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The Zest Benefits Top 100 Rewards Managers
The Zest Top 100 recognises the Top 100 Managers in Rewards, Recognition and Benefits.
From property and retail to finance and media, we’ve searched a broad range of industries across the UK and Ireland to bring you this list.
The Top 100 were chosen as the rising stars of our industry, helping their businesses to attract, motivate and retain the best people.
We reviewed industry awards and influencers, expert opinions and feedback and prominent businesses actively looking after their people.
Congratulations to the Zest Top 100 of 2023!
The Zest Top 100 list in alphabetical order:
| Name | Position | Company |
| Abbie Johnson | People Operations Manager | YuLife |
| Adam Bennett | Reward Lead | The Co-operative Bank |
| Alexa Hodgson | People & Talent Lead | Nurole |
| Amber Garner | Senior Reward & Benefit Manager | AS Watson |
| Ananya Allan | Programme Benefits Manager | Avanti West Coast |
| Anna Findlay | Reward Manager | TalkTalk |
| Ashley Ingram | Senior Benefits Manager | Expedia Group |
| Ayesha Omer | Compensation & Benefits Lead | MSD |
| Ben Gamble | Senior Reward Manager | British Business Bank |
| Beth Freeman | Compensation Benefits Specialist | ISIO |
| Carol Gibson | Reward and Benefits Manager | Away Resorts Ltd |
| Caroline Allen | HR Reward Manager | CPM UK Ltd |
| Charlotte Mounsey | UK Benefits Manager | Stanley Black & Decker |
| Claire Blomley | Senior Benefits Manager – UK & NI | Teva UK |
| Claire Chandler | Compensation & Benefits Manager | Aggregate Industries |
| Claire Bamford-Rock | Global Total Reward Manager | HKA |
| Clive Cripps | Benefits Manager | LV= |
| Daniel Barnard | Lead Reward and Benefits Consultant | Unum Provident |
| Daniel M | Compensation & Benefits Lead | Spotify |
| Daniel Deflorin | Regional Compensation & Benefits Manager for Europe | Kuehne + Nagel UK Ltd |
| Darren Geater | Benefits Manager | UK Health Security Agency |
| David Sher | Reward Manager | Shakespeare Martineau |
| David Holman | Reward Manager | Wickes |
| Emma Wells | Reward Manager | Pets At Home |
| Gemma Rees-Dabbs | Reward Business Partner | Veolia |
| Gemma Camwell | Assistant Manager, UK Benefits | GXO Logistics |
| Graham Thurston | Reward Lead | Essex County Council |
| Grant Hopkins | Benefits Manager | HSBC PLC |
| Hannah Smith | Rewards Manager | Costa Coffee |
| Hayley Calland | Reward and Wellbeing Manager | Manchester Airports Group (MAG) |
| Heather Downer | International Reward Manager | Ocado |
| Helen McGowan | Group Benefits Manager | Travis Perkins |
| Jessica Toole | Payroll and Benefits Manager | EDF Trading |
| Jo Hall | Group Pensions & Benefits Manager | NEC Software Solutions |
| Joana Ribeiro | Compensation & Benefits Manager | Verisure |
| Jonathan Marsh | Benefits Manager, EMEA Health & Benefits Team | American Express |
| Jonine Bains | Total Rewards Manager | Accenture |
| Karen Wilson | P & P Reward and Benefits Manager | Age UK |
| Karen Bateman | Senior Benefits Manager, Reward, UK&E | Serco |
| Katie Frain | Pay and Reward Manager | Benenden Health |
| Katie Fraser | Rewards Manager | United Trust Bank |
| Kay Schoonderwoerd | Reward Lead | Accord Healthcare |
| Kayleigh Larkin | Reward Manager | London Luton Airport |
| Kerry Fisher | Reward & Benefits Manager | BDO UK LLP |
| Kevin Smith | Compensation and Benefits Manager | American Express |
| Kirsty Maxwell | EVP and Reward Manager | Thorntons Law LLP |
| Laura Groves | Senior Total Reward Analyst | Boston Scientific |
| Lauren Muscroft | Benefits Manager | |
| Leigh Wraith | Compensation, Benefits & Wellness Specialist | Weil Gotshal and Manges |
| Ljuba Francesevic | Benefits Manager | Amazon |
| Lorien Stiegler | Benefits Manager | eBay |
| Magdelena Heyneke | EMEA Benefits Manager | Moody’s |
| Malisa Ghai (Patel) | Global Payroll and Benefits Manager | DP World Tour |
| Maria Karamitsou | EMEA and APAC Benefits and Pensions Manager | Remote |
| Mark Dines | UK Payroll and Benefits Manager | IG Group |
| Marta Conti | Reward & Benefits Manager | The Guardian |
| Mary Cairns | Payroll and Benefits Manager | Go Daddy |
| Matt Cullen | Leading Reward & Systems | Gowling WLG (UK) LLP |
| Mawunyo Ametewee | Benefits Manager | HM Revenue & Customs |
| Melanie Lusak | Remuneration and Reward Lead | Laing O’Rourke |
| Michaela Lobato | Employee Relations Manager | Baxter Storey |
| Nicola Jackson | Benefits Manager | Tesco |
| Nicole Evans | Reward Manager | Alzheimer’s Society |
| Nikhil Budhathoki | Global Reward & Benefits Manager | Xplor |
| Nikki Bailey | Compensation and Benefits Manager | Allianz Partners |
| Norma Parena | Payroll and Benefits Manager | Bank ABC |
| Owen D. | Compensation & Benefits Manager | GSR |
| Patricia Williams | Compensation & Benefits Specialist | Fragrance Oils |
| Paul Stapleton | Benefits Programme Manager | NHS Digital |
| Paul Hunt | Lead Benefits Manager | Tesco |
| Rachael Nitman | Reward Manager | Just Group plc |
| Rachael Dodic | Reward Partner | CityFibre |
| Rachel Chester | Reward and Benefits Manager at Knauf UK & Ireland | Knauf |
| Riz Nuyani | Senior Reward Manager | Sky |
| Russell Fitchett | Benefits Manager | Capita |
| Sam Plampin | Senior Pensions and Benefits Manager | Flutter Entertainment Plc |
| Samantha Thomas | Pensions & Benefits Manager | Canary Wharf Group PLC |
| Sarah Spall | Senior Payroll & Benefits Specialist | Butternut Box |
| Sarah Callan | Reward & Benefits Manager | Bird & Bird |
| Sarah Root | People, Wellbeing and Benefits Manager | Hotel Chocolat |
| Scott Love | Compensation & Benefits Manager | Danone |
| Shaileena Palana | Reward Manager UK&I | Hays Recruitment |
| Shanie Tucker | Reward & Benefits Manager | Virgin Atlantic |
| Shareen Moore | Reward Coordinator | Housing 21 |
| Sharon Matthews | Compensation & Benefits Manager | Lucozade Ribena Suntory |
| Shruthi Codati | Group Payroll and Benefits Manager | Zoopla |
| Stephanie Dewhurst | Senior Payroll and Benefits Advisor | Paysafe |
| Susie B. | Compensation & Benefits Manager | Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Tech |
| Suzie Blackburn | Talent, Culture & Reward Manager | Aliaxis |
| Uzma Hameed | Compensation & Benefits Manager | Kinly |
| Vanessa Corsie | Reward & Benefits Manager | EDF Energy |
| Vanessa Cowan | Reward and Benefits Advisor | The University of Manchester |
| Vwaro Omene | Reward Partner | AstraZeneca |
| Will Naylor | Group Reward Manager | Bakkavor |
Written by:
freddie@airsocial.co.uk
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