Celebrating Excellence: Announcing Winners For 2024 BW People HR Excellence Awards

In a grand celebration of talent and dedication, BW People is thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 HR Excellence Awards. This year, the event brought together our brightest stars from across the sectors, recognizing their exceptional contributions and achievements.

The evening began with an inspiring keynote address from Mr. Harbinder Narula, CEO BW Healthcareworld and BW Well Beingworld highlighting the importance of innovation, collaboration, and resilience. With great anticipation, the audience eagerly awaited the announcement of the award winners, who have set new benchmarks in their respective fields.

Preceding the award ceremony in the evening, the day-long summit brought together HR professionals and thought leaders from all domains to explore emerging trends, strategies, and innovations in human resources. With the theme "Unlocking the Future of HR," the event provided a platform for knowledge sharing, networking, and recognizing excellence in HR practices. 

Winners chosen through a strict jury-led process

Selecting the best from the list of potential winners was a tough task considering the quality of the nominations received this year. The winners were chosen through a strict jury-led process.

BW People received 180+ nominations, out of which, 147 nominees were shortlisted and presented before the esteemed jury. The distinguished jury comprised of top names from the industry who have made an indelible mark through their professional contribution.

Distinguished Jury Panel

1. Dr Bhimaraya Metri, Director, IIM Nagpur
2. Salil Kapoor, Director & Co-Founder, IOT Labs, Independent Director on Board ESSCI
3. Sanjiv Agarwal, HR Head South East Asia, SwissRe
4. P. D. Singh, Eminent Banker, Former Bank CEO
5. Mahendra Swarup, Founder, Venture Gurukool & Ankurit Capital
6. Dr SY Siddiqqui, Former Executive Advisor, Maruti Suzuki
7. Varadarajan S, Board Advisor, Start up Partner, Leadership Coach & Former CHRO & Head of Corporate affairs of Vistara (Tata & SIA JV)
8. Sunandan Bhanja Chaudhury, Client Partner, Padersen & Partners
9. Ronesh Puri, Managing Director, Executive Access
10. Piyush Sharma, Global CEO, Board-Member & C-Suite Advisor
11. Dr Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-chief- BW Businessworld and Founder- Exchange4Media
12. Noor Fathima Warsia, Group Editorial Director, BW Businessworld
13. Jyotsna Sharma, Senior Associate Editor, BW Businessworld

The stellar jury deliberated upon the names and volleyed tough questions to the nominees to arrive on the coveted list of 61 winners across multiple categories.

So without further ado, here are the winners of the BW People HR Excellence Awards 2024: