Karen Meredith Earns Prestigious Recognition in the 2024 Human Resources Director New Zealand Hot List
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Wellington, New Zealand, January 24 2024
Karen Meredith Earns Prestigious Recognition in the 2024 Human Resources Director New Zealand Hot List
Karen Meredith is delighted to announce her inclusion in the prestigious 2024 HRD New Zealand Hot List, a comprehensive roundup highlighting the best in the industry.
As an impartial authority in the Human Resources sector, Human Resources Director New Zealand conducted an exhaustive research study spanning five months to identify and showcase the industry's top performers. In this thorough assessment, Karen Meredith has emerged as one of the distinguished contributors to the industry.
HRD's 30+ strong Intelligence Unit determined the winners by following a rigorous process, which included interviewing objective industry professionals, and conducting extensive research. The winners are those who matched the exacting Hot List criteria.
Karen Meredith takes immense pride in being acknowledged as one of the industry's finest within the HR domain.
'I am delighted to be recognised in HRD's 2024 Hot List representing Aotearoa New Zealand's top Human Resource Executives. Congrats to all the winners; I'm amongst some amazing HR professionals!'
'PeopleEX is really proud of its commitment to sustainability, both our internal sustainability actions and the launch of our services to support HR professionals in driving sustainability. To have our innovation recognised by the industry is a real honour,' Karen continued.
Chris Sweeney, Managing Editor for Special Reports at HRD, shared his insights on the selection process, stating that Karen Meredith has marked herself as an impressive and influential figure in the HR industry. 'She is a deserving winner of this award due to her innovative practices and strong leadership, which has seen her support and enable others effectively.'
This recognition underscores Karen Meredith's dedication to industry excellence and her continued commitment to delivering exceptional results.
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About Karen Meredith:
Karen Meredith is a certified executive coach and proud HR professional with over 20 years of experience; a true HR generalist with key strengths in human-centered organisational design, strategy development, change management, workplace sustainability measures, employee relations and stakeholder engagement. Karen is known for being a genuine people partner and a hands-on intuitive leader. She loves HR and brings energy, compassion, creativity and professionalism to every organisation she engages with. After over two decades in corporate and government senior HR leadership roles, Karen founded the outsourced HR agency, PeopleEX, to bring her people-centric HR approach to NZ businesses. Her favourite thing is to work in partnership with clients and their people to stimulate better business growth, better social and environmental outcomes, and better people and customer experiences.
About 2024 HRD New Zealand Hot List:
In September 2023, the HRD NZ team conducted a survey on the New Zealand HR sector to find the most influential leaders who had contributed significantly to the industry over the previous 12 months. To be eligible, candidates must be at HR Director or similar level and have at least 10 years of HR experience.
The team aimed to identify individuals who had led new initiatives in the HR space and advanced the standing of HR within their respective organisations. The team also considered previous awards won by the candidates.
By the end of the research process, 27 key figures were selected for their leadership, innovation, and industry contributions.
Read the HRD NZ announcement here.
