Human Resources Awards

These are the Gold, Silver, and Bronze, Stevie® Award-winning nominations in The 2025 American Business Awards®. The winners were determined by the average scores of more than 250 professionals worldwide in the three-month judging process. Learn about the judging and awards process here.

Winners will be celebrated at the 23rd ABA awards banquet in New York on Tuesday, June 10.  Learn more.

Human Resources Department of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
Everise Inc., Plantation, Florida, United States: Everise Inc.'s Human Resources Department
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Fourteen Foods, Franklin, Tennessee, United States: Fourteen Foods (dba Dairy Queen): Ascending to New Heights
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Reward Gateway, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Reward Gateway's Human Resources Department
Siemens Energy, Orlando, Florida, United States: Siemens Energy Human Resources Department
YKK AP America Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, United States: The Employee Experience: A Virtuous Cycle at YKK AP America Inc.

Human Resources Executive of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
ACT Entertainment, Burbank, California, United States: Michael Schmid
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, Ohio, United States: Daniel Iuston
Everise Inc., Plantation, Florida, United States: Sheena Ponnappan - Chief People Officer
Jobot LLC, Newport Beach, California, United States: Heidi Golledge, Jobot Founder and CEO
Reward Gateway, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Nebel Crowhurst
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Design, Build Institute of America, Washington, District of Columbia, United States: Tracy Powelson
G2 Software Systems, Inc., San Diego, California, United States: Elizabeth Clement

Human Resources Team of the Year
GOLD STEVIE® WINNER
FNF, Jacksonville, Florida, United States: FNF Human Rsources Team
N-able Inc, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Empowering N-ablite Excellence
SILVER STEVIE® WINNER
ACT Entertainment, Burbank, California, United States: Massive Growth Through Global Expansion and Compliance
BRONZE STEVIE® WINNER
Reward Gateway, Boston, Massachusetts, United States: Reward Gateway's Human Resources Team