Lowe’s R Balki and IPG’s Shashi Sinha win top agency honours at IAA Leadership Awards 2014

Ramesh Narayan inducted into ‘Hall of Fame’; ZEEL’s Punit Goenka is ‘Media Person of the Year’

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Lowe’s R Balki and IPG’s Shashi Sinha win top agency honours at IAA Leadership Awards 2014

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.

View all the winners here:

IAA Leadership Awards
Categories	Winners
CEO of The Year	Nitin Paranjpe, Hindustan Unilever
Media Person of The Year	Punit Goenka, Zee Network
News Anchor of the Year	Arnab Goswami, Times Now
Editor of the Year	Dr. Gulab Kothari, Rajasthan Patrika
Hall of Fame	Ramesh Narayan
Brand Ambassador OF The Year: Male	Shah Rukh Khan
Brand Ambassador OF The Year: Female	Priyanka Chopra
Media Agency Head of the Year	Shashi Sinha, IPG Mediabrands
Creative Agency Head of the Year	R. Balkrishnan, Lowe Lintas & Partners
Marketer of the Year: Banking	Kartik Jain, HDFC Bank
Marketer of the Year: Insurance	Sanjay Tripathy, HDFC Life Insurance
Marketer of the Year: Auto: 2 Wheeler	Anil Dua, Hero Motocorp
Marketer of the Year: Auto Passenger Vehicles	Rakesh Srivastava, Hyundai Motor India
Marketer of the Year: Mobile Services	Shashi Shankar, Idea Cellular
Marketer of the Year: Mobile Devices	Shubhodip Pal, Micromax
Marketer of the Year: FMCG: Personal Care, Laundry and Toiletries	Arun Srinivas, Hindustan Unilever
Marketer of the Year: FMCG: Foods & Beverages	Rajesh VL, ITC Limited Foods Division
Marketer of the Year: FMCG: Consumer Durables	Sandeep Tiwari, Samsung India Electronics
Marketer of the Year: Home Improvement	Kumar Pillay, Ultratech Cement
Marketer of the Year: Household Products	Sonali Dhawan, Proctor & Gamble
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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