Who were
the judges?
PaulyGrant
Paulyis ChiefTalentOfficeratPub-
licisGroupe.Shehasmorethan 20
years’ experience in Human
Resources,Operations,Organisa-
tionalTransformation,Employee
Engagement,andTrainingand
Development.Paulyhasspentthe
last 12 years in media, more
recentlyexpandingherremitto
encompassthecreativesector.She
is anextremelypassionateculture
leader, driven to help people
becometheirbestselves both at
homeandatwork.
KatrinaHatfield
Katrina isGeneral Managerof
Sales and Marketing for
Commtract,anonlinemarketplace
forcommunicationsprofessionals.
Katrinastartedhercareerinmar-
ketingin 2008 andworkedforANZ
in Singapore and Hong Kong,
returningtoMelbournein2013.
Sheisnowhappilybackhomein
Sydneyandworkingfora fast-mov-
ingtechstart-up within the recruit-
mentworld.
AndrewSherman
Before becominganExecutive
Coach,Andrewspentmorethan
twodecadesinleadershiprolesin
marketingservicesorganisations.
Hestartedhismediacareerinthe
UK,movingontobecomea found-
ingmediadirectorofM&CSaatchi,
laterjoiningPublicisGroupein
Australia.Asa certifiedcoachwith
operational expertise, Andrew
supports leaders to facilitate
change,developorganisational
capabilities,andassistthemindis-
coveringnewpossibilities.
ArthurGeorgiou
Arthurhasspent 15 yearsworking
intalentacquisitionfora variety
ofglobalorganisationsandSMEs.
Hisbreadthofexperienceacross
agency,RPOandinternalenviron-
mentshasprovideda strongwork-
ingknowledgeofbestpractice
strategic recruitment and HR
management. As Strategic
RecruitmentManager forSCA,
ArthurisleadingSCA’sfocusin
theD&Iareaensuringtheradio
group attracts and retains a
diverseworkforce.StevieDouglas-Neal
StevieistheChiefClientOfficer
andHeadofHRatPHD.Shehas
beenworkinginmediafor17 years,
acrossmultiplemarkets.Sheleads
a nationalteamthatworksacross
largemulti-nationaltech,CPG,and
data-ledbrandresponseclients,
workwhichhasbeenregularly
awardedlocally,regionallyand
globally.Hergreatpassionisfor
people:consumers,clientsandthe
team.Obviouslya gluttonforpun-
ishment, she manages work,
travel,teamandclientswitha fam-
ilyandpostgraduate study.SarahPalmer
SarahheadsupTalentManagement
forLeoBurnettinAustralia.She’s
passionateabout people,help-
ingtofindthebestintheworld
andhelpingthemtobring out
theirbest. Startingher career
at Perth agency, Marketforce,
andthenworkingalmostseven
yearsatClemengerBBDOSydney,
shejoinedLeoBurnettin2004.
Sheis keenlyfocusedondiversity
andinclusionandisthecurrent
Chairoftheindustry’s body, The
AgencyCircle.ClintParr
ClintParrisa self-confessedpeo-
pleandculturegeek.Hehasspent
thepastseveralyearsworkingas
HeadofPeopleandCulturewith
someofAustralia’sbestandbig-
gestadvertisingagencies.More
recently,ClintfoundedALion&
TheVibes– a peopleandculture
consultancy,whichworkswith
agenciesandtechstart-upstohelp
themgetthebestoutoftheirpeo-
ple by aligning their people
and culture initiatives to the
company’s vision.Allison CharlesSabrina RiedelAisling ColleyChristopher StobbsCarla Vella