Winners of the sixth edition of the IAA Leadership Awards were announced in Mumbai on 27 July.
Arun Iyer, chairman and CCO, Lowe Lintas won the IAA Creative Agency Leader of the Year award.
On the media side the accolade went to Harish Shriyan, CEO, Omnicom Media Group India.
Madison's founder Sam Balsara was inducted into the IAA Hall of Fame.
Ajay Piramal, chairman, Piramal Group was honoured as the IAA Business Leader of the Year. Arnab Goswami, Republic TV, bagged the IAA Media Person of the Year award and Faye D'Souza was announced as the TV Anchor of the Year.
Karan Johar was the IAA's Brand Endorser for the Year.
| Category | Winner |
| Marketer of the Year - Auto (Four wheelers | Tarun Garg, Maruti Suzuki |
| Marketer of the Year - Auto (Two wheelers) | YS Guleria, Honda Motorcyle and Scooter India |
| Marketer of the Year - Mobile Devices | Karan Shroff, Xiaomi |
| Marketer of the Year - E-commerce | Shoumen Biswas, Flipkart |
| Marketer of the Year - Consumer Durables - Electronics | Ranvijit Singh, Samsung |
| Marketer of the Year - Consumer Durables - Others | Amit Gujral, LG |
| Marketer of the Year - Cellular Services | Pankaj Pawar, Jio |
| Marketer of the Year - FMCG - Food | RS Sodhi, Amul |
| Marketer of the Year - FMCG - Beverages | Anjana Ghosh, Bisleri |
| Marketer of the Year - FMCG - Personal Care | Sandeep Kohli, Unilever |
| Marketer of the Year - FMCG - Homecare | Priya Nair, Unilever |
| Marketer of the Year - Banking and Finance | Anil Ramachandran, IndusInd Bank |
| Marketer of the Year - Insurance | Sarojini Dikhale, LIC |
| Business Leader of the Year | Ajay Piramal |
| Media Agency Leader of the Year | Harish Shriyan, OMG India |
| Creative Agency Leader of the Year | Arun Iyer, Lowe Lintas |
| Media Person of the Year | Arnab Goswami, Republic TV |
| Editor of the Year | Sukumar Ranganathan, Hindustan Times |
| TV Anchor of the Year | Faye D'Souza, Mirror Now |
| Brand Endorser of the Year | Karan Johar |
| Hall of Fame | Sam Balsara, Madison |
