Now in its second edition, The Awards Gala dedicated to People Empowering Business organized on October 22 at InterContinental Athénée Palace Bucharest celebrated and honored leaders and their teams who have made outstanding contributions and impact to fostering an empowering work environment. This year’s edition highlighted top-tier professionals across various sectors of the Romanian economy through both the Forum and Awards Gala.
Each year, the event recognizes and honors the most valuable asset of any business and society: its PEOPLE. This year’s Forum & Gala shined a spotlight on and celebrated professionals who have gone above and beyond in their workplaces and business communities.
The Forum & Gala event recording can be found here: PEOPLE EMPOWERING BUSINESS FORUM & AWARDS 2025 – powered by The Diplomat Bucharest
The event benefits from the support of:
PLATINUM PARTNERS: NXP Semiconductors
GOLD PARTNERS: Teleperformance, Magna Exteriors Craiova, ACCA, ICI Bucharest, Wipro, Evryo, Booking Holdings, Coca Cola HBC, Capgemini, Kinstellar, Michelin Romania, Accenture Romania, Bolt Business, Adrem, DEER
PARTNERS: Bestjobs, Stefanini
SUPPORTING PARTNERS: CONCORDIA, HENRO, CLUJ IT Cluster, Lovering & Partners
MEDIA PARTNERS: Outsourcing Today, Sustainability Today, Automotive Today, Financial Intelligence, Romania Durabila, Economistul, Club Economic, Bursa
Find below the Winners of this year edition of PEOPLE EMPOWERING BUSINESS FORUM & AWARDS 2025 – powered by The Diplomat Bucharest
🏆 EXCELLENCE IN TALENT ACQUISITION
The award has been offered by BOOKING HOLDINGS
Awarded: CĂTĂLINA STANCU, Recruitment Manager
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🏆 EXCELLENCE IN HR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
The award has been offered by BOOKING HOLDINGS
Awarded DELIA STAN, HRBP Lead
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🏆 IMPACTFUL WORK PERFORMANCE FOR ORIZONT 30 PROJECT
The award has been offered by DISTRIBUȚIE OLTENIA, part of EVRYO
Awarded IONUȚ BURCĂ, Head of 110/20 kV Craiova Centru electrical station
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🏆 HIGH VOLTAGE OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE
The award has been offered by DISTRIBUȚIE ENERGIE ELECTRICĂ ROMANIA
Awarded TULEA MARCIANO, High Voltage Dispatch Department Manager
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🏆 PILLAR OF FINANCIAL STRENGTH
The award has been offered by TP ROMANIA
Awarded OANA DANIELA COMAN, CFO
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🏆 CAREER PATH
The award has been offered by ACCENTURE ROMANIA
Awarded ANDRA NIȚĂ, Delivery Operations Associate Manager
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🏆 MENTORING WITHOUT BORDERS PROGRAM
The award has been offered by MICHELIN CBS BUCHAREST
Awarded ANCA VĂRGATU & COSMIN IONESCU
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🏆 HR DREAM TEAM
The award has been offered by MAGNA EXTERIORS CRAIOVA
Awarded HR Team
Cristina Badea
Veronica Mazilu
Ionela Bucatura
Silvana Doran
Bogdan Ivanoiu
Sorin Durle
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🏆 IPCEI PROJECTS RELENTLESS TEAMWORK
The award has been offered by NXP SEMICONDUCTORS ROMANIA
Awarded IPCEI Support Team
Radu Preda, Simona Almajan Bogdan Costinescu, Alina Zaharia, Ioana Pardos, Luciana Purice, Ionut Cutas, Robert David, Adrian Cotar, Heidemarie Kayer Gillian Edwards, Ozge Togun
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🏆 SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE IN CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
The award has been offered by STEFANINI ROMANIA
Awarded ALEXIA GUȘA, EMEA Learning & Development Senior Manager
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🏆 RESETTING THE SALES ORGANIZATION
The award has been offered by COCA-COLA HBC
Awarded DORINA VOINEA, Senior HR Business Partner
Awarded HRVOJE STAKOR, Sales Director
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🏆 BEYOND BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION
The award has been offered by WIPRO ROMANIA
Awarded Wipro Romania Finance & Accounting Practice
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🏆 NEXT-GEN INTERNAL COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
The award has been offered by CAPGEMINI ROMANIA
Awarded CARMEN SIRBU, HRBP
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