The HRO Today Association has announced the winners of its 2023 APAC region awards, recognizing exceptional performance and leadership in human resources across companies and individuals. For HR vendors serving the talent management industry, these awards provide critical insights into current priorities and excellence benchmarks across the Asia-Pacific market. The awards ceremony took place during the association's APAC Board of Advisors meeting.
Renee Preston, Global Executive Director of the HRO Today Association, emphasized the importance of the awards program, stating, 'Our awards program enables the sharing of best practices and recognizes great work and great people across the globe. We're so excited to honor the leadership and partnership of our colleagues in the APAC region.' For vendors, this emphasis on best practice sharing indicates where leading organizations are investing resources and achieving measurable results.
For over 15 years, the association has celebrated accomplishments in human resources and leadership across North America, EMEA, and APAC. This year's APAC region winners include TTEC for Best in Class: Candidate Experience, N-able for Best in Class: Employee Experience, and NielsenIQ for Best in Class: Innovation. These categories reflect growing vendor opportunities in specialized HR solutions, particularly as companies prioritize digital transformation and employee engagement. Kyndryl received the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Excellence award, SolarWinds won HR Team of the Year, and Infosys earned Recruitment Team of the Year.
Individual award winners provide further insight into leadership trends across key industries. Priyanka Taikar, Chief People Officer at VTEST Software Pvt. Ltd., received the HR Excellence award. Nahla Azmi, Head of Talent Acquisition for Asia Pacific at Infosys, won HR Leadership - Information Technology. Ardhi Lufti Siregar, Head of Human Resources at Manulife Business Processing Services, Inc., earned HR Leadership - Financial Services. Dr. Nikhat M. Hamza, Director of Human Resources at Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (DU), received HR Leadership - Education.
The HRO Today Association is dedicated to advancing the human resources profession through networking, professional development, and content sharing opportunities for its members. For vendors, these award winners represent potential partners, clients, or indicators of where the market is heading. The recognition of companies like TTEC in candidate experience and NielsenIQ in innovation suggests growing demand for technology-driven HR solutions. Similarly, the individual awards highlight leadership qualities and specializations that are currently valued in the APAC region.
Vendors should note that award categories like candidate experience, employee experience, and innovation align with broader industry trends toward human-centered HR technology and data-driven decision making. The inclusion of diversity, equity and inclusion as a dedicated category reinforces its continued importance in organizational strategy. As the association continues its work through resources available at https://www.hrotoday.com, vendors can use these award winners as case studies for understanding successful implementations and emerging needs in the APAC HR market.
