The 2024 Winners
Every year, we recognize the most innovative organizations who are putting to practice unique, creative approaches to better attract, retain, and support their employees. Congratulations to the winners, who not only are helping to advance the human capital field but giving back to the i4cp community by sharing their successes, failures, and progress.
Member of the Year
Target
High-Performance Award
Google
New Member of the Year
Deere & Company
Next Practice Awards:
Culture Renovation® Award
Pax8
Exchange Member of the Year
E.W. Scripps
CHRO of the Year
Jennifer Weber, Chief People Officer, ADM
Board Member of the Year
Cameron Hedrick, Chief Learning Officer, Citi
Industry Legend Award
Dave Ulrich
2023
Member of the Year Award: Citi
High Performance Award: Vertex Pharmaceuticals
New Member of the Year Award: US Bank
Culture Renovation® Award: F5
Exchange Member of the Year: Target
CHRO of the Year: Christine Deputy, Chief People Officer, Pinterest
Board Member of the Year: Brenda Sugrue, EY
Industry Legend Award: Gary Hamel
Next Practice Awards:
2022
Member of the Year Award: Accenture
High Performance Award: Dell
New Member of the Year Award: Bristol Myers Squibb
Culture Renovation® Award: Mastercard
Exchange Member of the Year: Land O'Lakes
Board Member of the Year: Dr. Alveda Williams, Dow
Industry Legend Award: Dr. Beverly Kaye
2020
Member of the Year Award: Ecolab
High Performance Award: Mastercard
New Member of the Year Award: Alaska Airlines
Culture Renovation® Award: Microsoft
Revered Culture Award: Patagonia
Exchange Member of the Year Award: F5 Networks
Board Member of the Year Award: Michael Semo, Lincoln Financial (People Analytics Board)
Innovation in HR Award: Christy Pambianchi, Verizon; Ellyn Shook, Accenture; Lisa Buckingham, Lincoln Financial Services; Pat Wadors, ServiceNow
Industry Legend Award: Marshall Goldsmith
Next Practice Awards:
2019
Member of the Year Award: T-Mobile
High Performance Award: Humana
New Member of the Year Award: Starbucks
Exchange Member of the Year Award: BAE Systems
Board Member of the Year Award: Nikki Rodgers, Toyota
2018
Member of the Year Award: Microsoft
High Performance Award: Amazon
New Member of the Year Award: DCP Midstream
Exchange Member of the Year Award: Lincoln Financial
Board Member of the Year Award: Sheila Clark, Head of Diversity at the Federal Reserve Board
2017
Member of the Year Award: Cigna
High Performance Award: Microsoft
New Member of the Year Award: Ball Corporation
Exchange Member of the Year Award: HSBC
Board Member of the Year Award: Joe Garbus of Celgene Corporation
2016
Member of the Year Award: Boeing
High Performance Award: Cigna
New Member of the Year Award: Ford Motor Company
Exchange Member of the Year Award: Amway
Board Member of the Year Award: Michael Killingsworth of Shell Oil
2015
Member of the Year Award: Pitney Bowes
High Performance Award: Gilead Sciences
New Member of the Year Award: MTS Systems
Exchange Member of the Year Award: Toyota Financial
Board Member of the Year Award: Rob Lauber of McDonald's
2014
Member of the Year Award: Choice Hotels International
High Performance Award: Lockheed Martin
New Member of the Year Award: Cargill
Exchange Member of the Year Award: The Federal Reserve Board
2013
Member of the Year Award: W.W. Grainger
High Performance Award: Qualcomm
New Member of the Year Award: IBM
Exchange Member of the Year Award: Hank Jonas, Corning
2012
Member of the Year Award: EMD Serono
High Performance Award: Hertz Corporation
New Member of the Year Award: Abbott Labs
Exchange Member of the Year Award: Rob Motion, Raytheon
2011
Member of the Year Award: 3M Corporation
High Performance Award: Flextronics International
New Member of the Year Award: ConAgra Foods