Presenting the HR Thought Leadership Awards 2022
The world has spoken and the votes are in!
SurveySparrow is awarding the Top HR Professionals and Influencers for their invaluable contributions to the HR community in 2021.
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Peter Walmsley
Chief People Officer,
SN Games

Gary Dreyfuss
Senior Vice President, Human Resources,
ADAPT Community Network

Karen D. Weeks
SVP of People,
Ordergroove

Seema Natarajan
Senior Manager - HR,
Heptagon Technologies

Lori Wall
CHRO,
Foremost Farms

Romalyn Roldan
HR Manager,
Atribs Metscon Group

Ranjitha A V
Deputy Manager Human Resources,
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Limited

Darren K. Walker
Chief People Officer,
Sanford Health

Jean Watson
Senior VP of HR,
GC services

Jim McGannon
Senior Vice President, Human Resources,
Sarnova

Justin Welner
Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative and Compliance Officer,
Spirit AeroSystems

Kathleen Weslock
Senior HR Executive,
Hood College

Crystal Williams
CHRO,
Fleetcor

Serena Warner
Chief People Officer,
Share our Strength

Kara A. Wilson
Vice President Human Resources,
Zimmer Biomet

Cortney Worle
Chief People Officer,
Cafe Rio Mexican Grill

Dawn Zell Wright
Vice President of HR Operations,
Christus Health

Brett Zall
VP, Human Resources,
Fowler Packing Company

Christopher McCormick
Sr. Director, Talent, Development & Inclusion,
Gilead Sciences

Barbara Marianetti
Chief Human Resources Officer,
CCSI

Anisa Aven
CEO,
Turnkey Solutions

Larry McAlister
Vice President, Global Talent,
NetApp

Erika Duncan
Chief People Officer,
CareFinders Total Care

Jim Dunn
Executive Vice President & Enterprise Chief People and Culture Officer,
Atrium Health

Dottie Donnelly Brienza
Chief Human Resources Officer,
Cambrex

Laura Elizondo
Executive Director of Human Resources,
Avondale Elementary School District

Nicole Ellis
Chief Human Resources Officer,
Graham Windham

Jennifer Erfurth
Chief People Officer,
Cradlepoint

Nivedha Sivasamy
HR Manager, Talent Management,
Maiva Pharma Private Limited

Nabeela Ixtabalan
Executive Vice President,
Walmart Canada

Pinar Anapa
Executive Vice President,
Akbank

Mary Ann Baynton
CEO,
Mary Ann Baynton & Associates Corp

Madhavi Lall
Managing Director & HR Head,
Deutsche Bank

Lauren Scott
Director of Peer Support Services,
Mental Health Innovations Consulting

Laura May
Manager of People & Culture,
Gravy

Kavitha K
Human Resources Executive,
Roamsoft Technologies Private Limited

Kanchan Gopinath
Senior Executive - Human Resources,
GadgEon

Johanna Jackman
Chief People Officer,
Airtable

Jody Beaverson
Senior Vice President, People Solutions,
Change Healthcare

Jayant Paleti
Co-Founder,
Darwinbox

Jazzmiine Clarke Glover
Member,
Chief

JoJo Conlan
People Team,
Apple

Ruth Cotter
SVP, World-Wide Marketing, HR, Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy and Integration Planning,
AMD

Adrienne Court
Chief HR Officer,
Tealium

Melissa Bermudez
Program Manager,
Evanta

David Cross
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration,
Coco Cola Beverages, Florida

Erika Croy Brink
Vice President of HR,
Emser Tile

Mike Dallas
SVP Global Head of Employee Experience,
Manulife

Bharathi Loganathan
Human Resources Executive,
IppoPay

Nichelle Dekeyzer
Senior Vice President, People,
R-Zero

Cheryl DeSantis
Chief People & Diversity Officer,
SmileDirectClub

Brenda Devlin
Senior Vice President, Human Capital + Business Support,
Harris

Michelle Diaz
Chief Talent Officer, Great Oaks Charter School
Newark (Great Oaks Legacy)

Cathy Dickinson
Chief Human Resources Officer,
Baptist Health

Silvia Dimma
Chief Human Resources Officer,
MSU Federal Credit Union

Hollen Spatz
VP, People & Operations,
ClassPass

Helen Sitther
Human Resource Business Partner,
Chargebee

Hassan Chalak
Director of People & Culture,
Eon Dental

Girish Menon
HR, Head,
Swiggy

German Dyzenchauz
CEO & Co-Founder,
GOintegro

Olesea Azevedo
SVP & Chief HR Officer,
AdventHealth

Manu Wadhwa
Chief Human Resources Officer,
Sony Pictures Networks

Nikitha Thomas
HR Associate,
Founding Minds

Dennis Armstrong
Chief Human Resources Officer,
Blai's Farm & Fleet (Blain Supply, Inc)

Deepti J
Talent Acquisition Specialist,
PandoCorp

Debra Fiori
Chief People Officer,
Progressive Leasing

David Almeda
Chief People Officer,
UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)

Chris Mullen
Executive Director,
The Workforce Institute

Charanpreet Sihra
HR Leader,
Credflow

Bhavana Raj
Assistant Regional Manager - HR,
Cholamandalam Investment & Finance Company Limited

Nancy Fairchild
Sr. Vice President, Human Resources,
Luminex Corporation

Eric Feinstein
Chief People Officer,
Navitus Health Solutions

Lisa Filkins
Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Talent Development,
Hager Companies

Ken Finneran
VP, Human Resources,
eMed Digital Healthcare

Holly Firestine
Chief People Officer,
Ethos Veterinary Health

Kelly Fladger
SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer,
Havertys Furniture

Harvey Foote
Senior Vice President, Human Resources,
Saint Elizabeth Health Care

Starr Fowler
Chief People Officer,
Vivint

Laura L Freeman
Chief People Officer,
Schnucks Markets Inc

Chris Galazka
Senior Vice President,People,
Sevan Multi-Site Solutions

Adrienne Gemperle
Chief People Officer,
sweetgreen

Kirk Ginn
Vice President of Human Resources,
Atlas Sand

John Greener
Chief Human Resources Officer,
Chewy

Bill Gray
Chief Human Resources Officer,
Prestige Administrative Services

Cheryl Goodell
Chief Human Resources Officer,
Mercy Health Muskegon

Amelia Generalis
Chief People Officer,
Opendoor, Mother & Professional

Daniela Gleason
Vice President, Human Resources,
Prison Fellowship

Erica Golden
Chief People Officer,
Amobee

Mary Good
Chief People Officer,
SquareSpace

Alison Grace
Chief Human Resource Officer,
Discovery Education

Adrianna Loveday
Psychologist | Founder,
Kairos

Ayla Akkaban Maşlak
CHRO,
IKEA

Yasemin Avci
Director of Human Resources,
Shaya

Tushar Pandit
Chief People Officer,
Affinitiv

Shatorah Donovan
Chief Diversity Officer,
City of Buffalo

Ryan Todd
Chief Executive Officer,
headversity

Ranjitha Rajalakshmi
Senior Manager HR,
Skill-Lync

Ramesh Babu
HR Lead,
Macro Global UK

Raghav Gupta
Managing Director,
Coursera

Priyanka Anand
Vice President & Head, HR,
Ericsson
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