Takeaways from 5 years of EBN’s Excellence in Benefits Awards

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Employee Benefit News’ annual Excellence in Benefits Award aims to highlight leaders making some of the most influential changes in HR and benefits. As we prepare to celebrate a new class of award winners at this year’s Benefits at Work conference, we’re also looking back at leaders who have set the standard and continue to move the bar forward.   

From finding the right benefits philosophy and being an effective leader, to prioritizing specific benefits such as generous PTO and expansive mental health support, HR and benefit pros across every industry have been doing their part to improve the employee experience. Faced with ballooning costs and working within tight budgets, their efforts have resulted in long-term, successful business practices and happier workers, and they serve as inspiration for a new wave of leaders hoping to accomplish the same. 

EBN2024_headshot-StephanieKoch.png”We have the ability to save our employees money on their total healthcare spend, design our own healthcare plans based on our needs (and transparent data), keep premiums flat during healthcare renewals and more,” Koch previously shared with EBN. “It’s the most rewarding work I’ve ever done in the 25-plus years of my HR career.”

*Stephanie Koch will be sharing her expertise in a panel at the Excellence in Benefits conference on September 3.

Paola Peralta
Associate Editor

Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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