HR Icons Awards shine a well-deserved spotlight on HR leaders and teams who are transforming their workplaces and making a real difference for people around the globe. Take a look at the 2026 winners!
The 2026 HR Executive Top 100 HR Tech Influencers, now in its eighth year, recognizes practitioners, product leaders, analysts and advisors who influence, shape and communicate how enterprise technology directly affects the workforce.
Major companies including Caterpillar, HP, Hyatt and Bath & Body Works made CHRO appointments in 2025, reflecting a trend toward leaders with transformation experience.
Ferring Pharma's Purvi Tailor explores how the organization is balancing an investment in technical skills and culture as it strives to create a workforce and organization that will thrive in the future.
Other winners at HR Icons 2025 included HR teams at Dow, Bristol Myers Squibb, Marriott and smaller companies including Cornerstone, LRS and Sequoia Living.
Honored for HR excellence at a smaller organization, Paige Ross of Blackstone is keeping a long-range focus as the firm navigates AI, skills development and unexpected tragedy.
Chief People Officer Donna Morris oversees HR for the retail giant's 2.1 million global employees, with a focus on tech transformation and employee experience.
Agentic AI, payroll and recruitment platforms are driving investment so far this year, according to George LaRocque's latest WorkTech Global Market Briefing.
'HR Executive' reveals the top contenders for its new awards. Winners will be announced in September at the inaugural HR Icons Awards Evening at HR Tech.
