Human Resources Category Winners
These are the Stevie® Award-winning nominations in The 23rd Annual International Business Awards®, which recognizes achievement in the workplace worldwide. The winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 professionals (opens in new tab) during two months of judging. Learn about the judging and awards process here (opens in new tab).
Achievement in Employee Wellbeing Programs
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Customs, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: ADC: Wellbeing Measured Like Operations
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
QNB Turkiye, Istanbul, Şişli, Türkiye: QNB Employee Wellbeing Strategy: A Wellbeing-Driven Employee Experience Model
Best Use of Technology in Human Resource
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
AZCON Holding, Baku, Azerbaijan: Best HR Analytics & AI Recruitment Tool
SunExpress Airlines, Antalya, Muratpaşa, Türkiye: Two AIs, One Ecosystem: SunSTEP AI & SunSET AI — Transforming Succession Planning and Performance Through Integrated Intelligence
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Customs, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: ADC: From Manual Operations to Metaverse
Turkiye Sigorta, Istanbul, Beşiktaş, Türkiye: AI-Powered Talent Acquisition System
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Progress Software, Burlington, Massachusetts, United States: Progress Software: Best Use of Technology in Human Resources
Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India: Accelerating Talent Onboarding Using AI-Based Document Verification
TEMSA Skoda Sabancı Ulaşım Araçları, Adana, Türkiye: TEMSA Employee Journey - From HR Processes to Decision Engineering
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Program of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Golden Arches Development Corporation, Makati, National Capital Region, Philippines: Unlocking 70,000 Best Me’s: Scaling Inclusive Opportunity Across the Philippines
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Celebi Aviation Holding, Istanbul, Türkiye: CELEBI AVIATION HOLDING-BEST DEI PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
HALKBANK, Istanbul, Atasehir, Türkiye: Halkbank BIGE Project
Human Resources Department of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Abu Dhabi Customs, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: ADC HR: Where AI Works for People
Human Resources Department of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Human Capital Department Rebuild - Most Significant in 50 Year History
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
IBM, Armonk, New York, United States: IBM Slovakia Team: Transforming Workforce Development in the AI Era
ING Hubs Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovakia: Human Resources Department of the Year
SunExpress Airlines, Antalya, Muratpaşa, Türkiye: Two AIs, One Ecosystem: SunSTEP AI & SunSET AI — Transforming Succession Planning and Performance Through Integrated Intelligence
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation, Valletta, Malta: SJCCF Leading HR Department
Human Resources Executive of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany: Khadija Ben Hammada, Member of the Executive Board of Merck and Chief People Officer
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
JFK International Air Terminal, LLC, Jamaica, New York, United States: Vernon M. Taylor, HR Executive Leader and Director, People Operations
Human Resources Team of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
ING Hubs Slovakia, Bratislava, Slovakia: ING Hubs Slovakia
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Eren Enerji, Istanbul, Türkiye: Eren Enerji HR Team
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Fortinet Inc, Sunnyvale, California, United States: Welcome Aboard: Fortinet LATAM’s Path to Excellence
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: HR Team Rebuild - Most Significant in 50 Years
Most Innovative Human Resources Initiative
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Turkiye Sigorta, Istanbul, Beşiktaş, Türkiye: AI-Powered OKR Goal Assistant
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
SunExpress Airlines, Antalya, Muratpaşa, Türkiye: Two AIs, One Ecosystem: SunSTEP AI & SunSET AI — Transforming Succession Planning and Performance Through Integrated Intelligence
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
CVS Health, Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States: CVS Health AI Learning Academy
Etihad Airways Group, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: People-First, Tech-Powered: How Etihad Reimagined Workforce Planning for a New Era of Growth
Guild Solutions, Inc., Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines: Vision 2027: Scaling a High-Performance, High-Belonging Workforce Across Borders
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Integrated performance architecture spanning 17,314 employees