institute Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia: Annette Lackovic, Co-Founder
YKK AP America Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, United States: Michael Sullivan-Adoyo, Senior Manager of Employee Experience & Development
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
YUKSEKBILGILI EGITIM & DANISMANLIK, Istanbul, Türkiye: Zeki Yuksekbilgili, Founder, Trainer

Onboarding Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Access Offshoring, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Tiffany English, Founder and CEO

People-Focused CEO of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Integrity, Dallas, Texas, United States: Bryan W. Adams, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
ACMobility, Taguig City, National Capital Region, Philippines: Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala, Chief Executive Officer
Dawn's Pizzazz (DPZ ), Danbury, Connecticut, United States: Dawn Blom, Owner
Guild Solutions, Inc., City of Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines: Engelbert Nolasco, President and CEO
Limak Cement, Ankara, Etimesgut, Türkiye: Erkam Kocakerim, Chief Executive Officer
OneBPO, Iloilo City, Panay Island, Philippines: Alice L Bautista, CEO
Penti Giyim, Istanbul, Türkiye: Mert Karaibrahimoğlu, CEO
The Outperformer, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Brad Eisenhuth, Founder & CEO
Türkiye Kalkınma ve Yatırım Bankası, Istanbul, Türkiye: İbrahim Halil Öztop, CEO and Board Member

Recruiting or Talent Acquisition Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
GCash (Mynt. Inc.), Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Joey Agarao, Head of Talent Acquisition
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Access Offshoring, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Tiffany English, Founder and CEO

Workforce Planning Professional of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
IBM, Armonk, New York, United States: Shilpa Jage, Learning & Development Leader