Awards for HRD of the Year, TA Leader of the Year, Leaders of Distinction Presented at HRO Today Forum EMEA in Athens

The HRD of the Year Award recognizes HR leaders that help drive workforce initiatives through innovation with measurable excellence in employee engagement and retention to prove it. These HRDs are responsible for providing leadership to ensure talent acquisition and retention, business growth, and a culture that can lead in a global workforce.

The 2022 HRD of the Year Individual Award Winners are:

• Lifetime Achievement: Murad
  Sahawnea, Power International Holding, Qatar
• Non-Profit: Dr. Paul Tladi,
  University of Fort Hare, South Africa
• Sustainable Workforce: Isil Tekan
  Ata, Cigna Insurance Middle East
• Large Market: Kutay Kavukcu, Novo
  Nordisk, Turkey
• Mid-Market: Natalia Patleva, SkyUp,
  Ukraine

Our 2022 HRD Leaders of Distinction are:

• Lilian Mendoza, Head of Human Resources, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
• Nada Sami Saeed, Director of HR Enablement, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development – KSA
• Michael Miliopoulos HR Director, ANTISEL
• Rushda Sulaiman, Chief People Officer, MTO FORESTRY
• Nabil Batawi, Group CHRO, Alkhorayef Group
• Cathreen Bukachi, Group HR Director, WPP-Scangroup
• Branka Filipovich, HR Director, Monginis Foods Pvt. Ltd.
• Rasha El Gamal, VP HR & Culture, DMG
• Husam Mansour , SVP Human Resources & Business Support, Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC)
• Raymond M., Chief People &Culture Officer, Zamara Kenya
• Daniel Chumu, Group HR Director, SF Group Of Companies Ltd
• Gokhan Ata Okutan, HR and Shared Services Director, Akkim Kimya Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

In the Talent Acquisition categories, the 2022 Individual Award Winners are:

• Small Market: Alvina Savchenko, Miratech
• Mid Market: Ayesha
  Khais Al Amri, Al Meera
• Large Market: David Priestley, Lonza

TA Team of the Year Winners are:

• Mid Market: HTEC, Talent Acquisition Team, Led By
  Predrag Pivarski
• Large Market: Adidas Talent Acquisition Tech, Digital
  & Data Analytics Team, Led By Mick Bradfield

Our TA Leaders of Distinction for 2022 are:

• Carolina
  Herrera – Head
  of EMEA and APAC Talent
  Acquisition, PIMCO​
• Gargy Mohanty​
  – Head of Clinical Talent Acquisition, Aster DM
  Healthcare
• Mohamed
  Othman​ – TA Head, Yas
  Holding​
• Lance
  Petersen​ – Vice
  President: Talent Acquisition, Imperial
  (a DP World Company)​

For more on the 2022 HRO Today Forum EMEA Awards, visit https://www.hrotoday.com/events/hro-today-emea/

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