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This year�s edition of the HR Focus Conference and Awards was crowned on the evening of 9th October 2015 at the Banquet Hall, State House in a well-organized awards night spectacle that started promptly at 6pm and ended grandly and timely before 9pm. The 2015 HR Focus Awards saw the gathering of various organizations as well as stakeholders of Ghana�s HR community to recognize and reward organizations that have distinguished themselves in HR best practice. The night was swelled with a lot of pomp and pageantry as guests were treated to some delicious cuisine and fine music from Becky Bonney, Yaa-Yaa and the melodious sounds of the MIDO Live Band. In her welcome address, Dr. Mrs. Ellen Hagan, CEO of HR Focus Magazine (a subsidiary of L�AINE Services Ltd) said �effective Human Resource Management is vital to the development of all institutions and indeed, all countries, and HR Focus Magazine, as a stimulus for the growth of HR in Ghana, has made the HR Focus Conference and Awards possible so HR practitioners and other players in the industry can come together to promote the HR development agenda�. The Guest of Honour for the event was the celebrated and renowned Ghanaian business magnate and former Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, Rev. Dr. Joyce Aryee, who delivered the keynote address for the awards event. In her speech, Rev. Dr. Aryee encouraged HR practitioners and business leaders to put their companies� most important assets at the forefront of strategy planning in order to develop homegrown talent that would, in the long run, contribute significantly to the economic growth and stability of Ghana. The audience was captivated in suspense as the various finalists for the much-coveted HR Focus Awards were announced at different stages during the night. In the end, Airtel Ghana and VRA collected awards for Best Organization in Learning and Development Practice and Best Organization in Performance Management respectively. Starlife Assurance also took home the Most Promising Organization in HR Practise whiles Fidelity Bank won the awards for the Best Organization in Rewards Management Practice and Best Organization in Organizational Culture. The two telco giants, MTN and Vodafone won multiple awards including the two most prestigious awards of the night with MTN winning the Overall Best Organization in HR Practice award and Vodafone�s HR Director � Mrs. Irene Stella Agyenim-Boateng being crowned the HR Practitioner of the year.