Human Resources Awards
These are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze, Stevie® Award-winning nominations in The 2024 American Business Awards®. The winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 professionals worldwide in the three-month judging process. Learn about the judging and awards process here.
Winners were celebrated at the 22nd ABA awards banquet in New York on Tuesday, June 11. Learn more.
Human Resources Department of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Webster Bank, Stamford, Connecticut, United States: Webster Bank Human Resources
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Everise Inc., Plantation, Florida, United States: Everise Inc.'s Human Resources Department
Fazoli's, Lexington, Kentucky, United States: Fazoli's HR Department
Guardian HR, Thousand Oaks, California, United States: Guardian HR: Tailored HR and Employment Law Solutions
LTSE, New York, New York, United States: LTSE is raising the bar for leadership, performance, and equitable employee experiences
Unanet, Dulles, Virginia, United States: A Small But Mighty HR Department Curates Culture, Drives Results
Human Resources Executive of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Delta Dental of Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, United States: Jennifer Bauer, Chief People and Strategy Officer; General Counsel
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER:
Everise Inc., Plantation, Florida, United States: Sheena Ponnappan, Chief People Officer
SpartanNash, Byron Center, Michigan, United States: Nicole Zube, Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Waste Management, Houston, Texas, United States: Phil Rhodes, Head of Learning & Leadership Development
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Prominent Global Solutions, Washington, District of Columbia, United States: Nikki Cottingham, Director, Human Resource Management
symplr, Watertown, Massachusetts, United States: Kirstie Gentile, Chief Human Resources Officer
Human Resources Team of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER:
Nature's Sunshine, Lehi, Utah, United States: Nature's Sunshine's Human Resources Team
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER:
Waste Management, Houston, Texas, United States: WM's Tiger Team Collaboration