CCH Honors Leaders and Innovators of the HR Industry at its 12th Annual Human Resources Awards
BEIJING, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The 12th annual China STAFF Human Resources Awards ceremony, where some of the most coveted awards in the Chinese human resources industry are given out, was held yesterday at the Westin Chaoyang in Beijing. The China STAFF awards honored companies that have, in the last year, put forth the greatest effort in improving the HR industry as a whole. In the afternoon leading up to the evening awards ceremony, the China STAFF Human Resources Conference 2009 was convened-a day full of knowledge sharing sessions by several well-known veteran in the HR world.
The China STAFF HR Awards ceremony drew executives and prominent heads of HR from various industries across Greater China. Past winners and participants include representatives from GE, Microsoft, Motorola, Procter & Gamble, the Bank of China, HSBC, Coca-Cola, Shell, Wal-Mart, General Motors, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Sony Ericsson, among many others. Attendees this year included Siemens Ltd., China, UPS, IBM, Career International, Kelly Services, and China Talent Group. Winners were selected by a jury panel with more than 50 years' combined experience in human resource management, namely Deng Tao, former Director of HR at Google Greater China, Charlotte Delmotte, Vice President of HR for Airbus China, and Arthur Duan, Vice President of Redbaby.
David Kelly, Managing Director of CCH North Asia, host of this year's event, said, "I am pleased to be a part of honoring all the work my fellow colleagues have done in furthering the growth of this industry. Not only have the winners made distinct and significant contributions to HR, they are the most enlightened in terms of understanding how to best align HR goals with organizational strategy to produce positive business outcomes for their respective companies."
First held in 1998 in Hong Kong, the China STAFF HR Awards expanded to Mainland China in 2003 in acknowledgement of CCH's business development in China as well as the country's rapid economic development. According to a report published by Peking University, the market revenue of global human resource services amounted to more than 100 billion USD in 2007, making China the world's largest human resource market. In the seven years since 2003, the premier HR awards event has been alternately held in Beijing and Shanghai to reflect the importance of HR professionals in the global stage. CCH, as the organizer of the event, is committed to facilitating the exchange of best industry practices across the world, and continually sets world-class benchmarks for outstanding HR practices.
The judging process was a stringent one with nominees for the awards must first produce a variety of industry information for assessment. Afterwards, an independent and anonymous review of the information is conducted, coupled by a visit from an independent evaluator to ask supplementary questions; ensuring an accurate and objective review process. There were 10 Awards span across three category with the "HR Team of the Year" and "HR Director of the Year" being the most important.
The judges unanimously selected CH2M HILL China as the winner of the "HR Team of the Year" for its excellent people engagement in projects that drive both leadership advancement and sustainable growth.
Jennifer Jin of Novartis Pharma China won the "HR Director of the Year" for her passion in taking a pioneering approach in HR Strategy -- driving the team and engaging people in transforming the organization into a strategic structure.
Below are the winners and finalists in their respective Awards category:
Category: The Practitioner's Awards
1) HR Team of the Year
Winner: CH2M HILL China
Finalists: Ingersoll Rand, Industrial Technologies Asia Pacific; EMC China;
China Hewlett-Packard Co., Ltd.
2) HR Director of the Year
Winner: Jennifer Jin, Novarits Pharma China
Finalists: Wilfried Meyer, Siemens Asia/ Australia; Dora Hang, Tenneco
China; Whitney Yu, Honeywell (China) Company Limited
Category: The Best HR Practices Awards
1) Best Practice in Engagement & Retention
Winner: Tenneco China
Finalists: TNT; Ingersoll Rand, Industrial Technologies Asia Pacific;
Standard Chartered Bank (China) Limited; Sun Alliance Insurance
(China) Limited; UPS China
2) Best Practice in Leadership Development
Winner: Evonik Degussa (China) Co. Ltd.
Finalists: IBM (China) Company Limited; CPCNet Hong Kong Ltd; Shanghai
General Motors Co., Ltd.; UPS China; Standard Chartered Bank
(China) Limited; FedEx Express (China) Company Limited; EMC
China; CH2M HILL China
3) ADP's Best HR Strategy in Oraganizational Change
Winner: IBM (China) Company Limited
Finalists: Evonik Degussa (China) Co. Ltd.; China Hewlett-Packard Co., Ltd.
4) Most Innovative Benefits Strategies
Finalists(*): Zegna Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd; TCL
(*) As the judges feel they have not found the most innovative benefits strategies as yet, hence no winner was selected for this Award.
Category: The HR Service Provider's Awards
1) Training Firm of the Year
Winner: EasyFinance Management Consulting Co.,Ltd
Finalists: Achive Global; AURALOG CHINA; China Team Leadership Academy;
ClarkMorgan Corporate
2) Recruitment Firm of the Year
Winner: MRI China Group
Finalists: NES Global Limited; Career International; 104 Human Resources
Consultancy (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; Robert Walters China; China
Team International; Manpower China; J M Gemini Personnel Ltd;
Antal International; Wang & Li Asia Resources; Kelly Services
China; Aquent LLC
3) HR Outsourcing Firm of the Year
Winner: ADP China
Finalists: Career International; Manpower China; Primacy Relocation
Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; Accor Services (China); Hewitt
Associates (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; Beijing TOP CREDIT; China
Talent Group; CDP Group Ltd
4) HR Consulting Firm of the Year
Winner: Hewitt Associates Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
Finalists: 104 Human Resources Consultancy(Shanghai)Co., Ltd.; Hudson
Recruitment (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.; Deloitte Consulting
(Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
About China STAFF Journal
Published by CCH since 1994, China STAFF is the only bilingual journal solely dedicated to human resource management in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The journal covers topical HR issues, feature industry trend reports, offer regular columns on Hong Kong and China labour law, provide insights into the HR strategy of some of the most reputable MNCs in the region as well as exclusive interviews with industry practitioners.
About CCH
CCH is a Wolters Kluwer business and a leading multinational information provider. With over 100 years of experience in publishing information on tax, accounting, human resources, business and law, CCH is the premier provider of professional information and publications about China in both English and Chinese. Serving professionals worldwide, its headquarters are in Beijing with offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong. For more information, visit http://www.cchchina.com.cn .
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