MUMBAI: The India chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA) has released a list of initial confirmations of jury members for the third edition of their IndIAA awards which would be presented in Mumbai on 8 September at the St. Regis Hotel, Mumbai.
The high profile jury members who will judge what has been positioned as “the awards for real, hardworking advertising, backed by real budgets” are:
Gopal Vittal, CEO Bharti Airtel – Chairman
Members:
Sunil Duggal, CEO, Dabur India
Suresh Narayanan, CMD, Nestle India
Shikha Sharma, MD & CEO, Axis Bank
Sunil Kataria, Business Head, India and SAARC, Godrej Consumer Products and President, ISA
Nitish Kapoor, SVP Regional Director South Asia & Managing Director, Reckitt Benckiser India
Sanjeev Bikchandani, Founder & Executive Vice Chairman, Info Edge
IndIAA Awards Committee chairman Pradeep Guha said: "Any award is only as good as the jury who judges it, and I am very pleased to announce such a stellar list of names. These are people who have judged advertising every day and are best suited to decide on the merit of real work.”
IAA India Chapter president Neeraj Roy said: “We all recognise the importance of real advertising that is created following a brief, and which has passed through the rigor of client approval, to address a genuine need in the market. This jury will lend their expertise to pick deserving winners, and the teams comprising the CMO/Brand Managers, the agencies behind creating the work and placing them on media, will together go up on stage to collect the Awards.”
IAA Global SVP & president-elect Srinivasan Swamy said, “The jury's stature and their commitment will reflect very positively on the results that will be declared. I am pleased to hear that Mathrubhumi has come forward as the Title Partner for the second year in succession."
Mathrubhumi JMD M V Shreyams Kumar said: “Being in the news space, credibility is very important to us. Awarding real advertising therefore appealed to us. The announcement of such a distinguished jury only adds to that credibility factor."
