← The WorkRECOGNITION / SOURCE COLLECTION / 2018
A personal recognition standard enters the record.
The source-backed record of 24 marketers recognised across two 2018 editions. The programme was later retired as its purpose evolved into Trailblazers. DMAasia owns the canonical people, programme and recognition records; Awards Asia presents the public recognition showroom.
- Recognitions
- 24
- Inaugural
- 12
- Second edition
- 12
- Dataset
- v1.1
24 source-backed recognition records
Inaugural edition · 2018-05-03
Vishwajeet Parashar
Financial Services
At time of recognition: CMO · Bajaj CapitalOpen consolidated person record →Inaugural edition · 2018-05-03
Nikhil Rastogi
Financial Services
At time of recognition: CMO · CitibankOpen consolidated person record →Inaugural edition · 2018-05-03
Sujatha Kumar
Consumer Products
At time of recognition: Head - Brand and Reputation, Marketing and Strategy · GoogleOpen consolidated person record →Inaugural edition · 2018-05-03
Abhishek Tewari
Hospitality
At time of recognition: Director of Digital Marketing - India · HyattOpen consolidated person record →Inaugural edition · 2018-05-03
Aashish Chopra
Travel
At time of recognition: Head Content Marketing · ixigoOpen consolidated person record →Inaugural edition · 2018-05-03
Bhavana Mittal
Pharma
At time of recognition: Marketing Director · Reckitt BenckiserOpen consolidated person record →Inaugural edition · 2018-05-03
Ram Jalan
Infrastructure
At time of recognition: Head Marketing · Wave InfratechOpen consolidated person record →Inaugural edition · 2018-05-03
Prasun Kumar
E-Commerce
At time of recognition: CMO · Magicbricks.comOpen consolidated person record →Inaugural edition · 2018-05-03
Daman Singh
Payments
At time of recognition: Head - Growth · MobiKwikOpen consolidated person record →Inaugural edition · 2018-05-03
Konia Khanna
Lifestyle / Retail
At time of recognition: Head - Trade Marketing · SwarovskiOpen consolidated person record →Inaugural edition · 2018-05-03
Amit Sinha Roy
Software & ITES
At time of recognition: Vice President - Marketing & Strategy · Tata CommunicationsOpen consolidated person record →Inaugural edition · 2018-05-03
Vijay Balakrishnan
Microfinance / Financial Services
At time of recognition: Chief Marketing Officer · UjjivanOpen consolidated person record →Second edition · 2018-09-27
Gopa Kumar
Advertising
At time of recognition: EVP · IsobarOpen consolidated person record →Second edition · 2018-09-27
Amit Bajaj
Automotive
At time of recognition: Lead - Content Strategy - Africa, Middle East and India · NissanOpen consolidated person record →
Second edition · 2018-09-27
Amit Sarda
Consumer Products and Services
At time of recognition: Managing Director · SoulflowerOpen consolidated person record →Second edition · 2018-09-27
Namrita Mahindro
Diversified
At time of recognition: Senior General Manager Digital Transformation & Innovation · Mahindra & Mahindra Automotive DivisionOpen consolidated person record →Second edition · 2018-09-27
Elizabeth Venkataraman
Financial Services
At time of recognition: Executive Vice President · Kotak Mahindra BankOpen consolidated person record →Second edition · 2018-09-27
Sandeep Mohapatra
Financial Services
At time of recognition: Chief Innovation Officer · Axis Securities Ltd.Open consolidated person record →Second edition · 2018-09-27
Balaji Vaidyanathan
Financial Services
At time of recognition: Deputy Head - Marketing · Franklin Templeton InvestmentsOpen consolidated person record →Second edition · 2018-09-27
Praveen Rao
Information Technology
At time of recognition: General Manager & SVP · CenshareOpen consolidated person record →Second edition · 2018-09-27
Anita Nayyar
Media
At time of recognition: CEO – Havas Media Group, India & South Asia and CEO – Havas Group, North India · Havas MediaOpen consolidated person record →Second edition · 2018-09-27
Zankrut Oza
Public Service
At time of recognition: Head of PR and Communications · Ministry of RailwayOpen consolidated person record →Second edition · 2018-09-27
Basant Rathore
Publishing
At time of recognition: Sr VP - Strategy, Business Development & Brand · JagranOpen consolidated person record →Second edition · 2018-09-27
Puneet Vidyarthi
Rural
At time of recognition: Associate Vice President & Head - Marketing & Digital Innovation · JCB India LimitedOpen consolidated person record →HISTORICAL PROCESS · NOT CURRENT TRAILBLAZERS RULES
How the inaugural edition worked in 2018
- Nominations from members, subscribers, jurors, speakers and direct outreach.
- Identity, role and submission-completeness checks.
- A short evidence statement on marketing innovation and/or content-marketing excellence.
- Equal weight for professional impact and contribution to the marketing community.
- Senior practitioner jury review; DMA representatives retained only as source-dated historical roles.
The source note is preserved as institutional memory. Unsupported claims and old operating conditions are not carried forward as current governance.