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[ 10 ] HRO TODAY MAGAZINE | JUNE 2014 CHRO Awards innovations driving their organizations' transformative HR initiatives. The latter extends to such key HR responsibilities as talent acquisition and retention, the development of a workforce culture, and business growth from effective talent deployment and expense management. In the for-profit category, this year's winner is Jan Becker, senior vice president of HR, at Autodesk. In the non-profit category, the winner is Joseph Cabral, senior vice president and CHRO at The North Shore-LIJ Health System. North Shore's Joseph Cabral Cabral joined the large, integrated healthcare network in 2004, and has played a pivotal leadership role reshaping its workforce culture. He has piloted several pioneering workforce initiatives promoting talent development and employee engagement. These programs have energized and empowered the workforce, while assisting the healthcare system's expansion objectives and abetting its goal to establish The North Shore-LIJ Health System as a national leader in healthcare. Cabral is credited with centralizing the organization's talent recruitment functions, and redesigning the performance management structure to better link employee performance to key success indicators. Among Cabral's many achievements was the development of a talent pipeline to identify and develop highly skilled individuals to assume more expansive leadership roles in future. Autodesk's Jan Becker As a member of Autodesk's senior executive team, Jan Becker enjoys great influence in moving the strategic agenda of HR forward. In addition to her role guiding HR strategy, she is senior vice president for corporate real estate, facilities, travel, and safety and security (CREFTS). Altogether, she leads a team of nearly 300 employees globally, who design, deliver and support both HR and CREFTS at Autodesk. The 7,500-employee public company is a world leader in 3D design software for entertainment, natural resources, manufacturing, engineering, construction, and civil infrastructure. It tallies more than 100 offices across 45 countries, and annual revenues exceeding $1 billion. Throughout her tenure, Becker has championed engagement as critical to employee feelings of satisfaction, which in turn affects their productivity. She has put great stock in enhancing employee engagement at Autodesk, with great success. She also was a pioneer in leveraging social media to recruit talent, including being a beta customer for LinkedIn Recruiter. The company uses video job descriptions to humanize its employment brand, just one of many factors that have led it to earn the 70 spot on Fortune magazine's 100 Best Places to Work in 2014 list. Lifetime Achievement Award This year's winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award Clark congratulates Roger Gaston, SVP of HR for Avaya, for his Lifetime Achievement Award. Winner Joe Cabral, SVP and CHRO of North Shore-LIJ Health System