ESOP Of The Year Awards

2020/21 Award Winners

Best New Employee Share Plan – Domain Holdings Australia Ltd

Best SME/Succession Plan – Meld Studios 

Most Effective and Innovative Communications Program – Xero

Best Performance in Fostering Long Term Employee Share Ownership (More than 1,000 employees) – Woolworths Group

Best Performance in Fostering Long Term Employee Share Ownership (Less than 1,000 employees) – Culture Amp

Best International Employee Share Plan – Purcell

See the Award description for each winner here.


2019 Award Winners

Best New Employee Share Plan – AMP

Best SME/Succession Plan – Make Architects

Most Effective and Innovative Communications Program – Coles

Best Performance in Fostering Long Term Employee Share Ownership (More than 1,000 employees) – GHD Group

Best Performance in Fostering Long Term Employee Share Ownership (Less than 1,000 employees) – Independence Group NL

Best International Employee Share Plan – Aristocrat

People’s Choice Award – Make Architects / AMP

See the Award description for each winner here.


2018 Award Winners

Best New Employee Share Plan – OFX Limited

Best SME/Succession Plan – Redgum Cleaning Cooperative

Most Effective & Innovative Communications Award – Ricegrowers Limited (SunRice)

Fostering ownership over 1,000 employees – Northern Star Resources Limited

Fostering ownership over 1,000 employees – Computershare Limited 

People’s Choice Award – Ricegrowers Limited (SunRice)


2017 Award Winners

Best New Employee Share Plan – Red Bubble

Most Effective & Innovative Communications Award – Woolworths

Fostering ownership over 1,000 employees – Dulux

Best International Share Plan – CSL Limited

People’s Choice Award – Woolworths


2016  Award Winners

Best International Employee Share Plan – South32

Best New Employee Share Plan – ASX Limited

Most Effective and Innovative Communications Program – Brambles Limited

Best Performance in Fostering Long Term Employee Share Ownership (Less than 1,000 employees) – Optus Singtel 

Best Performance in Fostering Long Term Employee Share Ownership (More than 1,000 employees) – Goodman Group

Best SME/Succession Plan – Culture Amp Pty Ltd


2015 Award Winners

Best International Share Plan – Fletcher Building Limited

Best New Employees Share Plan – Asaleo Care Ltd

Best Performance in Fostering Long Term share Ownership – with fewer than 1,000 employees – Genesis Energy Ltd

Best Performance in Fostering Long Term share Ownership – with more than 1,000 employees – BP Australia

Best SME / Succession Plan – Cooperative Home Care

Most Effective and Innovative Communication Program – Treasury Wine Estates


2014 Award Winners

Best International Plan – Brambles Limited

Best New Employee Share Plan – Dick Smith Holdings Limited

Best Performance in Fostering Long Term Share Ownership  (More than 1,000 employees) – Computershare Limited

Best Performance in Fostering Long Term Share Ownership (Less than 1,000 employees) – acQuire Technologies

Best SME/Succession Plan – acQuire Technologies

Most Effective and Innovative Communications Program – Telstra


2013 Award Winners

Most Effective and Innovative Communications Program – Yum! Restaurants

Best New Employee Share Plan – Newcrest Mining Limited

Best Performance in Fostering Share Ownership (less than a 1000 employees) – Mutiny Gold Ltd

Best Performance in Fostering Share Ownership (more than a 1000 employees) – Telstra

Best International Plan – Telstra

Best SME/Succession Plan – Deswik Mining Consultants


2012 Award Winners

Most Effective and Innovative Communications Program – Yum! Restaurants 

Best New Employee Share Plan – Fletcher Building

Best Performance in Fostering Share ownership (less than 1,000 employees) – Peabody 

Best Performance in Fostering Share ownership (more than 1,000 employees) – Westpac Group

Best International Share Plan BHP Billiton

Best SME/Succession – C-Mac Industries