Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, the Aditya Birla Group was named CEO of the Year and Josy Paul, chairman and CCO, BBDO India, was awarded Creative Agency Head of the Year. Ashish Bhasin, Chairman & CEO, South Asia, Dentsu Aegis Network, won the Media Agency Head of the Year title.
Expressing his views about the event, Sam Balsara, Chairman, IAA Leadership Awards committee, said, “This year, at the fourth IAA Leadership Awards, we have seen some tough competition that has been carried out by teams across industries. The decision-making process has been robust and after deep deliberation, we have finally arrived on the list of winners who have been honoured today.”
Rajat Sharma of India TV won the Television Anchor of the Year award, while Sanjay Gupta of Dainik Jagran received the News Editor of the Year title.Amit Agarwal, Amazon won the Marketer of the Year award in E-Commerce category.
Sharing his thoughts, Srinivasan K Swamy, president, IAA’s India chapter, said, “The IAA Leadership Awards are testimony of the inspirational work that industry leaders and creative minds accomplish during the course of the year. Today, we are celebrating the extraordinary work and journey of the industry at large from the year gone by. The campaigns have achieved much success in the brand’s positioning and perception.”
