Campaign has announced the winners of its Women Leading Change Awards, now in its eighth year. The awards celebrate the outstanding women who champion change across all industries. This year, the jury has finalised a total of 35 winners across 22 categories—Diageo's Preeti Arora Razdan has won the Woman Leading Change of the Year category, whereas Initiative's Cancer Chicks has been named Women Leading Change Programme. Kate Bayona-Garcia of Publicis Groupe Vietnam is the CEO of the Year, EssenceMediacom's Averill Sequeira is the Creative Captain and Oysterly's Melissa Laurie gets a commendation in the same category.
Take a look at some of the photos from the live ceremony that took place on May 14 at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and the complete list of winners is below.
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| INNOVATION CATEGORIES | ||||
| Category | Name | Agency/Company | Market | Award |
| Creative Captain | Averill Sequeira | Essencemediacom | India | Winner |
| Creative Captain | Melissa Laurie | Oysterly | Singapore | Commendation |
| Digital Transformational Leader | Shayne Madamba | HAVAS Ortega | Philippines | Commendation |
| Game Changer | Penny Chow | IPG Mediabrands | Taiwan | Winner |
| Innovator of the Year | Keely Kuk | IPG Mediabrands | China | Winner |
| Innovator of the Year | Jane Chang | WE Communications Singapore | Singapore | Commendation |
| HUMAN RESOURCE CATEGORY | ||||
| Category | Name | Agency/Company | Market | Award |
| Mentor of the Year | Joanne Tong | IPG Mediabrands Hong Kong | Hong Kong SAR | Commendation |
| Category | Agency/Company | Market | Award | |
| Best Company for Women | GroupM | Australia | Gold | |
| Best Company for Women | Omnicom Media Group | Malaysia | Silver | |
| Best Company for Women | Weber Shandwick China | China | Bronze | |
| Health & Wellbeing Awards | AIA Singapore | Singapore | Silver | |
| BUSINESS CATEGORY | ||||
| Category | Name | Agency/Company | Market | Award |
| Business Leader | Grace Vera Cruz | Grab Philippines | Philippines | Winner |
| Business Leader | Elan Shou | Ruder Finn | China | Commendation |
| CEO of the Year | Kate Bayona-Garcia | Publicis Groupe Vietnam | Vietnam | Winner |
| Chief Marketer | Larisa Beckhouse | Cigna Healthcare Singapore | Singapore | Commendation |
| Emerging Leader | Meha Verghese | EssenceMediacom | China | Winner |
| Entrepreneurship of the Year | Florence Kong | We Glow | Hong Kong SAR | Winner |
| Fintech Woman Leader | Geraldine Wong | GXS Bank | Singapore | Winner |
| Rising Star | Irsalina Batrisyia | Mediabrands Content Studios | Singapore | Winner |
| Rising Star | Kate O’Loughlin | Initiative | Australia | Commendation |
| Vision Leader | Wendy Siew | EssenceMediacom | Japan | Winner |
| Vision Leader | Chloe Neo | Omnicom Media Group | Singapore | Commendation |
| Young Business Leader | Melody laogan | Initiative Philippines | Philippines | Winner |
| Young Business Leader | Amelia Cheng | WE Communications Singapore | Singapore | Commendation |
| DIVERSITY CATEGORY | ||||
| Category | Name | Agency/Company | Market | Award |
| Diversity & Inclusion Champion | Merlee Jayme | The Misfits Camp | Philippines | Winner |
| Diversity & Inclusion Champion | Vanaja Pillai | DDB Mudra Group | India | Commendation |
| Women's Advancement Champion | Linda Qian | Budweiser Brewing Company APAC | Hong Kong SAR | Commendation |
| Category | Agency/Company | Market | Award | |
| Diverse-Inclusive Workplace | IPG Mediabrands Philippines | Philippines | Gold | |
| Diverse-Inclusive Workplace | GroupM | Australia | Silver | |
| Diverse-Inclusive Workplace | IPG Mediabrands | China | Bronze | |
| SUSTAINABILITY CATEGORY | ||||
| Category | Name | Agency/Company | Market | Award |
| Sustainability Leader | Siew Kim Beh | CapitaLand Investment, The Ascott Limited | Singapore | Commendation |
| SPECIAL CATEGORY | ||||
| Category | Name | Agency/Company | Market | Award |
| Women Leading Change of the Year | Preeti Arora Razdan | Diageo | Singapore | Winner |
| Women Leading Change of the Year | Lieza Punsalan | Dentsu Creative Philippines | Philippines | Commendation |
| Category | Programme Initiative | Agency/Company | Market | Award |
| Women Leading Change Programme | Cancer Chicks | Initiative | Australia | Gold |
| Women Leading Change Programme | The Phyllis Project | DDB Mudra Group | India | Silver |
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