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  • The Broadcasting Industry Awards are organised by the World Brand Congress

    Rahul Johri named ‘CEO of the Year’ at Broadcasting Industry Awards

    By A Correspondent

     

    Rahul Johri

    Rahul Johri, Senior Vice President & General Manager – South Asia, Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific, has been conferred with the CEO of the Year award at the Broadcasting Industry Awards, organized by the World Brand Congress. The award was given in recognition of Mr Johri’s strategy in establishing Discovery as the leading non-fiction media company in the country and his inspiring leadership to build a robust and varied portfolio of eight unique channels, led by the leading factual entertainment brand – the Discovery Channel.

     

    Mr Johri has been the driving force in company’s expansion and growth including its localization strategy and launch of multiple language feeds across brands. His venture to launch the game changing channel in the kids genre, Discovery Kids, has received industry wide applaud. His recent initiative is Discovery’s association with India Today Group to launch Discovery Channel Magazine in India. He said, “It is an honour for the entire company. I am grateful to my team, our esteemed partners and stakeholders in the region who have shared the spirit of commitment in making Discovery as one of the most respected television brands in South Asia.”

     

    “The distinction compliments Rahul Johri’s innovative thinking and creative leadership which has translated into business excellence,” declared the awards jury.

     

    Having joined Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific in 2001, Mr Johri currently leads its South Asia operations. He is responsible for the overall growth strategy of India’s highest quality factual and lifestyle portfolio including Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, TLC, Discovery Science, Discovery Turbo, Discovery HD World, Discovery Tamil and Discovery Kids.

     

    He is also credited with having commissioned a range of acclaimed series including Living with a Superstar: Shah Rukh Khan, What Not to Wear: India, Oh My Gold!, and Be Blunt with Adhuna Akhtar. He also spearheaded Discovery Channel’s association with Yash Raj Films for the latest release Jab Tak Hai Jaan and with the Indian Army for its women officers’ expedition to Mount Everest in 2012.

     

    Mr Johri is a Board Member and Treasurer of Indian Broadcasting Foundation (IBF). He is also a member of the media and entertainment committee of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and member of the Media & Entertainment Division of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

     

  • Ajay Garkal, Principal Associate of PR Grid, received the 'Most Effective Media Communication' award at the Global Awards for Brand Excellence during the recently concluded World Brand Congress 2011 in Mumbai.

    PR Grid wins global ‘effective communication’ award

    By A Correspondent

     

    Ajay Garkal, Principal Associate of PR Grid received the ‘Most Effective Media Communication’ award at the Global Awards for Brand Excellence, known for their global recognition and celebration of leading marketers, who have shown innovative leadership in their fields, during the recently concluded World Brand Congress 2011 in Mumbai.

     

    The World Brand Congress, which was held at Taj Land’s End in November, is the single largest rendezvous of the best brains behind some of the world’s most successful and sought after brands. The focus of the two-day Congress in Mumbai was to discuss and influence the issues for innovation and change. The event was attended by over 1000 CMOs, brand custodians, marketing heads and other top echelons of brand experts across the world.

     

    Commenting on the achievement, Mr Garkal said, “Our endeavour is to consistently communicate in a credible and concise manner with the media and as a firm we are proud of the sound communication channels and understanding that we have been able to create and sustain between our clients and the media that covers their respective segments and industries.”

     

    The speakers for this year included Rohit Deshpande, Professor of Marketing, Harvard Business School; Shane Gibson, author of Guerrilla Social Media Marketing; Sandipan Ghosh, Global Head, Marketing, Tiffany Foods Limited; Magnus Aspegren, Director-Singapore Studio, BMW Group (Designworks USA); Chris Aubrey, VP Global Retail Marketing Sport Performance, Adidas AG; Prodipta Sen, Executive Director, Alpha G:Corp; and. Jonathan Kopp, Global Digital Director and Partner, Ketchum; among others.

     

    The World Brand Congress 2011 was supported and sponsored by Godfrey Phillips, Mahindra Rise, ESSAR, Reliance, Alpha G:Corp, Century Ply, HP, Nokia, LG, Servo, TATA Housing, LIC, Canon, Aircel, IBM, Max New York Life, Intel and Ericsson among others.