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
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:
| Category | Winner | Recognition Proposed | Receiver Name | Receiver Designation |
| Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion | Colt Technology Services | Bronze | Danny Pinto & Team | Director, Packet Network Engineering |
| Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion | Novo Nordisk India | Bronze | Amit Kumar Das | Senior Director – P&O (CHRO) |
| Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion | Vedanta Ltd, Lanjigarh | Silver | Bikram Keshori Nayak | CHRO, VLL |
| Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion | LTIMindtree | Gold | Meghna Pal | Global Head – Diversity, Equity, Inclusion |
| Excellence in Employee Engagement Strategy | Aster MIMS Calicut | Bronze | Briju Mohan K R | General Manager - Human Resources- Aster Hospitals Kerala Cluster |
| Excellence in Employee Engagement Strategy | Vantage Circle | Silver | Sarangapani Mahanta, Pratyakshi Goswami | Senior Manager- Corporate Communications, Assistant Manager- Corporate Communications |
| Excellence in Employee Engagement Strategy | JLL | Gold | Aveek Sinha | Chief Financial Officer, India |
| Excellence in Employee Engagement Strategy | Coforge | Gold | Trina Balakrishnan | VP - Global HR Head Coforge BPS |
| Excellence in Employee Experience | VERIZON INDIA | P bronze | Gopinath Pullaihgari | Sr Director HRBP |
| Excellence in Employee Experience | Bristlecone | Bronze | Puja Narayan | Director, Talent Management |
| Excellence in Employee Experience | Kraft Heinz India GCC | Bronze | Priyanka Sharma | Head P&P, Kraft Heinz India GCC |
| Excellence in Employee Experience | Antara Senior Care | Silver | Uminder Singh | Manager HRBP |
| Excellence in Employee Experience | REA India (Housing.com & PropTiger.com) | Silver | Shaurya Deep | Senior Manager HR |
| Excellence in Employee Welfare Initiative | XORIANT | Bronze | Krupa NS, Nooriya Siddique | CHRO, Associate Director - HR |
| Excellence in Employee Welfare Initiative | Michelin | Silver | ||
| Excellence in Employer Branding | AB InBev GCC Services India | Bronze | Joanna Moraes & Team | Employee Relations & DEI Lead |
| Excellence in Employer Branding | Cactus Communications | Gold | Ritika Ranjan | Head, Employer Branding, Cactus Communications |
| Excellence in Employer Branding | NEC Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. | Gold | Geoster Xavier, Rajesh Ramchandra Naik, Priti Kumari | General Manager, General Manager, HR Executive |
| Excellence in Employer Branding | Michelin | Gold | ||
| Excellence in Employer Branding | Sony Pictures Networks India | Gold | Sony Pictures Networks India Team | |
| Excellence in Health and Safety Initiatives | Tech Mahindra | Silver | Atreyi Banerjee | Head HR - Bengaluru |
| Excellence in Health and Safety Initiatives | Capgemini Technology Services India Limited | Silver | Ray Simon | VP |
| Excellence in HR Technology | XORIANT | Bronze | Krupa NS, Amit Prasad | CHRO, Senior Manager - HR |
| Excellence in HR Technology | KPMG Global Services | Bronze | Tejeshwar Sharma & team | Director-HR |
| Excellence in HR Technology | Vantage Circle | Bronze | Sarangapani Mahanta, Pratyakshi Goswami | Senior Manager- Corporate Communications, Assistant Manager- Corporate Communications |
| Excellence in HR Technology | Reliance Industries Limited | Silver | Shrikant Koli, Neha Sharma | Product Manager, Product Manager |
| Excellence in HR Technology | Avadh Sugar & Energy Ltd | Silver | Shashi Kant Shukla | Manager - HR |
| Excellence in HR Technology | Zydus Wellness | Gold | Vishal Makkar & Team | Talent Head |
| Excellence in Learning and Development | Capgemini Technology Services India Limited | Bronze | Bhavana Bhagat, Veena | VP, Senior Manager |
