London, August 18, 2025Unilever, a leader in consumer goods, in partnership with Tack TMI, a global learning and development organisation, has won a Gold award in the Leadership Development Award category for Best Leadership Development Program for Frontline Leaders at the 2025 Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards®.

The recognition was announced on August 14, 2025. A full list of winners is available here: https://excellenceawards.brandonhall.com/winners/

The award celebrates the design and delivery of Unilever’s global frontline leadership programme ‘Leadership for Future Manufacturing’, created in partnership with Tack TMI, to empower leaders to manage teams effectively, foster collaboration, and drive productivity in complex manufacturing environments. The programme achieved measurable business impact through a blend of innovative design, local adaptation, and strong cross-border collaboration, ensuring consistent leadership capability across Unilever’s global operations.

Sharing his thoughts on the award, Jim O’Brien, CEO of Tack TMI said: 

In our industry, which is focused on achieving results through behaviour change, demonstrating measurable business impact is both rare and challenging. This Gold award from Brandon Hall Group™ is a testament to the extraordinary impact we have created together with Unilever. We are truly grateful to Unilever for trusting us with this programme and for their collaboration and commitment throughout our longstanding partnership. This recognition reflects not only the strength of the programme, but also the dedication of our global teams in delivering meaningful outcomes across regions. Thank you to everyone who has brought this initiative to life and to those who continue to drive positive client impact every day.

Also commenting on the award, Veronica Luna, Global Supply Chain Learning and Development Lead, Unilever said:

Frontline leaders are the heartbeat of our factories. They’re not just managing operations – they’re shaping culture, driving performance, and inspiring teams every single day. This award is a powerful recognition of their role and the impact of investing in their growth. The Leadership for Future Manufacturing programme was designed to meet them where they are, with practical tools and real-world relevance. Seeing how it’s empowered our teams globally is deeply rewarding. I’m proud of what we’ve built together and excited for what’s next.

The programme design was led by Tack TMI’s global consulting team and brought to life through delivery teams across multiple regions, ensuring relevance and impact in diverse local contexts including Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

This year’s Excellence Award winners exemplify the transformative power of strategic human capital management. Through their innovative approaches to talent development and employee engagement, these organizations have not only achieved remarkable business outcomes but have also redefined what it means to create truly people-centric workplaces,” said Rachel Cooke, Brandon Hall Group™ Chief Operating Officer and HCM Excellence Awards® Program Leader.

Entries were evaluated by a panel of independent industry experts, Brandon Hall Group™ analysts, and executives based on:

  • Alignment to business need and environment
  • Program design, functionality, and delivery
  • Adoption, integration, user experience, innovation, and creativity
  • Overall effectiveness, impact, and measurable benefits

Excellence Award winners will be honored at the Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Conference, taking place February 9-12, 2026, at the Hilton West Palm Beach, Florida. Select winners will also share best practices during breakout sessions at the event.

Brandon Hall Group™ HCM Excellence Awards

The 2025 Excellence Award recipients represent the pinnacle of achievement in human capital management. What sets this year’s winners apart is their bold embrace of emerging technologies and their commitment to creating meaningful employee experiences that drive tangible business results,” said Mike Cooke, Brandon Hall Group™ Chief Executive Officer.

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Home Care, Nutrition, and Ice Cream products. Their brands are available in over 190 countries and are used by approximately 3.4 billion people every day. In 2024, they generated €60.8 billion in turnover.

Unilever’s vision is to be the global leader in sustainable business and to show how their purpose-led, future-fit business model drives superior performance. They have a long tradition of being a progressive, responsible business. The Unilever Compass – their sustainability strategy – is designed to deliver superior performance and foster sustainable and responsible growth, while:

  • Improving the health of the planet;
  • Enhancing people’s health, confidence, and wellbeing; and
  • Contributing to a fairer and more socially inclusive world.

www.unilever.com

About Tack TMI

Tack TMI is your global partner for meaningful learning experiences. With over 110 years of expertise, Tack TMI help people and organisations build the skills, mindsets, and behaviours they need to thrive. Delivering in more than 55 countries, we combine the power of global scale with the relevance of local insight.

Our learning experiences are designed to stick – blending innovative solution design, the latest technology, and a proven portfolio of content. From leadership development to sales enablement, customer experience, and personal effectiveness, our scalable programmes address business challenges and deliver measurable results.

We bring together learning consulting, individual assessments, immersive training (virtual, in-person, and blended), digital self-paced learning, and performance coaching, all tailored to drive lasting behaviour change and sustainable growth.

As part of Gi Group Holding, one of the world’s leading HR services groups, Tack TMI is uniquely positioned to support organisations of every size and sector to develop talent, strengthen culture, and unlock performance at scale.

www.tacktmiglobal.com

About Brandon Hall Group™

Brandon Hall Group™ is the only professional development company that offers data, research, insights and certification to Learning and Talent executives and organizations. The best minds in Human Capital Management (HCM) choose Brandon Hall Group™ to help them create future-proof employee development plans for the new era.

For over 30 years, we have empowered, recognized and certified excellence in organizations worldwide, influencing the development of over 10 million employees and executives. Our HCM Excellence Awards® program was the first to recognize organizations for learning and talent and is the gold standard, known as the “Academy Awards of Human Capital Management.”

The awards recognize the best organizations that have successfully developed and deployed programs, strategies, modalities, processes, systems and tools that have achieved measurable results. We are honored to receive applications from organizations worldwide ranging from small, medium, large and global enterprises to government, not-for-profits and associations.

www.brandonhall.com

Media Contact:

Lauren Kidd

Head of Global Marketing, Tack TMI

lauren.kidd@tacktmiglobal.com

 

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