Mukesh Ambani named Business Leader of the Year at IAA Leadership Awards

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and MD of Reliance Industries, was named as the IAA Business Leader of the Year at the IAA Leadership Awards held at Trident Hotel, Mumbai on October 7.

The IAA Leadership Awards honour individuals in the fields of marketing, advertising and media, who have made enormous professional contributions and delivered business success to their companies.

The IAA Media Agency Leader award went to Vikram Sakhuja of Madison Communications while Sonal Dabral of Ogilvy & Mather India was adjudged as Creative Agency Leader. Rajan Anandan of Google was honoured with the IAA Media Leader Award.

Excellence in Journalism was celebrated with Rahul Joshi, Network18 News, winning the IAA Editorial Leader award and Shereen Bhan, CNBC-TV18 winning the IAA Leader – TV Anchor of the year. The Brand Endorsement Leader award went to Amitabh Bachchan and Alia Bhatt.

Srinivasan Swamy, Chairman and Managing Director, RK Swamy BBDO, was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Powered by Colors, the awards ceremony was flagged off by Ambani and Deputy Minister of Diplomacy, PM’s office, Government of Israel, Michael Oren. Creating another momentous occasion at the awards was the unveiling of the book “Gandhi – The Great Communicator. The awards saw leaders representing advertising, marketing and media honoured by a group of pre-eminent guests.

On being awarded the Business Leader of the Year award, Ambani said, “On behalf of all of us at Reliance Industries, we would like to thank the jury and IAA for this recognition. I believe leadership is about setting new standards as demonstrated by our team at Jio. India was 155th in mobile broadband rankings in the world when we launched Jio but in a year, it became number 1 in the world. India is becoming a mobile first country and this is the future of our young nation.”

Commenting on the occasion, Ramesh Narayan, newly elected President of IAA, said, “We are privileged to have Mukesh Ambani and Dy. Minister of Diplomacy, PM’s Office, Government of Israel, Michael Orren with us. IAA Leadership Awards 2017 has been a memorable event thanks to the distinguished guests, esteemed jury and an exhaustive list of quantitative and qualitative parameters that have helped recognise outstanding campaigns and we have cherished our partnership with Colors.”

Speaking of his maiden visit to India, Oren said, “India is revered, respected and loved by the people of Israel.  Both countries are the cradle of great civilisations and religions. I can think of no two countries in the world that have had a greater impact on history and art. I would like to extend an invite to every Indian to visit Israel and experience our love for India and our hospitality.”

Speaking about Colors’ association with the awards, Raj Nayak, COO, Viacom18 Media, said, “We have been associated with the IAA Leadership Awards since inception and are happy to see it grow in size and stature year after year. As a leader in the media and entertainment space, we feel privileged to partner with The International Advertising Association in recognising and rewarding leaders in our country.”

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