7th December, 2019

Winners of the Third Myanmar Employer Awards Have Been Revealed

The third annual Myanmar Employer Awards were once again powered by JobNet.com.mm - the #1 online recruitment is a significant milestone for an employer to be recognised in the quality of their achievement and success of the company’s programs, while also encouraging companies to strive towards greatness in practising effective HR strategy and talent management. The MEA Gala Ball recognises employer excellence in the country and gives us time to showcase the fantastic achievements of companies working to achieve their HR goals. This once a year gathering again proved to be the most prominent event in the Human Resources industry to network and recognize the greatest accomplishments in this area.

The prestigious MEA Gala Ball was attended by over 500 top CEOs, MDs, and HR Leaders of the business community, VIP guests are multiple Government Ministers, DICA officials, esteemed judges from across the country and around the globe filled the Novotel Yangon Max Ballroom celebrated Myanmar’s thriving HR industry and company’s extraordinary achievements.

Awards were allocated based on the independent judging carried out by eighteen local and international judges, led by the guidance of Head Judge Prof. Dr Aung Tun Thet and audited by verifying partner Deloitte Myanmar. Matt De Luca, Managing Director of JobNet.com.mm, was equally pleased with the Myanmar Employer Awards platform. “When this event started three years ago, we could only dream that it would become the standard-bearer that it has become today. With hundreds of applications coming in, it truly is the industry benchmark for measuring HR best practices. We were so happy to see all of the winners accept their awards, and how well it will help their organizations in the future.”

And now, the 2019 Myanmar Employer Awards winners list of both international and local based companies can be proudly revealed as followed:

International - Best Use of Internal Marketing for Company Pride

  • Bronze - British American Tobacco & DKSH
  • Silver - Myanmar Carlsberg & Coca Cola
  • Gold -  Unilever

Local - Best Use of Internal Marketing for Company Pride

  • Bronze - Grand Royal Group & IKBZ
  • Silver - Early Dawn Microfinance & Global Technology Group
  • Gold - Myanmar Brewery

International – Best Career Advancement Program

  • Bronze - DKSH, Myanmar Carlsberg & Ooredoo Myanmar
  • Silver - Coca Cola
  • Gold - Unilever

Local – Best Career Advancement Program

  • Bronze - Early Dawn Microfinance, Grand Royal Group & Maha Agriculture Microfinance
  • Silver - AYA Bank
  • Gold - Myanmar Brewery

International – Best Use of Rewards & Recognition

  • Bronze - DKSH, Ooredoo Myanmar & DHL
  • Silver - British American Tobacco
  • Gold - Unilever

Local - Best Use of Rewards & Recognition

  • Bronze - Maha Agriculture Microfinance
  • Silver – MyWorld Careers
  • Gold - Myanmar Brewery

International - Best Learning and Development Program

  • Bronze - British American Tobacco & Myanmar Carlsberg
  • Silver - Coca Cola & Ooredoo Myanmar
  • Gold - Unilever

Local – Best Learning and Development Program

  • Bronze – Global Technology Group, IKBZ & Ayer Shwe Wah
  • Silver - Grand Royal Group
  • Gold - Myanmar Brewery

International – Excellence in Workplace Environment

  • Bronze - Coca Cola & DKSH
  • Silver - Wave Money, Myanmar Carlsberg
  • Gold - Unilever

Local - Excellence in Workplace Environment

  • Bronze - IKBZ & Global Technology Group
  • Silver – MyWorld Careers
  • Gold - Myanmar Brewery

International - Most Innovative Use of Technology in HR

  • Bronze - Sembcorp
  • Silver - British American Tobacco & DKSH
  • Gold – Unilever

Local - Most Innovative Use of Technology in HR

  • Silver – Global Technology Group & Grand Royal Group
  • Gold - Myanmar Brewery

International - Most Effective Recruitment Strategy for Talent Attraction

  • Bronze - Wave Money
  • Silver - Ooredoo Myanmar
  • Gold – Unilever

Local - Most Effective Recruitment Strategy for Talent Attraction

  • Silver - Early Dawn Microfinance
  • Gold - Myanmar Brewery

Best Corporate Social Responsibility Engagement

  • Unilever

Small Medium Enterprise of the Year

  • ThitsaWorks Solutions

HR Rising Star of the Year

  • Myanmar Brewery (Ms.Khin San San Aung @ Coral)

HR Director of the Year

  • Unilever (Ms. Rowena Sy)

CEO of the Year

  • Unilever (Mr Srikanth Srinivasamadhavan)

International - People’s Choice Award

  • Silver - Myanmar Carlsberg
  • Gold - Coca Cola

Local - People’s Choice Award

  • Silver - AYA Bank
  • Gold - Myanmar Brewery

International - Overall Best of the Best

  • Unilever

Local - Overall Best of the Best

  • Myanmar Brewery

Thanks again goes out to our sponsors who helped make the Gala Ball a success: Yoma Bank, The British School Yangon, Marga Group, Sembcorp, and GlobalNet. Also, it is great to have supporting partners AmCham Myanmar, AustCham Myanmar, British Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar, CCI France Myanmar, EuroCham Myanmar, & IMCC, venue sponsor Novotel Yangon Max, verifying partner Deloitte, and media partners The Myanmar Times, Myanmar Insider, and The Straits Times.