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IAA announces nominees for first edition of Leadership Awards
MUMBAI: The International Advertising Association (IAA) India chapter has announced the nominees for the first 10 categories of the first edition of the IAA Leadership Awards.
The awards will recognise and honor “outstanding” individuals in the fields of marketing, advertising and media.
The nominees across 10 categories for the IAA Leadership Awards are:
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Media Agency Head of the Year:
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Organization
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Shashi Sinha
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Lodestar India
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Sam Balsara
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Madison World
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Rajesh Jain
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Prachar Advertising
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Vikram Sakhuja
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Group M
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Jasmin Sohrabji
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OMD
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Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Food & Beverages
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Organization
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Deepika Warrier
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Pepsico
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Chandramouli Venkatesan
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Cadbury Kraft India
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Krishan Kumar Chutani
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Dabur
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Anuradha Narasimhan
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Britannia
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Geetu Varma
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HUL
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Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Personal Care
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Organization
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Satyaki Ghosh
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Loreal
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Arun Srinivas
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HUL
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Kainaz Gazdar
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P & G
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Arvind Chintamani
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Colgate Palmolive
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Devender Garg
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Dabur
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Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Consumer Durables
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Organization
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Divya Rao
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Sony
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Rahul Saighal
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Samsung appliances
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Nivedita Mandal
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Whirlpool
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Sunil Tandon
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Videocon
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Sarthak Seth
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Panasonic
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Marketer of the Year: Household Products
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Organization
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Sukhpreet Singh
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Kansai Nerolac
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Ajay Arora
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D Decor
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Amit Syngle
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Asian Paints
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Kumar Pillay
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Ultratech Cement
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Marketer of the Year : Telecom Products
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Organization
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Anuradha Aggarwal
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Vodafone
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Bharat Bhambawle
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Airtel
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Gurinder Singh Sandu
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Tata Docomo
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Rahul Saighal
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Samsung Mobiles
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Rahul Sharma
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Micromax Mobiles
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Marketer of the Year: Auto 2 wheeler
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Organization
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Anil Dua
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Hero Motor Corp
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Mr. Vijay Kaul
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Yamaha
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Mr. Sanjay Saraswat
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Bajaj Auto Ltd.
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Yadvinder Singh Guleria
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Honda
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Atul Gupta
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Suzuki Motorcycle Company
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Marketer of the Year: Travel & Hospitality
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Organization
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Deepa Harris
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Taj
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Manish Kalra
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Make My trip
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Gajendra Kumar
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Incredible India
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Manish Dureja
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Jet Airways
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Marketer of the Year : Banking
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Organization
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Manisha Lathgupta
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Axis Bank
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Sujit Ganguli
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ICICI Bank
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Karthi Marshan
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Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Mahendra Kumar Rekhi
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SBI
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kalyanaraman S.
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Bank Of Baroda
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Marketer of the Year: Insurance
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Organization
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Chandramohan Mehra
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SBI Life Insurance
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Yateesh srivastava
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Aegon Religare
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Rita Bhattacharya
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LIC
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Ajay Kakar
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Birla Sunlife
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Manish Dubey
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ICICI Prudential Life
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IAA president Srinivasan Swamy said, “Each of the nominees from across categories have burned the midnight oil to make a positive difference for the brands they work for. May the best professionals win.”
IAA has appointed marketing research company AC Nielsen to execute the nomination and voting process and Ernst & Young has been appointed to conduct audit and validate the entire process.
The winners will be decided in a two-stage selection process; the first stage will include nominations and shortlisting by seasoned marketing, media and advertising professionals; and the second stage will be the final selection of winners by a voting process.
The first edition of the annual awards is scheduled on 2 February at Grand Hyatt, Mumbai
Brands
Hemlata Sharma joins ONEOTT Broadband as chief business officer
Former Zee Media distribution head to steer growth, partnerships and strategy
MUMBAI: Hemlata Sharma has joined ONEOTT Broadband as chief business officer, bringing with her more than three decades of experience across television, telecom and media distribution.
Sharma most recently served as head distribution, research & CRM at Zee Media Corporation Limited, where she worked closely with editorial and senior management while overseeing distribution, consumer research and customer relationships for 14 news channels including Zee News, WION, Zee Hindustan and Zee Business, along with ten regional state channels.
In that role, she led nationwide distribution across platforms such as DTH, Hits, IPTV, cable networks and DD Free Dish. She also drove consumer research and strategic insights on a pan India scale, analysing content performance, anchor impact, programme slots and audience behaviour to guide editorial decisions and programming strategy.
Her portfolio also included managing one of the largest alliances with Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited and overseeing the global distribution monitoring of Wion across North America, Mena, Europe, Africa, APAC and Australia.
Earlier, Sharma briefly served as head sales and distribution at Triplecom Media Pvt Ltd, an engagement driven OTT platform bringing together content, gaming, music and advertising for the entertainment distribution ecosystem.
Her earlier career includes a senior vice president stint at Ten Sports Network, where she played a key role in relaunching the sports broadcaster as an independent bouquet comprising Ten Sports, Ten Cricket, Ten Action and Ten Golf following the Zee takeover. During this period, she moved from vp west to head strategy for cable and dth and later national head retail distribution, helping build the network’s retail distribution vertical across India and launching dedicated golf and football channels.
Before that, Sharma spent over six years at Bharti Airtel as general manager operations for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. She initially led marketing and corporate communications before moving into sales leadership, where voice sales grew by 86 per cent and revenues by 96 per cent. She later headed business operations, expanding annual business volumes to Rs 100 crore while significantly reducing operational costs.
Sharma began her long association with the media distribution ecosystem at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited as regional head sales and distribution for central India. During that period, she played a role in the early rollout of pay television channels including Zee Cinema, HBO, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network, while also contributing to the launch of Siti Cable in key central Indian cities.
With her new role at ONEOTT Broadband, Sharma is expected to focus on strengthening business strategy, expanding partnerships and driving growth across the company’s broadband and digital distribution ecosystem.
