A number of leading Institutions and HR leaders from Africa, including Ghana were celebrated at the 4th edition of the Africa Human Resources Innovation Awards (AHRIA) held on Friday 25th March, 2022 at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, Ghana.
This year’s event which was under the theme ‘Rewarding Excellence in the HR sector’ was graced by the creme de la crème of the HR fraternity within Ghana and its neighboring countries. And like wise leading organisations with top-notch HR models and practices, who have made sterling contributions to the corporate sector over the years.
CEO/Founder of instinct wave, Akin Naphtal, in his welcome address applauded organisations and practitioners who have pushed the boundaries and raised the bar of excellence in the profession in spite of the effect of the pandemic on the global work force.
“HR undoubtedly is the focal point of every organization. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has permanently solidified the position of this noble profession. HR operated in crisis mode for much of 2020 and the first half of 2021, figuring out how employees could work from home, trying to provide extra mental and physical health support, and working more than ever on C-level strategies for keeping their organizations functioning. As the dust continues to settle and companies adjust to a new normal, the role of HR has fundamentally changed,” he said.
Some of the winners during the gala night included telecommunications Giant, MTN Ghana who went home with six most coveted awards, Goldfields Ghana, Absa Bank, VRA, DVLA, Bank of Ghana, Nigerian Brewery, among others.
Below is a list of winners who were honored at the glamorous event:
Best Organization in Employee Benefits – MTN
Most Innovative Work Place Design of the Year – Standard Chartered Bank Ghana
Outstanding Employee Retention Policy Award – Absa Bank
HR Transformation in Public Sector – DVLA
Best Learning and Development Strategy (Public Sector) – VRA
Most Innovative Work from home plan (Bronze) – Guinness Ghana
Most Innovative Work from home plan (Silver) – Absa Bank
Most Innovative Work from Home Plan Policy (Gold) – MTN
Excellence in Workplace Health & Wellbeing – Nigerian Breweries Plc
Best Organisation in New Employee Onboarding – Star Insurance
Best Flexible Working Strategy – Guinness Ghana
Strategic HR Plan of the year – Goldfields Ghana
HR Innovation in Insurance – Star Insurance
Most Innovative Workplace Design (Public Sector) – VRA
Best HR Innovation in Public sector – Bank of Ghana
Excellence in Leadership Development for Women – Standard Chartered Bank Ghana
Best Organization in Work Place Culture – Karpowership
Outstanding Employee Engagement Strategy – Guinness Ghana
Excellence in Change Management Strategy – Zoomlion
Employer Brand of the Year – MTN
Woman HR Professional of the Year – Gifty Addo Kissi
Acting Director of Human Resource – DVLA
HR Professional of the Year (East Africa) – Francis Lichuma, HR Director, East Africa Business, Ecobank)
Male Professional of the Year – Collins Kofi Frimpong (Group Head, Human Capital Zoomlion)
HR Emerging Leader – Martha Appiah Mensah (HR Manager, Tarkwa Mines, Goldfields Ghana)
Most People Focused CEO (Public Sector) Award – Kwasi Agyeman Busia (Chief Executive Officer, DVLA)
HR Team of the year (Bronze) – Absa Bank
HR Team of the Year Silver – Goldfields Ghana
HR Team of the Year (Gold) – MTN
Outstanding contributions to the HR profession – Olusegun Mojeed (FCIPM
President & Chairman of the Governing Council, Chattered Institute of Personel Management Nigeria)
HR Personality of the Year (Ghana) – William Easmon (Director, People & Culture, Absa Bank)
HR Personality of the year (Nigeria) – Florence Nyokabi (Head, Human Resources Nigeria and West Africa, Standard Chartered Nigeria)
Africa Top 50 HR Leader – Ama Benneh- Amponsah (Chief Human Resources Officer, MTN Ghana)
Africa Top 50 HR Leader – Grace Omo-Lamai (Director of Human Resources, Nigerian Breweries Plc)
Africa Top 50 HR Leader – Gifty Fordwuo (Head, Human Resource, Standard Chartered Bank Ghana)
Africa Top 50 HR Leader – Alex Obu- Simpson (Ag. Vice President and Head of Human Resources and Corporate Affairs, Goldfields Ghana)
Africa Top 50 HR Leader – Gloria D. Quartey
(Special Advisor on HR matters to BoG Governor, Bank of Ghana)
Africa Top 50 HR Leader – William Easmon
(Director, People & Culture, Absa Bank)
Africa Top 50 HR Leader – Florence Nyokabi
(Head, Human Resources Nigeria and West Africa, Standard Chartered Nigeria)
Lifetime Achievement Award – Gloria D. Quartey (Special Advisor on HR matters to BoG Governor, Bank of Ghana)
Employer of the Year – MTN
HR Hall of Fame Award – MTN