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Gillian McMahon joins HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026 judging panel

Gillian McMahon, Director of HRIZN Business Advisory Services Ltd, joins the judging panel for the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, bringing senior advisory expertise in leadership, M&A, restructuring, and gender pay equity across complex organisational transformations. As Chartered Fellow CIPD with MBA in Employment Relations and background as Head of HR at BT Ireland overseeing critical infrastructure and emergency services, she brings commercial rigour and strategic HR perspective to evaluating how organisations navigate complexity and drive sustainable people outcomes.

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Janis Heather joins HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026 judging panel

Janis Heather, Director of HR and Head of Culture & Change at KPMG Ireland, joins the judging panel for the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, bringing almost 20 years of strategic and operational HR expertise in culture transformation and employee engagement. As a qualified Executive and Leadership Coach and member of the Association for Coaching, she brings coaching-informed perspective on evaluating how people initiatives drive business growth and organisational performance aligned to cultural priorities.

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Aidan Harney joins HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026 judging panel

Dr Aidan Harney, Strategy Manager of Culture & OD at ESB, joins the judging panel for the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, bringing 25 years of expertise in organisational development, leadership psychology, and culture transformation at enterprise scale. Holding a PhD in Leadership Psychology in Complexity and extensive coaching credentials, he brings research-informed perspective on how leaders and teams navigate uncertainty, develop capability, and create meaning within complex organisational contexts aligned to strategic purpose.

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Neil Hughes joins HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026 judging panel

Neil Hughes, Director of Human Capital Consulting at Grant Thornton Ireland, joins the judging panel for the HR Leadership & Management Awards 2026, bringing over 25 years of senior HR leadership and organisational transformation expertise across public and private sectors. With extensive background in HR operating model design, organisational restructuring, and large-scale transformation programmes, he brings strategic consulting perspective to evaluating how HR functions design and execute people strategies aligned with organisational priorities.

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