"PR Professional Of The Year" Awarded To PR Grid's Ajay Garkal At the 2nd CMO Asia Awards, 2011

At the 2nd CMO Asia Awards for Excellence in Branding and Marketing held at SUNTEC Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre recently, Ajay Garkal, Principal Associate of PR Grid was felicitated with the "PR Professional of the Yearâ

At the 2nd CMO Asia Awards for Excellence in Branding and Marketing held at SUNTEC Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre recently, Ajay Garkal, Principal Associate of PR Grid was felicitated with the "PR Professional of the Year" Award. CMO Asia Awards are unique for their global recognition and celebration of leading marketers across Asia, who have shown innovative leadership in their fields, and taken strides beyond national and regional boundaries as well as product categories.

The nomination process for the CMO Asia Awards entails detailed submissions including Company and Individual Profiles; Project Reports; Case Studies; Achievements and Media Coverage. The eminent jury for this year included Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee, Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises; Mr. Dave Porter, Global Chairman, World Brand Congress; Dr. RL Bhatia, CEO, Fun And Joy At Work; Mr. Jonathan Peters, Global Chairman, Stars of the Industry Group; Prof. Tom Hilton, Global Chairman, Asia Pacific HRM Congress.

The countries that participated in the CMO Asia Awards 2011 are India, Australia, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey, Bangladesh and UAE, among others.

Commenting on the achievement in a successful year, Ajay Garkal, Principal Associate, PR Grid expressed his thoughts "The team at PR Grid feels gratified at receiving this prestigious honour. It would be appropriate and befitting for me to express our collective gratitude at having the benefit of excellent well-wishers and mentors among the media as well as among clients who have helped us to enhance our professionalism and competence. Our endeavour always is to communicate in a transparent, 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 covering their respective segments and industries."

Formed in 1996, PR Grid's list of retainer clients and projects includes real estate companies like Alpha G:Corp Development, AlphaOne, Brisk Infrastructure, Kailash Nath Projects; global companies and brands like, Brown-Forman Worldwide, Jack Daniel's Rock Awards, Lycra, LVMH Watch & Jewellery; not-for-profit organizations like, People For Animals, Morarka Foundation, One World International, besides young dynamic companies like, GreenLine OOH, Sweet World and Hutkay Films, among others.

About The CMO Asia Awards
The CMO Asia Awards are the first of its kind recognizing Organizations, Chief Marketing Officers and Professionals who have shown leadership with consistent results. The Jury at the Awards comprises of respected professionals from Marketing, Human Resources, Branding, Advertising, Public Relations, Brand Strategy, Education and Corporate Communications from among 52 countries across Asia.

The 2nd CMO Asia Awards were produced by Fun and Joy at Work. According to Dr. R L Bhatia, CEO, Fun and Joy at Work, "We recognize and sincerely appreciate the work of the award winners, that is assessed by the Jury on the basis of the contribution the work makes in helping to connect transparently and in interactive manners with wider audiences when industries and organizations across the globe need to be more transparent."

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For Further Information and Details of Winners at CMO Asia 2011: http://www.cmoasia.org/cmo_asia_report.html

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