Darwinbox launched the first edition of its 40 Under 40 Asia HR Leaders 2022 annual awards, with Mercer (Knowledge Partner), to celebrate 40 exemplary HR leaders in the APAC region. The winners were announced in an online award ceremony on the 24th of February.
Many eminent HR leaders graced the event; the keynote address was delivered by Josh Bersin, world-renowned HR industry analyst, educator, thought leader, and other HR fraternity stalwarts in Southeast Asia, who shared their wisdom on HR evolution in today's volatile environment.
Speaking on the occasion, Jayant Paleti, Co-founder of Darwinbox, said, "While these awards are about applauding the efforts of 40 amazing HR leaders that have been at the heart of organizational transformation, the aim is also bigger - to build a community of changemakers. This is our humble attempt and a first step in that direction."
Speaking on the partnership Puneet Swani, Sr. Partner, Career Business Leader - AMEA & Pacific, Mercer, said, "When we started talking about the partnership, what we were looking at is assessing these leaders as objectively as possible, so we got the Mercer's Mettl platform and the leadership assessment for credible and objective scores, and we have also got the human touch and subjective angle with the jury scores."
The application process started in August 2022 and was concluded in October with 250 applications. After jury deliberation and a leadership assessment test by Mercer, the winners were decided. The jury panel consisted of:
- Gaik Bee Khoo, Director, Axiata Group Berhad
- Parnsiree Amatayakul, Former Managing Director, IBM
- Puneet Swani, Sr. Partner, Career Business Leader - AMEA & Pacific, Mercer (Singapore)
- Chaitanya Peddi, Co-founder, Darwinbox
The winners are from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Winners:
Darwinbox, a cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) system and the fastest growing HR Tech unicorn, caters to an organization's HR needs across the entire employee lifecycle. It is trusted by over 750 enterprises across 90 countries and used by over 2 million employees.
Learn more at www.darwinbox.com
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