MUMBAI: The India Brand Summit held from 30 September – 1 October in Mumbai honoured the best of the brains in the business with Awards for Brand Excellence.
While J Walter Thompson Emeritus chairman Mike Khanna won the lifetime achievement award, Star India CEO Peter Mukerjea was conferred with the Media Person of the Year Award. The Creative Professional of the Year prize went to Star India COO Sameer Nair.
In the organisation level, the awards for brand leadership were won by Titan (Consumer Products), Nokia (Durables) and Infosys Technologies (IT).
The complete list of winners:
Macro Awards (Organization Level)
I) Award For Brand Leadership in:
(a) Consumer Products – TITAN
Ms. Priya Sanghvi – Brand Manager
(b) Hospitality & Services Industry – APOLLO HOSPITALS
Ms. Preetha Reddy – Managing Director
(c) Durables – NOKIA
Mr. V Ramnath – Head Nokia – Western Region
(d) Information Technology – INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES
Mr. N R Narayana Murthy – Chairman & Chief Mentor
II) Campaign of the Year – HUTCH
Mr. Sandip Das, Mr. Harit Nagpal & Mr. Naveen Chandra
III) Agency of the Year – OGILVY & MATHER
Mr. J .C Giri
IV) Award for Social Marketing – SHRI. MAHILA GRIHA UDYOG LIJJAT PAPAD
Ms. Jyoti Naik & Ms. Kamal Dandore
Individual Awards
I) Creative Professional of the Year
Sameer Nair, Chief Operating Officer, Star India
II) Media Person of the Year
Peter Mukerjea, Chief Executive Officer, Star India
III) Marketing Professional of the Year
Girish Aggarwal, Director, Dainik Bhaskar
IV) Brand Builder of the Year
Kishore Biyani, Chief Knowledge Officer, Pantaloon Retail India Ltd.
V) CEO of the year
A.K. Purwar, CHAIRMAN, State Bank of India
VI) Lifetime Achievement Award
Mike Khanna, Chairman Emeritus, J Walter Thompson’