| Excellence in Learning and Development | Larsen & Toubro | Bronze | Shoba Arun | Head- Corporate Technology & Engineering Academy (CTEA), Larsen & Toubro, Mysore |
| Excellence in Learning and Development | JLL | Bronze | Ajit Kumar | Managing Director - Work Dynamics Accounts, West Asia |
| Excellence in Learning and Development | Perfetti van Melle | Bronze | Indranil Das & team | Associate Director |
| Excellence in Learning and Development | Indian Hotels Company Limited | Silver | Rashmi Prasad | Director L&D |
| Excellence in Learning and Development | Sony Pictures Networks India | Silver | Sony Pictures Networks India Team | |
| Excellence in Learning and Development | Hindustan Unilever Limited | Gold | ||
| Excellence in Learning and Development | HSBC Bank, India | Gold | Reshma Jacob | SVP and Head Performance and Rewards, HSBC |
| Excellence in Learning Technology | Aditya Aluminium (Hindalco) | Silver | Vinoda Nand Thakur & team | Vice President & HR Head |
| Excellence in Line of Business Strategy | Freecharge Payment Technologies | Bronze | Raghav Garg & team | Head HR and Admin |
| Excellence in Line of Business Strategy | Startek | Bronze | Niranjana Hulikeremath & team | Associate Vice President-HR |
| Excellence in Line of Business Strategy | Delhi Duty Free Services | Bronze | Geetika Sharma | Senior Manager-HR |
| Excellence in Line of Business Strategy | Birlasoft | Silver | Bipin Sajwan | AVP |
| Excellence in Line of Business Strategy | Sony Pictures Networks India | Gold | Sony Pictures Networks India Team | |
| Excellence in Performance Management | GAMESKRAFT | Gold | Nitin Nahata | Group CHRO |
| Excellence in Performance Management | Zydus Wellness | Gold | Ruchira Ghormare & Team | Lead- Performance, System & Analytics |
| Excellence in Talent Acquisition | Schneider Electric India | Bronze | Binu Philip, Anoop Hiwalay, Shailja Bohra, Prachi Kulshreshtha & Team | Zone VP HR, Director Talent Acquisition, General Manager Talent Acquisition, General Manager talent Acquisition |
| Excellence in Talent Acquisition | Axis Bank | Bronze | Preetha Prasad | Assistant Vice President – Human Resources |
| Excellence in Talent Acquisition | Sony Pictures Networks India | Silver | Sony Pictures Networks India Team | |
| Excellence in Talent Acquisition | GENPACT | Silver | Ritu Bhatia & team | Senior Vice President |
| Excellence in Talent Acquisition | HSBC Bank, India | Gold | Reshma Jacob | SVP and Head Performance and Rewards, HSBC |
| Excellence in Talent Acquisition | Tata Capital | Gold | Vishal Thakur & Campus Engagement Team | Vice President Human Resources |
| Best HR Strategy | Larsen & Toubro, Water & Effluent Treatment IC | Bronze | Mukesh Kumar Singh and K. Krishna Kumar | Head-Human Resources (Larsen & Toubro Limited, Water & Effluent Treatment IC); Head Talent Development, respectively. |
| Best HR Strategy | HCLTech | Silver | Vinutha Rao, Kiran SN | Senior Vice President, Vice President |
| Best HR Strategy | Hindustan Unilever Limited | Gold | ||
| Best Place of Work | Shiprocket | Bronze | Supriya Maheshwari | Associate Director |
| Best Place of Work | Go Digit General Insurance | Bronze | Saloni | Senior Manager – Human Resources |
| Best Place of Work | Aster MIMS Calicut | Silver | Briju Mohan K R | General Manager - Human Resources- Aster Hospitals Kerala Cluster |
| Best Place of Work | NEC Corporation India Pvt. Ltd. | Silver | Geoster Xavier, Rajesh Ramchandra Naik, Priti Kumari | General Manager, General Manager, HR Executive |
| Best Place of Work | Abbott India | Gold | Rajan Kalantre, Ramanathan V | Director Business HR & General Manager, Abbott Primary Care Business |
| Future HR Leader of the Year | Sumit Taneja, Vice President HR, Wipro | |||
| Woman HR Leader of the Year | Shweta Mohanty, VP & Head of HR, SAP in India | |||
| Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year | Vikram Tandon, Chief Human Resources Officer, Adani Group |
