Mumbai, March 02, 2014: The International Advertising Association’s (IAA) India Chapter bestowed the prestigious ‘Media Person of the Year’ award on Mr. Punit Goenka, MD & CEO, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL), at the recently held IAA Leadership Awards ceremony, in Mumbai.
In its second edition of the IAA Leadership Awards, the ceremony celebrated the leaders in the field of marketing, advertising and media, honoring select individuals hand-picked from a two stage selection process. The award was conferred upon Mr. Goenka the honorable Minister of Information & Broadcasting, Mr. Manish Tewari.
Addressing the audience, in his acceptance speech, ZEEL MD & CEO, Mr. Punit Goenka said, “This award is a result of the valuable lessons learnt from our Chairman, Mr. Subhash Chandra and of the innovative approach taken by the entire team at ZEE”. Mr. Goenka also thanked the esteemed jury members and the core team at IAA and accepted the award on behalf of all the members of the ZEE Family. ZEE as a corporate brand has been remarkably built to a global cadre in the last two decades, and esteemed awards like these are definitely like a feather to brand ZEE’s crown.
Please find below the complete list of the winners at the IAA Leadership Awards 2014:
| IAA Leadership Awards | |
| Categories | Winners |
| CEO of The Year | Nitin Paranjpe, Hindustan Unilever |
| Media Person of The Year | Punit Goenka, Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited |
| News Anchor of the Year | Arnab Goswami, Times Now |
| Editor of the Year | Dr. Gulab Kothari, Rajasthan Patrika |
| Hall of Fame | Ramesh Narayan |
| Brand Ambassador OF The Year: Male | Shah Rukh Khan |
| Brand Ambassador OF The Year: Female | Priyanka Chopra |
| Media Agency Head of the Year | Shashi Sinha, IPG Mediabrands |
| Creative Agency Head of the Year | R. Balkrishnan, Lowe Lintas & Partners |
| Marketer of the Year: Banking | Kartik Jain, HDFC Bank |
| Marketer of the Year: Insurance | Sanjay Tripathy, HDFC Standard Life Insurance |
| Marketer of the Year: Auto: 2 Wheeler | Anil Dua, Hero Moto Corp |
| Marketer of the Year: Auto Passenger Vehicles | Rakesh Srivastava, Hyundai Motor India |
| Marketer of the Year: Mobile Services | Shashi Shankar, Idea |
| Marketer of the Year: Mobile Devices | Shubhodip Pal, Micromax |
| Marketer of the Year: FMCG: Personal Care, Laundry and Toiletries | Arun Srinivas, Hindustan Unilever |
| Marketer of the Year: FMCG: Foods & Beverages | Rajesh V.L., ITC Limited Foods Division |
| Marketer of the Year: FMCG: Consumer Durables | Sandeep Tiwari, Samsung India Electronics |
| Marketer of the Year: Home Improvement | Kumar Pillay, Ultratech Cement |
| Marketer of the Year: Household Products | Sonali Dhawan, Proctor & Gamble |
| Marketer of the Year: Ecommerce | Ravi Vora, Flipkart.com |
