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DMAi Awards 2016 facilitate the champions of data driven marketers
MUMBAI: ‘Collaboration’ – be it between creative agencies, marketers or consumers – has emerged as the need of the hour in today’s marketing scenario, when panelists discussed several burning issues at the DMA India Annuals and Awards 2016.
Speaking on the role of DMA in educating the marketing fraternity on the changing dynamics of data and analytics, DMA Asia founder and COO DMAi Shelly Singh said, “We started off 25 years ago as Direct Marketing Association with marketers who believed in response driven strategy for marketing. Over the last five years there has been a huge data overload and marketers increasingly need to decode them to understand consumer behaviour and market drivers. In short, the entire landscape is changing and therefore it is all the more reason for a body like DMA, which we have rechristened to Association for Data Driven Marketing and Analytics.”
The sessions were followed by the awards ceremony where marketers were felicitated on their effective use of data in communicating their brand statement, and implementing the fundamentals of direct marketing in the best way possible.
While the Marketer Of The Year went to Ixigo.com content marketing head Aashish Chopra, EveryMedia Technologies won Marketing Innovation Award (Social) for its digital marketing campaigns for the film Bajrangi Bhaijaan produced by Salman Khan Films.
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Accor names Amit Malik VP people and culture for South Asia
Hospitality major taps HR veteran to drive talent and culture agenda
MUMBAI: Accor has appointed Amit Malik as vice president for people and culture in South Asia, strengthening its leadership bench as it scales operations across the region.
Malik will be part of the South Asia leadership team, overseeing the people, talent and culture agenda across India and neighbouring markets. His mandate includes building organisational capabilities, strengthening leadership pipelines and enhancing employee experience across Accor’s growing portfolio.
With more than two decades of experience, Malik brings a blend of human resources expertise and business leadership. His career spans multiple sectors and geographies, equipping him to support Accor’s evolving workforce needs in a dynamic hospitality market.
“We are pleased to welcome Amit to Accor,” said Accor chief executive officer, South Asia Ranju Alex. “His understanding of people strategy and strong business orientation will be instrumental in building a high-performance, purpose-led culture.”
Before joining Accor, Malik served as president for Japan, Asia Pacific and Australia at WadzPay. He also spent several years at Aviva Life Insurance India, where he held senior roles including chief people officer and later chief executive and managing director.
His earlier stints include leadership roles at Bank of America, Royal Bank of Scotland, American Express and GSK Consumer Healthcare, giving him a wide lens on organisational transformation and governance.
Accor’s latest leadership move reflects its focus on building a future-ready workforce as competition intensifies in the hospitality sector. With Malik at the helm of its people strategy, the company is betting on culture as a key driver of growth.
