Much awaited, fourth edition of IAA Leadership Awards concluded on 12thMarch 2016 in Mumbai, with chief guest, Union Minister of state for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, giving away the trophies.Raj Nayak, CEO, Colors
won the Media Person of the Year, while former chairman of P&G India
Bharat Patel was awarded as Hall of Fame.
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.”
