The second edition of the International Advertising Association India chapter’s IAA Leadership Awards were hosted in Mumbai on 1 March 2014.
Among agency awards, R Balki, chairman and chief creative officer, Lowe Lintas & Partners, was crowned ‘Creative Agency Head of the Year’, while Shashi Sinha, CEO, IPG Mediabrands India, took the ‘Media Agency Head of the Year’ title.
Ramesh Narayan, founder of Canco Advertising, was inducted into the IAA Hall of Fame. Punit Goenka of ZEEL was adjudged ‘Media Person of the Year’, while Gulab Kothari of Rajasthan Patrika emerged ‘Editor of the Year’. The ‘News Anchor of the Year’ title went to Arnab Goswami, editor-in-chief, Times Now.
Nitin Paranjpe was awarded the ‘CEO of the Year’ title.BL Joshi, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh, presented awards to winners across advertising, media and marketing.
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IAA Leadership Awards |
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Winners |
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CEO of The Year |
Nitin Paranjpe, Hindustan Unilever |
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Media Person of The Year |
Punit Goenka, Zee Network |
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News Anchor of the Year |
Arnab Goswami, Times Now |
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Editor of the Year |
Dr. Gulab Kothari, Rajasthan Patrika |
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Hall of Fame |
Ramesh Narayan |
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Brand Ambassador OF The Year: Male |
Shah Rukh Khan |
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Brand Ambassador OF The Year: Female |
Priyanka Chopra |
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Media Agency Head of the Year |
Shashi Sinha, IPG Mediabrands |
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Creative Agency Head of the Year |
R. Balkrishnan, Lowe Lintas & Partners |
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Marketer of the Year: Banking |
Kartik Jain, HDFC Bank |
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Marketer of the Year: Insurance |
Sanjay Tripathy, HDFC Life Insurance |
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Marketer of the Year: Auto: 2 Wheeler |
Anil Dua, Hero Motocorp |
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Marketer of the Year: Auto Passenger Vehicles |
Rakesh Srivastava, Hyundai Motor India |
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Marketer of the Year: Mobile Services |
Shashi Shankar, Idea Cellular |
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Marketer of the Year: Mobile Devices |
Shubhodip Pal, Micromax |
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Marketer of the Year: FMCG: Personal Care, Laundry and Toiletries |
Arun Srinivas, Hindustan Unilever |
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Marketer of the Year: FMCG: Foods & Beverages |
Rajesh VL, ITC Limited Foods Division |
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Marketer of the Year: FMCG: Consumer Durables |
Sandeep Tiwari, Samsung India Electronics |
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Marketer of the Year: Home Improvement |
Kumar Pillay, Ultratech Cement |
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Marketer of the Year: Household Products |
Sonali Dhawan, Proctor & Gamble |
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Marketer of the Year: E-commerce |
Ravi Vora, Flipkart.com |
Srinivasan Swamy, president - IAA India chapter; VP-development - IAA Asia Pacific; and chairman, RK Swamy Hansa Group,said, "While management is about doing things right, leadership is about doing the right things. Today I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to all the winners who have outdone themselves this year as well as every nominee for showing what leadership means. I am glad to see another successful year at the event this year and look forward to many more years to come."
Colors was the presenting sponsor of the awards for the second year running. Raj Nayak, CEO, Colors, said, "To recognise, encourage and celebrate excellence in leadership – that is what we have done at the IAA, a vibrant association which I have had the opportunity to lead. I would like to thank IAA for giving us the honour to be associated with this event, and congratulate the winners for their outstanding contribution towards the growth of the industry. We look forward to growing this association with the IAA year-on-year and applaud the hardwork of individuals on this national platform.”
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