HR Icons Awards at HR Tech 2025

The First-Ever HR Icons Awards Evening Made History at HR Tech 2025

The inaugural HR Icons Awards Evening was a prestigious celebration of standout achievements across the HR community.

The night honored the recipients of HR Executive’s longstanding awards, bestowed for decades, and unveiled the first-ever winners in six new categories of excellence — spotlighting innovation, leadership, and impact shaping the future of HR.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for this sold-out event and helped make it a memorable highlight of HR Tech 2025.

Best Workplace Culture Award

Best Employee Engagement

Best Talent Development

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Tech and Innovation Award

Best Talent Strategy

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Best in HR Transformation

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2025 HR Icons Awards Finalists

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Top HR Products

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Donna Morris 

Executive Vice President, 

Chief People Officer

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Paige Ross

Global Head of Human Resources 

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Prerna Ajmera 

General Manager,

HR Digital

Strategy and Innovation

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Drew Howell 

Global HR Leader,

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Amazon and North America

Mai Lan Nguyen 

SVP of HR,

North America

Schneider Electric

Gabrielle Rodman

Global Senior Talent

Projects

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Dell

Sarah Tilley 

SVP of Global Talent

Management and Acquisition

ServiceNow

The HR Icons Awards Evening brings the HR community together to honor winners across long-standing and emerging categories of excellence.

A heartfelt thank you to all who join us in recognizing these standout leaders and innovators — your support helps make this celebration a highlight of HR Tech year after year.