HROA Europe Announces Winners of Third Annual Awards; Recipients Honored at Recent HRO World Europe Conference
Special Recognition Bestowed on Conference Co-Chair, Guy-Joel de Lhoneaux of Unilever
| Source: HROA
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM--(Marketwire - December 3, 2008) - Conference delegates at the recent HRO
World Europe Conference, which was held from 18-20 November, 2008 in
Brussels, cast their votes for the HROA Europe's Third Annual Awards. The
awards honored innovation, recognizing the best thought leaders,
relationships, and overall contributions that have helped expand the
horizons for accomplishment in HR Transformation and Outsourcing. Winners
were chosen from one of three categories: individual innovators, innovative
organizations, and innovative contributions in the practice of HR
Transformation and Outsourcing.
The winner in the Individual Innovator category was Tim Palmer, PA
Consulting. Palmer is recognized as one of Europe's leading sourcing
consultants. He has worked with many European multinational companies to
help them transform their HR, Finance, Procurement and IT functions.
Having worked in outsourcing and shared services for 18 years, he possesses
experience in outsourcing, co-sourcing, in-sourcing, shared services, joint
ventures and contract remediation. He has also made significant
contributions to the human resource outsourcing industry by leading the
effort to create a global taxonomy for HRO.
The winners in the Innovative Organizations category were Schindler and
ADP. In deciding to outsource its payroll to ADP, Schindler underwent a
deliberate process to examine its alternatives, request bids and select a
provider. Since the relationship commenced, both ADP and Schindler have
examined different aspects and collaborated to forge a productive working
relationship.
The winner of the Innovative Contributions category was TPI. TPI has been
an ongoing contributor to the success of the HROA through its intellectual
capital and time. TPI delegates have participated in the HROA's Research &
Standards Committee and TPI has also donated the use of its Prevalence
Database to help establish the HROA Benchmark, a study that is the
first-of-its-kind in the industry.
Faye Holland, Managing Director, European Operations, SharedXpertise, the
firm that manages the HROA and SharedXpertise Forums, commented, "In
addition to recognizing the outstanding contributors of our winners, I'm
honored to also acknowledge the efforts of our conference co-chair for the
HROA EU, Mr. Guy-Joel de Lhoneaux of Unilever. We're very grateful for his
significant contributions to the HROA. He has selflessly given of his time
and energy to advance the state and practice of HR Transformation and
outsourcing around the world."
About the HROA
The HROA is the definitive independent organization for all those who
purchase, provide, or participate in HR transformation and outsourcing. The
mission of the European Chapter is to educate, promote research, publish,
recognize, and provide networking opportunities to foster professionalism
in HR transformation and HR outsourcing across Europe. Its membership
encompasses over 7,500 HR executives, including the largest 50 buyers, the
top 30 providers, the leading sourcing advisors and attorneys, and the best
thought leaders in HR Transformation. The HROA brings its diverse
membership together to set standards and practices, provide peer
networking, and maintain a robust curriculum. For information about the
HROA, visit www.hroa.org.