IAA Compass Awards 2020 Honorees
IAA GLOBAL COMPASS AWARDS 2020 HONOR
IAA "CHAMPIONS" AND "YOUNG LEADERS"
IN THE MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY
Recipients Recognized for Their Notable Contributions & Achievements
in the Global Marketing Communications Industry
The IAA Compass Awards have been created to celebrate leadership excellence demonstrated by the members of the marketing communications industry and the IAA global family and to honor their commitment to driving excellence in communications as well as their contribution to worldwide advancement of the International Advertising Association.
The honorees of these awards are the navigators that are dedicated to steering the IAA and the marcom industry to achieve the IAA mission as the global compass of marketing communications.
IAA Chairman and World President, Srinivasan Swamy, announced the winners of the 2020 IAA Champion and Young Leader Compass Awards and said:
"The IAA is primarily a people organisation and the IAA Compass Awards pay tribute to our outstanding members for their many achievements and services to advance the IAA globally as well as to make a difference impacting the worldwide arena of marketing communications. They have contributed their leadership and professional expertise and inspired the marcoms community with vision, passion, energy and committed action. We are proud of their accomplishments and services dedicated to our industry."
IAA "Champion" Compass Award Honorees
This award honors the lifetime achievements, vision, and committed services of leaders in the IAA and their contributions to advancing the IAA and communications in the worldwide marketing communications industry. This year's five recipients of the IAA Champion Awards (left to right above)
PRASHANT KUMAR, Founder & Senior Partner, Entropia, Malaysia
MARUISZ JAN DEMNER, Founder & CEO, Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann, Austria
JOEL NETTEY, Chief Executive Officer, The Ninani Group, Ghana
WALID KANAFANI, Managing Partner, Beyond Consulting Services, Kuwait
TOM DOCTOROFF, Global Senior Advisor, Prophet, USA
"Champion" Awards Jury: Diane Slade (APAC), Douglas Palau (ME), Tunji Ogulbodi (Africa), Carol Schuster (USA), Jacek Olechowski (Europe)
IAA "Young Leader" Compass Award Honorees
This award recognizes individual YP members who are significantly contributing leadership and services in the Young Professionals' arena and creating dynamics in the marketing communications industry. This year's four recipients of the IAA Young Leader Awards (left to right above)
ANANT GOENKA, Executive Director, The Indian Express Group, India
EMMALEE FAGERSTROM, Data & insights Strategist, ANZ, Verizon Media, Australia
ADRIAN PASITA, Founder, DigitalSuperhero.ro, Romania
FRANK CHEN, Senior Deputy Marketing Manager, Sanlih E-Television Inc, Taiwan
"Young Leader" Awards Jury: Janak Sarda (APAC), Mansa Amoa-Awuah (Africa), Ivana Davidov (Europe), Halim Sader (ME), Katrin Barbarello (USA)
The award winners for each group were selected by separate judging councils of IAA Board members representing the five IAA regions, chaired by Heather Leembruggen, IAA VP & Chairman IAA Compass Awards. Nominations are reviewed and considered in the light of various criteria including career experience, significant contributions, IAA involvement, and advancing IAA locally and globally, among other specific categorical criteria.
In commenting on the nominations and winners of the 2020 IAA Compass Awards for IAA Champion and Young Leader, Vice President IAA Awards, Heather Leembruggen said: "We were delighted with the calibre of the nominees and the spread of countries represented in the entries we received. It demonstrates that the global network we embrace is truly international in its scope and service to the industry, and also, importantly, that the IAA family is comprised of many high achievers and leaders in the marketing communications community. I congratulate all this year's winners for their contributions, their services and their leadership for bringing to life IAA's value proposition as "the global compass of marketing communications."
Read what the winners said about IAA and their awards
Tom Doctoroff, Global Senior Advisor, Prophet
“The IAA is a team of like-minded warriors, dedicated to elevating brands around the world. We adopt a cultural globalist perspective and act as a global team, something that motivates me to reach higher. We not only want brands to play a stronger role in the world but also make a meaningful difference in the lives of consumers. The IAA is about brand purpose, something rare in an era of algorithmic and optimization obsession.”