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Oct 09, 2017

IAA Leadership Awards 2017: Sonal Dabral named Creative Agency Leader of the Year; Vikram Sakhuja wins media equivalent

Srinivasan Swamy inducted into IAA Hall of Fame

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IAA Leadership Awards 2017: Sonal Dabral named Creative Agency Leader of the Year; Vikram Sakhuja wins media equivalent

The International Advertising Association’s (IAA) India Chapter announced the winners for the fifth edition of the Leadership Awards on 7 October in Mumbai.

The event was flagged off by Mukesh Ambani, chairman and MD, Reliance Industries and Dr Michael Oren, deputy minister of the diplomacy, PM’s office, Government of Israel

At the event, Srinivasan Swamy, chairman and managing director, RK Swamy BBDO was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Sonal Dabral, group CCO and vice chairman, Ogilvy (formerly chairman and CCO, DDB Mudra Group) bagged the IAA Creative Agency Leader Award. Vikram Sakhuja, group CEO, Madison Communications won the Media Agency Leader accolade.

Rajan Anandan bagged the IAA Media Leader Award. Mukesh Ambani was adjudged as the IAA Business Leader of the Year.

Ambani said, “On behalf of all of us at Reliance Industries, we would like to thank the jury and IAA for this recognition. I believe leadership is about setting new standards as demonstrated by our team at Jio. India was 155th in mobile broadband rankings in the world when we launched Jio but in a year, it became number one in the world. India is becoming a mobile first country and this is the future of our young nation.”

Ramesh Narayan, newly elected President of IAA, said, “We are privileged to have Shri Mukesh Ambani and Dy. Minister of Diplomacy, PM’s Office, Government of Israel Michael Orren with us. IAA Leadership Awards 2017 has been a memorable event thanks to the distinguished guests, esteemed jury and an exhaustive list of quantitative and qualitative parameters that have helped recognise outstanding campaigns and we have cherished our partnership with Colors.”

Dr. Michael Oren, said “India is revered, respected and loved by the people of Israel. Both countries are the cradle of great civilizations and religions. I can think of no two countries in the world that have had a greater impact on history and art. I would like to extend an invite to every Indian to visit Israel and experience our love for India and our hospitality.”

Raj Nayak, COO, Viacom18 Media, added, “We have been associated with the IAA Leadership Awards since inception and are happy to see it grow in size and stature year after year. As a leader in the media and entertainment space, we feel privileged to partner with The International Advertising Association in recognising and rewarding leaders in our country.”

Category	Winner
IAA Business Leader	Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & MD, Reliance Industries
IAA Hall of Fame	Srinivasan Swamy, R K Swamy BBDO
IAA Media Agency Leader	Vikram Sakhuja, Madison Communications
IAA Creative Agency Leader	Sonal Dabral, Ogilvy & Mather (Former DDB Mudra Group)
IAA Media Leader	Rajan Anandan, Google
IAA Editorial Leader	Rahul Joshi, Network18 News
IAA Leader - TV Anchor	Shereen Bhan, CNBC-TV18
IAA Brand Endorsement Leader	Amitabh Bachchan
IAA Brand Endorsement Leader	Alia Bhatt
Marketer of the Year - Home Improvement	Amit Syngle, Asian Paints
Marketer of the Year – Banking	Ashish Marone, HDFC Bank
Marketer of the Year - Insurance	Shiv Prabhat, Micro Insurance Life Insurance Corporation of India

Marketer of the Year - FMCG -Food	Kishore Jhala, GCMMF(Amul)
Marketer of the Year - Consumer Durables – Electronics	Ranjivjit Singh, Samsung India Electronics
Marketer of the Year - Consumer Durables – Others	Ranjivjit Singh, Samsung India Electronics
Marketer of the Year - Auto (Two Wheelers)	Y S Guleria, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India
Marketer of the Year - Auto (Four Wheelers)	Randhir Singh Kalsi, Maruti Suzuki India
Marketer of the Year - E-Commerce	Ravi Desai, Amazon India Seller Service
Marketer of the Year - FMCG -Beverages	Anjana Ghosh, Bisleri International
Marketer of the Year - FMCG - Homecare	Pradeep Wadekar, RSPL
Marketer of the Year - FMCG - Personal care	Shalini Raghavan, L'Oréal India
Marketer of the Year – Retail	Pawan Sarda, Future Retail
Marketer of the Year - Mobile Devices	Ranjivjit Singh, Samsung India Electronics
Marketer of the Year - Telecom	Adarsh Verma, Bharti Airtel

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