Vineet Jain, CVL Srinivas bag top honours at the 3rd IAA Leadership Awards

The International Advertising Association’s (IAA) India Chapter today announced the winners for the 3rd IAA Leadership Awards at a glittering ceremony held in Mumbai. The event, presided by Honourable Union Minister of State for Finance Sri Jayant Sinha, brought together the most creative and strategic minds from the world of Marketing, Media and Advertising industry as they competed against each other for the coveted awards.

The 3rd IAA Leadership Awards celebrated the hard-work and efforts put in by professionals from across industries that have enabled their brand promise and message to further their respective brands’ propositions with consumers.
 

IAA Leadership Awards
Categories	Winners
CEO of The Year	Arundhati Bhattacharya
Media Person of The Year	Vineet Jain
News Anchor of the Year	Punya Prasun Bajpai
Editor of the Year	Aroon Purie
Media Game Changer of the Year	Uday Shankar
Brand Visionary Of The Year	Hrithik Roshan
Brand Ambassador OF The Year: Female	Shraddha Kapoor
Media Agency Head of the Year	CVL Srinivas
Creative Agency Head of the Year	Prasoon Joshi
Marketer of the Year: Auto – Two Wheelers	Yadvinder Singh Guleria (Honda Motorcycle & Scooter)
Marketer of the Year: Auto – Passenger Vehicles	Manohar Bhat (Maruti Suzuki India)
Marketer of the Year: Banking	B Sriram (State Bank of India)
Marketer of the Year: Cellular Phone Services	Sashi Shankar (Idea Cellular)
Marketer of the Year: Consumer Durables	Sanjay Chitkara (LG Electronics)
Marketer of the Year: E-Commerce	Amarjit Singh Batra (OLX)
Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Food	Siddhartha Mukherjee (Cadbury India)
Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Beverage	Debarata Mukherjee (Coca Cola)
Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Household Products	Rohit Gyanchandani (Rohit Surfactants Pvt Ltd)
Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Personal Care	Darshan Patel (Vini Products)
Marketer of the Year: Insurance	Sanjay Tripathi (HDFC Life)
Marketer of the Year: Mobile Devices	Pradeep Jain (Karbonn Mobile)
Hall of Fame	I Venkat

Congratulating the winners, Chief Guest for the evening, the Honorable Union Minister of State for Finance Sri Jayant Sinha said, “It is an honour to be present in a room full of achievers. Politics much is like marketing in many ways. In my experience I have learnt that Indian consumers are a very different lot, very different from consumers internationally. They are emotional, relational and definitely need value for money – paisa vasool is a must. So when we are speaking to the Indian consumers as marketers, much as we in politics do, we need to keep these aspects in mind. Having said that, I would like to congratulate the winners tonight, and hope they celebrate their success over years to come.”

Speaking on the occasion, Srinivasan K Swamy, President of IAA’s India Chapter said, “It is wonderful to be in the amidst of a collection of individuals who are seekers of excellence. I am humbled and proud at the same time. Humbled, because I am in the midst of a distinguished audience and proud, because this is only the third year of IAA Leadership Awards and it has already established itself as an industry standard. I would like to thank for the support I received from Raj Nayak for putting steam behind an award that the industry looks forward to.”

The 3rd IAA Leadership Awards were presented by COLORS. Speaking about the initiative, Raj Nayak, CEO – COLORS said, “IAA is undoubtedly the best platform in the industry bringing together creative minds, and the IAA Leadership Awards celebrates the leaders who empower like-minded individuals to push their boundaries with great campaigns and hard work. Associating with the event is an absolute honour and we would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to the winners for their contribution towards the development of the industry. We look forward to further our association with IAA and continue to applaud the efforts put in by professionals on this national platform.”

Kaushik Roy, President - Brand Strategy & Marketing Communication, Reliance Industries Limited, announced the Hall of Fame award to I Venkat – Director, Eenadu Group along with the Srinivasan K Swamy and the Chief Guest – Jayant Sinha. He ended the proceedings by thanking all the winners, the judges and the hosts and the Chief Guest for gracing the occasion and making it a memorable evening.

Adgully caught up with some of Marketer's of the Year to know their thoughts on being felicitated for the work that they have done.

​CVL Srinivas, CEO, GroupM said, "It is great feeling to receive a prestigious award from the fraternity you have been catering to. It's a great motivation for the entire team working in all the agencies under GroupM."

Sanjay Tripathy Sr. EVP - Marketing, Product, Digital and E-Commerce and member of the Executive management Committee at HDFC Life said, "It feels great to be a part of this award function and getting appreciated for your hard work."

Amarjit Singh Batra, CEO, OLX said, "It feels great to be a part of this event. At the same time, we are glad that our work is recognized at a platform like this and we look forward to more such achievements."

Vineet Jain, Marketing Director, Times Group said, "It is my privilege to receive this award on behalf of the Times Group. It is a recognition to our effort and our vision to achieve leadership in all media - print, television, radio, outdoor and online."