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HR Awards

Awards in these categories were presented at The 16th Annual American Business Awards banquet on Monday, June 11, 2018 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Learn about the judging and awards process here.

Human Resources Department of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Empire Today, LLC, Northlake, IL: Empire Today Human Resources
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Cisco, San Jose, CA: Cisco Talent Acquisition Department - Attracting and Retaining the Best for Cisco
Panasonic Automotive, Peachtree City, GA: Delivering Superior Results Through Remarkable Talent and Culture
Panda Restaurant Group, Rosemead CA: Panda Restaurant Group: Passion for People
WebPT, Phoenix, AZ: HR Department of People-Centric WebPT Fuels Company Growth by Investing Heavily in Team Members
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
Heraeus Incorporated, Yardley, PA: Heraeus US HR Department of the Year
Tata Consultancy Services, New York, NY: Nurture people, enabling business growth, empowering communities – the HR differentiator

Human Resources Executive of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Panasonic Automotive, Peachtree City, GA: Stephen Childs, Vice President, Global Human Resources & Facilities
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
Cisco, San Jose, CA: Macy Andrews, Senior Director, University Recruiting and Talent Brand
Collette, Pawtucket, RI: Rachelle Handfield, Executive Vice President of Human Resources
Ernst & Young LLP, New York, NY: Martin Fiore, EY Americas Tax Talent Leader
Makovsky, New York, NY: Stacey Wachtfogel, EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer
Roth Staffing Companies, L.P., Orange, CA: Jennifer Simonson, SVP & General Counsel
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
ACI Specialty Benefits, San Diego, CA: Gilbert Manzano, Senior VP of Client Partnerships
BetterWorks, Redwood City, CA: Bianca McCann, Chief Human Resources Officer
PayPal, San Jose, CA: Doniel Sutton, Senior Vice President, People

Human Resources Team of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Cisco, San Jose, CA: #WeAreCisco Talent Brand Team in HR
SILVER STEVIE® WINNERS:
AT&T, Dallas, TX: Delivering health care value and choice at AT&T
Ceridian, Minneapolis, MN: Ceridian’s People Team Puts Personalized Experiences, Workplace Flexibility and Inclusiveness First
Fazoli's Italian Restaurants: Fazoli's HR Team Extrordinaire!
Panasonic Automotive, Peachtree City, GA: Driving talent enhancement by integrating company values with talent solutions to achieve a culture of high performance and make PASA the best place to work
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNERS:
AECOM - Management Services, Germantown, MD: The Heroes, Behind The Heroes, Behind the Heroes...
Collette, Pawtucket, RI: Elevating Learning at Collette
Heraeus Incorporated, Yardley, PA: Heraeus US HR Team of the Year
Sungard Availability Services, Wayne, PA: Sungard Availability Services Global Learning and Development Team
Tata Consultancy Services, New York, NY: Agile, efficient and business focused- the Talent Engagement team