The International Advertising Association’s (IAA) India Chapter, today revealed the nominees across the 12 categories for the 3rd Edition of the IAA Leadership Awards. The nominees represent the top-rung professionals whose outstanding marketing initiatives have had a significant positive impact on their respective businesses in various products and service categories. The awards will be presented by the Honorable Minister of State for Finance Govt. of India, Shri Jayant Sinha on 18th April, 2015.
The IAA Leadership Awards is a unique initiative, which honours and celebrates excellence in the fields of Marketing, Media and Advertising. The winners for the 3rd editions of the IAA Leadership Awards will be selected by a jury comprising of senior representatives of the fraternity.
The list of nominees who stand a chance to win this year at the 3rd edition of the IAA Leadership Awards are as follows:
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CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Auto – Two Wheelers |
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Sr. No |
Name |
Company |
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1 |
Mr. Sumeet Narang |
Bajaj Auto |
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2 |
Mr. Sanjeev Shukla |
Hero Motocorp |
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3 |
Mr. Yadvinder Singh Guleria |
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter |
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4 |
Mr. Arun Siddharth |
TVS Motor Company |
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CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Auto – Passenger Vehicles |
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Sr. No |
Name |
Company |
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1 |
Mr. Anurag Mehrotra |
Ford India |
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2 |
Mr. Saurabh Vatsa |
General Motors India |
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3 |
Mr. Jnaneswar Sen |
Honda Cars |
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4 |
Mr. Manohar Bhat |
Maruti Suzuki India |
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5 |
Ms. Delna Avari |
Tata Motors |
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6 |
Mr. Kamal Basu |
Volkswagen |
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CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Banking |
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Sr. No |
Name |
Company |
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1 |
Mr. Sagnik Ghosh |
Axis Bank |
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2 |
Mr. Ravindra Prabhakar Marathe |
Bank of India |
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3 |
Mr. Sujit Ganguli |
ICICI Bank Ltd. |
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4 |
Mr. Karthi Marshan |
Kotak Mahindra Bank |
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5 |
Mr. B. Sriram |
State Bank of India |
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CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Cellular Phone Services |
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Sr. No |
Name |
Company |
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1 |
Mr. Mohit Beotra |
Airtel Bharti |
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2 |
Mr. Sashi Shankar |
Idea Cellular |
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3 |
Mr. Munish Kanotra |
Reliance Communications |
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4 |
Mr. Gurinder Singh Sandhu |
Tata Teleservices |
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5 |
Ms. Ronita Mitra |
Vodafone |
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CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Consumer Durables |
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Sr. No |
Name |
Company |
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1 |
Mr. Anil Rai Gupta |
Havells India |
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2 |
Mr. Sanjay Chitkara |
LG Electronics |
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3 |
Mr. Ranjiv Singh |
Samsung India |
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4 |
Mr. Sunil Tandon |
Videocon |
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5 |
Mr. Ryusuke Fukushima |
Sony India |
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CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: E-Commerce |
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Sr. No |
Name |
Company |
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1 |
Mr. Manish Kalra |
Amazon.in |
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2 |
Mr. Shoumyan Biswas |
Flipkart.com |
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3 |
Mr. Sandeep Komaravelly |
Snapdeal.com |
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4 |
Mr. Amarjit Singh Batra |
OLX |
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5 |
Mr. Vineet Sehgal |
Quikr India |
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CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Food |
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Name |
Company |
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1 |
Mr. Ali Harris Shere |
Britannia |
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2 |
Mr. Siddhartha Mukherjee |
Cadbury India |
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3 |
Ms. Geetu Verma |
Hindustan Unilever |
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4 |
Mr. Rajesh V. L |
ITC Foods |
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5 |
Mr. Vipul Prakash |
PepsiCo |
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CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Beverage |
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Name |
Company |
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1 |
Mr. Debabrata Mukherjee |
Coca Cola |
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2 |
Ms. Geetu Verma |
Hindustan Unilever |
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3 |
Mr. Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan |
Nestle India |
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4 |
Mr. Vipul Prakash |
PepsiCo |
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5 |
Mr. Vikram Grover |
Tata Global Beverages |
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CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Household Products |
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Sr. No |
Name |
Company |
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1 |
Mr. Sunil Kataria |
Godrej Consumer Products |
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2 |
Ms. Priya Nair |
Hindustan Unilever |
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3 |
Ms. Sonali Dhawan |
Procter & Gamble |
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4 |
Mr. Rohit Gyanchandani |
Rohit Surfactants Pvt. Ltd. |
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CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Personal Care |
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Name |
Company |
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1 |
Mr. Eric Jumbert |
Colgate Palmolive |
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2 |
Mr. K. K. Chutani |
Dabur India |
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3 |
Mr. Samir Singh |
Hindustan Unilever |
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4 |
Mr. Satyaki Ghosh |
L’Oreal India |
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5 |
Mr. Sameer Satpathy |
Marico |
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6 |
Ms. Sonali Dhawan |
Procter & Gamble |
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7 |
Mr. Darshan Patel |
Vini Products |
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CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Insurance |
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Sr. No |
Name |
Company |
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1 |
Mr. Jitin Paul |
Bharti Axa Life Insurance |
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2 |
Mr. Sanjay Tripathi |
HDFC Life |
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3 |
Mr. Rajesh Nambiar |
ICICI Lombard |
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4 |
Mr. M. K. Khemu |
Life Insurance Corporation of India |
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5 |
Ms. Anisha Motwani |
Max Life Insurance |
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CATEGORY: Marketer of the Year: Mobile Devices |
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Sr. No |
Name |
Company |
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1 |
Mr. Pradeep Jain |
Karbonn Mobile |
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2 |
Mr. Vineet Taneja |
Micromax Informatics Ltd. |
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3 |
Mr. Viral Oza |
Nokia Corporation (Microsoft) |
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4 |
Mr. Ranjiv Singh |
Samsung India |
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5 |
Mr. Arvind Vohra |
Gionee |
Speaking on the nominees, Srinivasan K Swamy, President of IAA’s India Chapter said, “Being nominated for the IAA Leadership Awards is in itself a signal of honour because each of these individuals have been recognized as leaders who have made a mark in their respective categories in the last year. Through the 3rd edition of the IAA Leadership Awards, we strive to recognize and salute these marketing leaders and their achievements. I am very pleased that in a very short period these awards have become an acknowledged symbol of excellence and achievement in our industry.”
The Awards will be presented at a glittering ceremony on Saturday, 18th April 2015 at Hotel Grand Hyatt, Mumbai. The ceremony will be presided over by H’ble Union Minister of State for Finance, Sri Jayant Sinha. Top minds from the world of Marketing, Media and Advertising will be a part of the evening.
