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Winners of the third edition of the IAA Leadership Awards were announced on 18 April 2015 in Mumbai.
The event was presided over by union minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha.
Among winners, Prasoon Joshi, chairman, McCann Worldgroup Asia Pacific, McCann Worldgroup, was adjudged Creative Agency Head of the Year, while CVL Srinivas, CEO, GroupM South Asia, took home the trophy for the Media Agency Head of the Year.
I Venkat, director, Eenadu Group, was inducted into the IAA Hall of Fame.
Here is the full list of winners for 2015:
| Category | Winner |
| CEO of The Year | Arundhati Bhattacharya (SBI) |
| Media Person of The Year | Vineet Jain (BCCL) |
| News Anchor of the Year | Punya Prasun Bajpai (Aaj Tak) |
| Editor of the Year | Aroon Purie (India Today Group) |
| Media Game Changer of the Year | Uday Shankar (Star India) |
| Brand Visionary Of The Year | Hrithik Roshan |
| Brand Ambassador Of The Year: Female | Shraddha Kapoor |
| Media Agency Head of the Year | CVL Srinivas (GroupM) |
| Creative Agency Head of the Year | Prasoon Joshi (McCann) |
| Marketer of the Year: Auto – Two Wheelers | Yadvinder Singh Guleria (Honda Motorcycle & Scooter) |
| Marketer of the Year: Auto – Passenger Vehicles | Manohar Bhat (Maruti Suzuki) |
| Marketer of the Year: Banking | B Sriram (SBI) |
| Marketer of the Year: Cellular Phone Services | Sashi Shankar (Idea Cellular) |
| Marketer of the Year: Consumer Durables | Sanjay Chitkara (LG Electronics) |
| Marketer of the Year: E-Commerce | Amarjit Singh Batra (OLX) |
| Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Food | Siddhartha Mukherjee (Cadbury India) |
| Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Beverage | Debarata Mukherjee (Coca Cola) |
| Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Household Products | Rohit Gyanchandani (Rohit Surfactants Pvt Ltd) |
| Marketer of the Year: FMCG – Personal Care | Darshan Patel (Vini Products) |
| Marketer of the Year: Insurance | Sanjay Tripathi (HDFC Life) |
| Marketer of the Year: Mobile Devices | Pradeep Jain (Karbonn Mobile) |
Srinivasan K Swamy, president, IAA India chapter, said, “It is wonderful to be in the amidst of a collection of individuals who are seekers of excellence. I am humbled and proud at the same time. Humbled, because I am in the midst of a distinguished audience and proud, because this is only the third year of IAA Leadership Awards and it has already established itself as an industry standard. I would like to thank for the support I received from Raj Nayak (CEO, Colors) for putting steam behind an award that the industry looks forward to.”
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