Aditya Birla Group Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla was declared the CEO of the Year at the fourth edition of the International Advertising Association (IAA) Awards held in the city on Saturday.
IAA is an international body of advertisers and ad agencies. The India chapter organises the annual awards here, which is unique because winners are selected based on peer reviews and polls.
Birla, BBDO India chairman Josy Paul, Dentsu Aegis Network South Asia chairman Ashish Bhasin, Colors CEO Raj Nayak and actor Varun Dhawan were some of the high-profile winners of the evening.
Paul was declared the Creative Agency Head of the Year; Bhasin, the Media Agency Head of the Year; Nayak, Media Person of the Year and Dhawan as Brand Endorser of the Year.
Ex-Procter & Gamble India chairman Bharat Patel was inducted into the Hall of Fame this year.
The awards were given away by Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of State for home affairs in the Narendra Modi government.
