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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Indian jewellery industry has found its direction towards an organised way of working and is undergoing an unprecedented transformation. Combined with the fast-evolving landscape of jewellery retailing, new challenges are being thrown at leaders daily who demonstrate new levels of preparedness, agility and nimbleness to navigate their organisations to new levels of success.
Recognizing many such new areas of excellence in retail jewellery industry leadership is the second edition of Retail Jeweller MD & CEO Awards, held in partnership with presenting partners Achal Jewels and Shiv Narayan Jewellers and associate partners Mehta Gold and TJ Impex in JW Marriott, Mumbai, on the 4th of Jan 2023. "I am delighted to be here at the Retail Jeweller MD AND CEO Awards, the first of its sort. The jewellery industry needs these accolades. The jewellers work hard, they are fantastic at what they do, and I am so pleased that this platform is being afforded to them; it is high time the industry gains recognition for its leadership excellence," Nawaz Modi Singhania. The MD & CEO awards envision bringing to the fore exemplary achievements of entrepreneurs, founders and C-suite executives in the Indian jewellery industry. The award attempts to bring focus to the growing influence of leaders to effect change and set off a new culture of performance across different realms of business. The gala event saw a select gathering of a far-sighted and progressive crop of retailers to support the more significant cause of these awards. From an industry standpoint, these awards are a pioneering initiative as they celebrate business leadership excellence in an industry that has historically been under-represented in the world of business. The leadership excellence awards strive to draw attention to not only individuals but also the entire industry. The platform showcases the exceptional successes of these new-age leaders and offers inspiration to industry peers. The awards highlighted many new areas of achievement, such as workplace development, community development, customer experience, omni-channel retailing, women and youth leadership, value creation for shareholders and more, in which creative and pioneering leadership is opening up new paths from which the whole industry may benefit. The award categories create a new framework and key areas of focus for modern jewellery retailers who strive to take their retailing standards to the next level. The Retail Jeweller MD & CEO Awards 2023 recognise all these key transformations and the new level of accomplishment they demand from leaders in the gems and jewellery industry. The industry needs a platform to share the special successes of these new-age leaders. Speaking at the awards, Vikas Mehta, Director of Achal Jewels, said, "Polki category is seeing unprecedented growth. Along with the retail industry, manufacturers are also growing. As an organization, we are focused on research and development which is allowing us to offer unique products and great value to our retail partners including corporates and family jewellers, to support the growing demand in the market." Talking about the great legacy of the company, Tushar Agarwal, Managing Director, Shiv Narayan Jewellers, associate partner for the awards said, "Our company history goes back to a time when my father's great-grandfather was the lead jeweller to the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Usman Ali Khan. Our aspiration is to build on that rich legacy of expertise and craftsmanship for today's market. Our collections are modern renditions of a glorious past." Identifying the 2023 Awardees To identify the 2023 Awardees, a focused team at the Retail Jeweller brought to bear its deep understanding of the industry, gained over one and half decades of interacting with jewellers large and small in every corner of our country, and tracking trends local, regional, and national. This core competence, as well as informal, targeted research, underpin the selection. Award categories and Awardees of 2023: Best Strategic and Integrated Marketing of the year Winner: Ajoy Chawla, CEO of Tanishq Best Omni-channel Brand of the year Winner: Mithun Sacheti, CEO of Caratlane Best Digital/Social Media Marketing of the year Winner: Sunil Nayak, CEO of Reliance Jewels Visionary Leader of the year Winner: Ghanshyambhai Dholakia, Founder & MD of KISNA by Hari Krishna Group Emerging online commerce of the year Winner: Keerthana Grandhi, MD of Vaibhav Jewellers Lifetime achievement in Retail Winner: Shobana Choksey, Founder & CEO of Shobha Shringar Jewellers Women leader of the year Winners: Vaishali Banerjee, MD of Platinum Guild International & Shail Kapoor, President of Kashi Jewellers Leading Regional chain of the year - Central Winner: Gaurav Anand, MD of Anand Jewels Leading Regional chain of the year - North Winner: Kamal Rastogi, MD of Kamal Jewellers Best customer experience of the year Winner: M. P. Ahammed, Chairman of Malabar Gold & Diamonds Best Workplace and People Welfare and Development Winner: Saket Keshri, MD of Ratnalaya Jewellers Leading Regional chain of the year - South Winner: G.R. Ananthapadmanabhan & G.R. Radhakrishnan, MDs of GRT Jewellers Best family-managed business Winner: Aman Talla, MD of Talla Jewellers Young leader of the year Winner: Joita Sen, Director of Senco Gold & Diamonds Leading Regional chain of the year - West Winner: Milan Shah, MD of Kalamandir Jewellers Leading Regional chain of the year - East Winner: Brahmananda Meher & Achyutananda Meher, MDs of Arundhati Jewellers Special contribution to the industry Winner: Shrikant Zaveri, MD of TBZ - the Original Best CSR impact of the year Winner: Joy Alukkas, MD of Joyalukkas Emerging E-Retail Start-up of the year Winner: Shristi Ghunawat, CEO of Tangerine Bio Jewellery Exemplary value creation for shareholders Winner: Rajesh Kalyanaraman, Executive Director of Kalyan Jewellers Emerging Retail Start-up of the year Winner: Manideep Yechuri & Kalyan Kumar, MDs of Vega Sri Gold & Diamond This story has been provided by NewsVoir. ANI will not be responsible in any way for the content of this article. (ANI/NewsVoir)
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