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We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been named a Finalist in the British HR Awards 2025.
With a range of categories including ‘Best Overall People Experience’, ‘Culture Initiative of the Year’ and ‘Leader of the Year’, the British HR Awards 2025 sets out to discover and celebrate the organisations and individuals that are truly passionate about delivering a world-class people experience.
This year, just over 350 entries were received from organisations across the UK, and so competition to be named a Finalist proved to be fierce. Firms taking part range from start-up innovators to public sector heroes, tech superstars, global titans and everything in between.
The British HR Awards 2025 Judges include:
- The British HR Awards 2025 Judges include:
- Louise Benford, Chief People Officer, The AA
- Sharon Benson, HR & OD Director
- Anne Billson-Ross, Group HR Director, Taylor Wimpey
- Kath Ennis, Chief People Officer, Ansor LLP
- Mary Foulkes OBE FCIPD, Director of Equity, Inclusion and Culture, Shelter
- Leigh Gannon, Director People & Organisation, PUMA UKI
- Julie Griggs, Director of People & Partnering, The Open University
- Maria Hawley, Director of People, Fisher German
- Melanie Hetherington, Chief People Officer, NatWest Cushon
- Dr Tracey Leghorn, Chief Business Services Officer, SUEZ recycling and recovery UK
- Vilma Nikolaidou, Director of People and Culture, British Film Institute (BFI)
- Janet Roberts, Chief People & Culture Officer, Cycas Hospitality
- Tara Ryan, VP of People Experience, Monzo
- Perry Timms, Chief Energy Officer, People and Transformational HR
- Lucy Tobin, People Director, Frontier Economics
- Nate Harwood, Founder, New Possible
“We are incredibly proud to be nominated for People Team of the Year again, following our win in 2024. This recognition is a testament to our Cox Marine team’s inclusive and collaborative spirit. Our commitment to fostering an engaging and empowering culture remains at the heart of everything we do. As we continue to innovate and support the growth of our people, we’re excited to build on the progress we’ve made in the years ahead.”, says Holly Cooper, Cox Marine’s People Director.
We’ll find out if we’ve won at an awards ceremony in Covent Garden, London on the 2nd April 2025.
Nate Harwood, Founder of New Possible and British HR Awards judge said: “We were humbled by the record number and quality of entries this year. It was incredible to see such ingenuity in action, reflecting the outstanding skill, passion and hard work of teams and individuals up and down the UK. Congratulations to all the Finalists.”
The British HR Awards is powered by New Possible, a next-generation employee insight platform. New Possible helps leaders build healthier organisations by providing meaningful insight that can drive real change.
