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Marketing nominees for IAA Leadership Awards announced

Awards to recognise noteworthy Marketing, Advertising and Media professionals across multiple sectors

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21 categories for 2nd IAA Leadership Awards

Marketing nominees for IAA Leadership Awards announced

Awards to recognise noteworthy Marketing, Advertising and Media professionals across multiple sectors

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | February 26, 2014

IAA-Leadership-AwardThe International Advertising Association's (IAA) India chapter yesterday announced the nominations for the first 12 categories of the 2nd edition of the IAA Leadership Awards. Taking into account the outstanding marketing and related initiatives that have been undertaken in the year gone by, the nominees have been shortlisted from the field of marketing of various product and service categories.

The IAA Leadership Awards is a unique initiative which celebrates leaders in the fields of Marketing, Advertising and Media. The 2nd edition of the IAA Awards will 21 individuals being honoured in as many categories who will be handpicked through a two-stage selection process.

Srinivasan Swamy, President IAA India and VP-Development, IAA Asia Pacific, and Chairman, RK Swamy BBDO, said, “Following the success of the first edition of the IAA Leadership Awards, we continue to honour and recognise the contributions of individuals across various verticals who have made a positive difference for the brands they represent. The nominees can be happy with the fact that they are the chosen few from the field of Marketing, shortlisted via a scientific thought process and detailed research. By celebrating their achievements, we hope to motivate them to raise the bar year-on-year.”

The annual Awards this year is scheduled to take place on March 1, 2014 at Grand Hyatt Mumbai. Union Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting, Manish Tewari, will grace the occasion as Chief Guest. The who's who of the marketing, advertising and media industry are expected to be present at the awards night.

The following are the list of nominees who will compete for this year's IAA Leadership Awards:

Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Food and Beverages

Name

Company Name

Designation

Siddhartha Mukherjee Cadbury India Category Director, Chocolate and Media
Rajesh V. L. ITC Limited – Foods Division EVP – Marketing, Exports, Inst. Sales and Packaging
Wasim Basir Coca Cola India Director – IMC
Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan Nestle India Communications Director, South Asia Region
Deepika Warrier PepsiCo India VP Marketing – Beverages

Marketer of the Year: Banking

Name

Company Name

Designation

Kartik Jain HDFC Bank EVP and Head – Marketing
Sujit Ganguli ICICI Bank Head – Brand and Corporate Communications
Mahendra Kumar Rekhi SBI Bank Deputy General Manager ( Public Relations)
Manisha Gupta Axis Bank Chief Marketing Officer
Karthi Marshan Kotak Mahindra Bank EVP & Head - Group Marketing

Marketer of the Year: Insurance

Name

Company Name

Designation

Tamanna Khanna Indiafirst Life Insurance Head – Marketing
Sanjay Tripathi HDFC Standard Life Insurance Sr. EVP, Head – Marketing, Products & Direct Channels
Rituraj Bhattacharjee Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Head – Market Management and Product Development
Elizabeth Venkataraman Kotak Life Insurance Sr. VP and Head – Marketing
Manish Dubey ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Sr. VP and Head – Marketing
S. N. Bhattacharya LIC of India Executive Director, Marketing

Marketer of the Year: Auto – 2 Wheeler

Name

Company Name

Designation

Anil Dua Hero Moto Corp Sr. Vice President
Sanjay Saraswat Bajaj Auto VP Marketing
Y. S. Guleria Honda Motorcycles and Scooters VP – Sales and Marketing
Aniruddha Haldar TVS Motor Company GM – Marketing (Scooters) and Head – Media
Atul Gupta Suzuki Motor Cycles India VP – Sales and Marketing
Vijay Kaul India Yamaha Motors AGM – Marketing Communications

Marketer of the Year: Auto – Passenger Vehicles

Name

Company Name

Designation

Rakesh Srivastava Hyundai Motor India Sr. Vice President – Sales and Marketing
Mayank Pareek Maruti Suzuki India Chief Operating Officer
Avik Chattopadhyay Volkswagen India GM – Marketing
Jnaneswar Sen Honda Siel Cars India Marketing Director
Sumit Sawhney Renault India Country CEO & Managing Director – Marketing and Sales
Ankush Arora Tata Motors Senior VP – Marketing, Passenger Cars

Marketer of the Year: Mobile Services

Name

Company Name

Designation

Mohit Beotra Airtel Chief Brand Officer
Vivek Mathur Vodafone India Chief Commercial Officer
Gurinder Singh Sandhu Tata Teleservices Marketing Head
Sashi Shankar Idea CMO
Prasun Kumar Reliance Infocomm Senior VP – Marketing

Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Personal Care, Laundry and Toiletries

Name

Company Name

Designation

Arun Srinivas Hindustan Unilever Vice President – Skin Care
Sonali Dhawan Procter & Gamble Marketing Director
Satyaki Ghosh L'Oreal Director of Consumer Product Division
Ajeet Babu Colgate-Palmolive Marketing Head
Tushar Murdeshwar Johnson & Johnson VP – Marketing
Sunil Kataria Godrej Consumer Products COO – Sales and Marketing
Archna Vyas Reckitt Benckiser Head – Media and Corporate Communications

Marketer of the Year: Household Products

Name

Company Name

Designation

Archna Vyas Reckitt Benckiser Head – Media and Corporate Communications
Sunil Kataria Godrej Consumer Products COO – Sales and Marketing
S. C. Chand S. C. Johnson Products Director – Marketing
Sonali Dhawan Procter & Gamble Marketing Director

Marketer of the Year: Home Improvement

Name

Company Name

Designation

Amit Syngle Asian Paints VP – Sales and Marketing
Anuj Jain Kansai Nerolac Paints VP – Sales and Marketing
K. K. Sai Berger Paints Head – Marketing
Anil Jayaraj Pidilite Industries Chief Marketing Officer
Vivek Deshpande Ambuja Cements Joint President – Brands and Marketing Strategy
Kumar Pillay Ultratech Cements Vice President Head , Marketing Services

Marketer of the Year: E-Commerce

Name

Company Name

Designation

Aparna Mahesh Quikr.com Brand Head
Manu Jain Jabong.com Co-Founder and Managing Director
Ravi Vora Flipkart.com Vice President – Marketing
Sharat Dhall Yatra.com President
Keyur Joshi Makemytrip.com Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Marketer of the Year: Mobile Devices

Name

Company Name

Designation

Shashin Devsare Karbonn Executive Director
Shubhodip Pal Micromax Chief Marketing Officer
Viral Oza Nokia India Marketing Director
Vineet Taneja Samsung India Business Head – Mobiles
Sapna Sharma Spice Mobile Marketing Head

Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Consumer Durables

Name

Company Name

Designation

Sanjay Chitkara LG Electronics India Chief Marketing Officer
Sandeep Tiwari Samsung India Electronics Marketing Head – Consumer Electricals
Divya Rao Sony India Senior Manager
Sunil Tandon Videocon Industries Chief Marketing Officer
Vipul Sabharwal Whirlpool of India VP – Marketing

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