The Employee Mobility Institute (TEMi) held its annual Australasian Workforce Management Awards Ceremony Gala last night, honouring industry leaders for their innovative programs and exemplary work over the past twelve months.
HR, Talent Mobility and International Recruitment professionals from multinational organisations around the world gathered at Melbourne’s iconic Arts Centre spire for the event, which was presented in partnership with Quest Apartment Hotels, a member of The Ascott Limited, and supported by Cigna Healthcare, Convido Corporate Housing and Grace Corporate Services.
The awards program is uniquely dedicated to the niche talent mobility and international recruitment functions within the HR and Talent Acquisition sectors and showcases ground-breaking employee engagement programs, talent mobility policies and collaborative partnerships that are advancing the industry across APAC and setting new standards for best practice in the region.
TEMi Founder Deborah de Cerff said the event was an inspiring display of dedication to great work and continuous improvement, particularly given the industry had undergone such drastic and rapid change in recent years.
“The incredible organisational change we have all witnessed in recent years could have been cause for a plateau in business transformation this year – but these award winners have demonstrated that’s clearly not the case,” Ms de Cerff said.
“With talent mobility and international recruitment now widely recognised as crucial to organisational success, practitioners are being offered more flexibility to lead – and in this new climate, conducive to innovation and growth, we’ve seen brilliant practitioners truly shine. The winners of the Australasian Workforce Management Awards have set the benchmark high once again and we congratulate them all on their remarkable work.”
The 2023 award winners included:
- Leadership Excellence
- Global Mobility Champion of the Year
Bridget Romanes, Mobile Relocation Ltd - Global Mobility Team of the Year
Canva GloMo Team - Best Corporate & Service Provider Partnership
Talent Beyond Boundaries in partnership with Fragomen
- Global Mobility Champion of the Year
- Business Advancement
- Best Mobile Workforce Innovation
Kristy Bloom, Rheinmetall Defence Australia - Best Mobile Workforce Transformation
Nicola Piteo, Bupa
- Best Mobile Workforce Innovation
- Employee Engagement
- Best Mobile Workforce Wellbeing Initiative
Jaclynn Davidson, KiwiRail in partnership with Bridget Romanes, Mobile Relocation - New Way of Working Mobility Business Partner
Jaclynn Davidson, KiwiRail in partnership with Bridget Romanes, Mobile Relocation
- Best Mobile Workforce Wellbeing Initiative
- Spotlight (Excellence)
- Outstanding Achievement Award
Vasanthie Parasuraman, Toll Group
- Outstanding Achievement Award
- GMP1® Graduate Excellence Award
     Melissa Orgeron, Fortescue Future Industries
‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Kristy Bloom, Rheinmetall Defence Australia (Highly Commended)
Sue Latina-Cohen of Toll Group and Ulrike Fisher of CSL were also presented with Distinguished Service Awards for their 30+ years (each) of outstanding commitment to the industry at the event.
“Sue and Latina are widely regarded as pioneers within the sector and their generous mentorship has not gone unnoticed,” Ms de Cerff said.
Rowena Fagen of King & Wood Mallesons was also presented with an Outstanding Member Contribution Awards, for her outstanding commitment to going above and beyond to share insights and career learnings with the broader mobility community.
This year marks the third year Quest Apartment Hotels has partnered with TEMi to deliver the Australasian Workforce Management Awards Program.
Quest’s General Manager of Brand and ESG, Anthea Dimitrakopoulos, said Quest was proud to be a platinum sponsor of this year’s event and very much appreciated the opportunity to support those invaluable workforce management practitioners dedicated to bettering the global workforce management professional community.
“It’s an honour to work alongside the TEMi community and its constituents since 2013, providing effortless corporate stays in our bespoke serviced apartments across Australasia,” Ms Dimitrakopoulos said.
“Quest congratulates the well-deserving 2023 Australasian Workforce Management Award winners and celebrates their dedication to preserving global talent and geographically dispersed teams.”
The TEMi Awards are judged by a mix of senior mobility experts and well-respected service providers from around the world, selected due to their wealth of experience, integrity, credibility and ability to judge the breadth of work submitted.
The 2023 judging panel included:
- Monique Dawson, Judging Chair, EY
- Astrid Hofstee, Swinburne University of Technology
- Claire Springthorpe, Capgemini
- Jane Riley, Grace Corporate Services
- June Mahadevan, Publicis Groupe
- Mario Martinoski, Canva
- Nicky Brophy, BAE Systems
- Odette Brimblecombe, Whitehaven Coal
- Rachel Daly, Telstra
- Rowena Fagen, King & Wood Mallesons
- Sandi Huynh, Google
- Udit Lakra, Macquarie Group Ltd
This year’s judges were also supported by the TEMI Taskforce, who volunteer their time all year-round to ensure the TEMI Awards program and all TEMI events delivered to the global workforce management community are of exceptional quality and offer valuable professional development.
This year’s judges were also supported by the TEMI Taskforce, who volunteer their time all year-round to ensure the TEMI Awards program and all TEMI events delivered to the global workforce management community are of exceptional quality and offer valuable professional development.
Find out more about TEMi’s Australasian Workforce Management Awards Program at www.temiawards.com.au.
INFORMATION FOR MEDIA
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ABOUT THE EMPLOYEE MOBILITY INSTITUTE (TEMi)
The Employee Mobility Institute (TEMi) is the Australasian talent mobility industry’s professional development body. TEMi delivers training, networking and educational resources for global workforce management professionals.
TEMi also produces the Australasian Workforce Management Awards program. The program sees involvement from local and multinational organisations from across Australasia each year.
For more information, visit www.temitalent.com.au.
ABOUT QUEST APARTMENT HOTELS
Quest is a member of The Ascott Limited (Ascott), a Singapore company that has grown to become one of the leading international lodging owner-operators.
Spanning more than 170 cities across over 30 countries, Ascott’s other serviced residence and hotel brands include Ascott, Citadines, Citadines Connect, Somerset, The Crest Collection, lyf, Préférence, Vertu, Harris, Fox, Yello and POP!.
Ascott is a wholly owned subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited (CapitaLand), one of Asia’s largest real estate companies headquartered and listed in Singapore. Ascott boasts over 30 years of industry track record and award-winning brands that enjoy recognition worldwide.
For more information on CapitaLand and Ascott, please visit www.capitaland.com and www.the-ascott.com. Learn more about Quest Apartment Hotels at www.questapartments.com.au.
