2026 Winners
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Overall HREA Winner 2026
 | CIMB |
1. Employer of the Year
| Gold CIMB |
 | Silver Touch ‘n Go |
 | Bronze Schneider Electric Malaysia |
2. Excellence in Agile Talent Mobility
| Gold CIMB |
| Silver Touch ‘n Go |
 | Bronze Bank Rakyat |
3. Excellence in AI-Enabled Workforce Transformation
 | Gold Alcon Laboratories (Malaysia) |
 | Silver Prudential Assurance Malaysia |
 | Bronze Heraeus Materials Malaysia |
4. Excellence in AI-Supported HR Solutions
 | Gold Pos Malaysia |
| Silver Touch ‘n Go |
 | Bronze Hong Leong Bank |
5. Excellence in Business Transformation
 | Gold RHB Banking Group |
 | Silver Teleflex Malaysia |
 | Bronze Malaysia Aviation Group |
6. Excellence in Championing Women Leaders
 | Gold Great Eastern Takaful |
| Silver Pos Malaysia |
| Bronze Hong Leong Bank |
7. Excellence in Corporate Wellness
 | Gold AmBank Group |
 | Silver IOI Corporation |
 | Bronze IGB |
8. Excellence in Cross-Generational Workforce Engagement
| Gold IOI Corporation |
| Silver Great Eastern Takaful |
| Bronze Schneider Electric Malaysia |
9. Excellence in CSR Strategy
 | Gold Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) |
 | Silver Prudential BSN Takaful |
 | Bronze Mah Sing Group |
10. Excellence in Digital Transformation
| Gold Touch ‘n Go |
| Silver RHB Banking Group |
 | Bronze Iskandar Investment |
11. Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
 | Gold Malaysian Life Reinsurance Group |
| Silver Great Eastern Takaful |
 | Bronze Leader Energy |
12. Excellence in Employee Advocacy and Brand Ambassadors
 | Gold Valiram |
 | Silver Alliance Bank Malaysia |
 | Bronze BAT Digital Business Solutions |
13. Excellence in Employee Engagement
| Gold Alliance Bank Malaysia |
 | Silver Tech Mahindra |
 | Bronze Eco-Shop |
14. Excellence in Employee Volunteerism
 | Gold Kao (Malaysia) |
 | Silver MR D.I.Y. Group (Malaysia) |
| Bronze RHB Banking Group |
15. Excellence in Employer Branding
| Gold Valiram |
| Silver CIMB |
 | Bronze KPMG (Malaysia) |
16. Excellence in Graduate Recruitment and Development
| Gold CIMB |
| Silver Valiram |
 | Bronze Lactalis Malaysia |
17. Excellence in HR Change Management
| Gold Valiram |
| Silver Alliance Bank Malaysia |
 | Bronze Haier Electrical Appliances Malaysia |
18. Excellence in HR Communication Strategy
| Gold Great Eastern Takaful |
 | Silver Fraser & Neave Holdings (F&N) |
| Bronze Teleflex Malaysia |
19. Excellence in HR Innovation
 | Gold Sime Darby Property |
| Silver IOI Corporation |
 | Bronze TNB Genco |
20. Excellence in In-House Talent Pipeline Strategy
 | Gold IJM Corporation |
| Silver AmBank Group |
| Bronze CIMB |
21. Excellence in Leadership Development
| Gold CIMB |
 | Silver Mölnlycke Health Care |
 | Bronze Coca-Cola Bottlers Malaysia |
22. Excellence in Learning and Development
| Gold RHB Banking Group |
 | Silver IOI Properties Group |
 | Bronze FWD Malaysia Holdings |
23. Excellence in Performance Management Evolution
| Gold Valiram |
| Silver Great Eastern Takaful |
 | Bronze PLC Tax Consultants |
24. Excellence in Recovery & Rebound Strategy
| Gold Malaysia Aviation Group |
| Silver Teleflex Malaysia |
 | Bronze GLD Alloys (Malaysia) |
25. Excellence in Retention Strategy
| Gold Touch ‘n Go |
 | Silver Petron Malaysia |
| Bronze PLC Tax Consultants |
26. Excellence in Talent Acquisition
| Gold Alliance Bank Malaysia |
 | Silver DXC Technology Malaysia |
 | Bronze TÜV SÜD (Malaysia) |
27. Excellence in Talent Management
| Gold RHB Banking Group |
| Silver IOI Corporation |
 | Bronze Prasarana Malaysia |
28. Excellence in the Use of Generative AI for HR
 | Gold JurisTech |
 | Silver iFAST |
 | Bronze CelcomDigi |
29. Excellence in the Use of HR Tech
| Gold Fraser & Neave Holdings (F&N) |
| Silver Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) |
| Bronze IOI Corporation |
30. Excellence in Total Rewards Strategy
| Gold Prudential Assurance Malaysia |
 | Silver Mercedes-Benz Malaysia |
 | Bronze Exyte Malaysia |
31. Excellence in Women Empowerment Strategy
 | Gold Deloitte Malaysia |
| Silver Great Eastern Takaful |
| Bronze PLC Tax Consultants |
32. Excellence in Workforce Flexibility
| Gold Great Eastern Takaful |
| Silver Kao (Malaysia) |
 | Bronze Institut Jantung Negara (National Heart Institute) |
33. Excellence in Workforce Mobility
| Gold Touch ‘n Go |
| Silver CIMB |
| Bronze Pos Malaysia |
34. Excellence in Work-Life Harmony
| Gold Valiram |
 | Silver Great Eastern Malaysia (Life & General Insurance) |
| Bronze Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) |
35. Excellence in Workplace Culture
| Gold Prudential Assurance Malaysia |
| Silver AmBank Group |
 | Bronze Turner International Malaysia |
36. Excellence in Workplace Wellbeing
| Gold PLC Tax Consultants |
| Silver Alliance Bank Malaysia |
 | Bronze Bumi Armada |
37. HR Leader of the Year
 | Gold Prasarana Malaysia |
 | Silver NEXT Ventures |
 | Bronze Flextronics Technology (Penang) |
38. HR Manager of the Year
 | Gold Sime Darby Property |
 | Silver Mizuho Malaysia |
 | Bronze Sime Darby Property |
39. Most People-Focused CEO
 | Gold Prudential Assurance Malaysia |
 | Silver Kao (Malaysia) |
 | Bronze PLC Tax Consultants |
40. Young HR Talent of the Year
 | Gold Bank Rakyat |
 | Silver Flextronics Technology (Penang) |
 | Bronze Sime Darby Property |
41. Best HR Team (GLC)
 | Gold CIMB |
 | Silver Bank Rakyat |
 | Bronze Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) |
42. Best HR Team (MNC)
 | Gold Alliance Bank Malaysia |
 | Silver Teleflex Malaysia |
 | Bronze Haier Electrical Appliances Malaysia |
43. Best HR Team (SME)
 | Gold Great Eastern Takaful |
 | Silver Touch ‘n Go |
 | Bronze Gurney Bay Hotel (A Parkroyal Partner Hotel) |