Helen Smith crowned Coach of the Year at British HR Awards 2024!
Helen Smith crowned Coach of the Year at British HR Awards 2024!
Helen is a Winner in the British HR Awards 2024!
We are delighted to announce that Helen Smith, Director of People and Development, has been named a Winner in the British HR Awards 2024.
The British HR Awards is an annual campaign that sets out to discover and celebrate the organisations and individuals that are truly passionate about delivering a world-class people experience.
This year, just over 300 entries were received from organisations across the UK, and so competition to be named a Winner proved to be especially tough. Firms taking part range from start-up innovators to public sector heroes, tech superstars, global titans and everything in between.
Winners were revealed at a special celebration event in London, hosted by comedian Fiona Allen. Categories included sector specific awards such as ‘Technology Company of the Year’ and ‘Financial Services Company of the Year’ as well as overall awards including ‘Best Overall People Experience’ and ‘Culture Initiative of the Year’. ‘People Team of the Year’ and ‘Leader of the Year’ were also keenly contested.
The British HR Awards 2024 judges include:
- Louise Benford, Chief People Officer, The AA
- Sharon Benson, HR Director, LloydsPharmacy Clinical Homecare
- Kath Ennis, Chief People Officer, WPP Specialist Communications
- Mary Foulkes OBE FCIPD, Director of Equity, Inclusion and Culture, Shelter
- Maria Hawley, Director of People, Fisher German
- Dr Tracey Leghorn, Chief Business Services Officer, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK
- Vilma Nikolaidou, Director of People and Culture, British Film Institute (BFI)
- Melanie Punch, COO – People and Organisation, Investec
- Janet Roberts, Chief People & Culture Officer, Cycas Hospitality
- Perry Timms, Chief Energy Officer, People and Transformational HR
- Helen Tindle, HR Director, Iceland Foods
- Lucy Tobin, People Director (Europe), Frontier Economics
- Nate Harwood, Founder, New Possible
Helen said…Well this was a rather lovely surprise! I’m delighted to be selected as Coach of the Year at the British HR Awards! After a couple of months off work, this was a wonderful welcome back. A very welcome and appreciated boost
Nate Harwood, Founder of New Possible and British HR Awards judge said: “The British HR Awards celebrate the talented, dedicated, and passionate teams and individuals who are fuelling thriving workplaces across the UK and beyond. I’d like to extend my congratulations to all the Winners and Finalists.”
The British HR Awards is powered by New Possible, an employee insight platform. New Possible helps HR leaders build healthier organisations by providing meaningful insight that can drive real change.
