Industry applauds the Women Disruptors of India

Ahead of Women’s Day on March 8, leading names in the industry converged at Adgully’s Women Disruptors Summit & Awards in Mumbai yesterday (March 6, 2020) to discuss various issues pertinent to the formidable women workforce in India. The special event culminated in the first ever Women Disruptors Awards, wherein women super-achievers from various sectors of the media, advertising and marketing were felicitated. 

Amid loud cheers, the spotlight was on these talented women leaders, who have contributed tremendously, not only to their respective organisation but the society at large. 

Veteran advertising leader and Founder of Social Access Communications, Lynn De Souza, was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding and tireless efforts to propel forward the Indian Advertising & Media industry in various ways for the past 3 decades. 

Actor Richa Chadha, known for her strong and eclectic choice of roles, was adjudged Women Influencer of the Year. 

Binda Dey, Head of Marketing, Red Chillies Entertainment; Saraswathi Anand, Marketing Head – Language Cluster, Network18; and Vaishali Sharma, Head - Marketing & Communications, Sony SAB and Sony MAX shared the honours for Woman Marketing Head of the Year. 

Arunima Singh, Executive Vice President, Social Beat, was adjudged the Woman Branch Head of the Year. 

Chandni Shah, COO, Kinnect; Kavita Lakhani, Executive Director, Lintas India; Priyanka Agrawal, COO | CBO and Co-Founder, & Geeta Suthar, COO | Chief Strategy Officer, Fractal Ink; Rajni Daswani, Group Account Director – Digital Marketing, SoCheers were adjudged Women Agency Head of the Year. 

Nidhi Bisht, Creative Director - TVF & Creative Head - Girliyapa, and Neha Mavani, Category Head, Marketing, Star India, were adjudged Woman Brand Manager of the Year.