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Piyush Pandey awarded the Padma Shri by the President of India
26 Jan
(Marketingmagazine.com.my) – The first person in the advertising & communications industry to receive the award Ogilvy & Mather (O&M) is extremely honoured, delighted and privileged to inform you that Piyush Pandey – Executive Chairman & Creative Director of O&M India – has been awarded The Padma Shri.
The Padma Shri is conferred by the President of India, and Piyush is the first person ever in the Advertising and Communication category to be awarded.
Shri (also Padma Shree) is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India. Awarded by the Government of India, it is announced every year on January 26th, India’s Republic Day.
The Padma Awards were instituted in 1954 to be awarded to citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including science, medicine, arts, education, sports, public affairs, industrialists, cine stars to conservationists and farming.
It has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India but did contribute in various ways to India.
This is a very proud moment for both our employees in India and throughout the Ogilvy & Mather network around the world.
The APPIES is an annual event that presents a rare opportunity for creative, media, digital and marketing agencies or brands to present their best campaigns to the industry.
This is the only event where Live Presentations meets Live Judging.
Similar to TED Talks, The APPIES is the chance for great presenters with outstanding work to show it off to some of the industry’s most important industry leaders.
This year’s winners will receive Gold, Silver or Bronze trophies for 21 categories, and 6 special Best of Best categories (red trophies) that require no submissions!
Campaign entries must have run between June 2024 to May 2025
