Harish Bhat honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at e4m Indian Marketing Awards 2023
During his 36 years with the Tata Group, Harish Bhat has held several leadership roles
The exchange4media Group hosted the 10th edition of Indian Marketing Awards (IMA) on Friday, February 2 in Mumbai. At the dazzling awards night, Harish Bhat, Former Brand Custodian, Tata Sons, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The awards night was graced by top industry leaders from the advertising and marketing world.
Bhat retired from his role recently after over 36 years with the Tata Group. He had joined the Tata Group in 1987. In a LinkedIn post, Bhat expressed gratitude for the privilege of leading initiatives for India's most valuable brand, TATA, over the past seven years. With a career spanning 36 years within the Tata group, Bhat has held some senior positions such as COO of Titan, and Managing Director & CEO of Tata Consumer Products.
Bhat is an alumnus of BITS Pilani and IIM Ahmedabad, graduating at the top of his class in both institutions. He won the IIM Ahmedabad Gold Medal for scholastic excellence in 1987. A decade later, he won the Chevening Scholarship for young managers, awarded by the British Government. In 2017, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from BITS Pilani. He has strong professional interests in strategy, consumer behaviour, business economics and business history; and has been a member of the Consumer Insights Panel of the Economic Development Board, Government of Singapore.
For the second consecutive year in 2023, Forbes ranked Harish Bhat as among the top ten most influential CMOs. He ranked 10th on the list. In 2022, Bhat was at the ninth position. Bhat has four published books to his credit, including the recent national bestseller “#Tata Stories”, which narrates 40 inspiring stories from the history of the Tata group.
IMA awards provide recognition to impressive and impactful content marketing campaigns and recognises the impressive work done by agencies in the advertising realm. The prestigious awards celebrate exceptional marketing achievements in India across 4 prime categories which are further divided into 37 sub-categories.
This year, the IMA 2023 jury is chaired by CK Venkataraman, Managing Director, Titan Company. The other jury members included industry leaders, seasoned professionals from the industry.
The event is powered by Laqshya Media Group while the Growth Partner is Mobavenue.
