2015 World Auto Forum (WAF) Awards Announced

The 2015 World Auto Forum awards have been announced. This is one of its kind award powered by exhaustive research, multiple jury rounds and reference checks that recognizes the business and functional heads behind winning cars, bikes and trucks!

The awards are in the categories of Two Wheeler Makers, Passenger Vehicle Makers, Trucks & Buses (CV) Makers, Best Innovation & the recently introduced Most Popular MD & CEO - Global & India Auto Makers.

2015 World Auto Forum Awards Advisory Council consisted of:

• 1. Anisha Motwani - Director & CMO of Max Life Insurance
• 2. Sudhir Malhotra - Director of Aftersales at Renault India
• 3. Manish Agarwal - CFO of Harley-Davidson India
• 4. Viswanathan Ramesh - Sr VP of Supplier Quality & Manufacturing at Toyota Kirloskar Motors

2015 World Auto Forum Awards Jury:

• 1. Sunil Ranjhan - Group Head HR & Customer Service of APAC, Middle East, North Africa of Apollo Tyres
• 2. Dilip Chenoy - MD & CEO of National Skill Development Council India Past DG of SIAM
• 3. Gaurav Gulati - Successful Serial Entrepreneur & Avid Rider

2015 World Auto Forum (WAF) Awards Winners:

Trucks & Buses (CV) Makers (Total 4 Winners):

• 1. Best MD & CEO - Vinod K Dasari - Ashok Leyland
• 2. Best After Sales Head - R Ramesh - Bharat Benz
• 3. Bes Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Venkatesh Natarajan - Ashok Leyland
• 4. Best Manufacturing Head - Prasann Chobe - Tata Motors

Two Wheeler Makers (Total 5 Winners):

• 1. Best MD & CEO - Siddhartha Lal - Royal Enfield
• 2. Best Chief Finance Officer (CFO) - SG Murali - TVS Motor Co
• 3. Best Marketing & Sales - Royal Enfield
• 4. Best Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Vijay Sethi - Hero MotoCorp
• 5. Best After Sales Head - Prabhu Nagraj - Honda Motorcycles & Scooters

Passenger Vehicle Makers (Total 6 Winners):

• 1. Best MD - Bo Shin Seo - Hyundai Motor India
• 2. Best Chief People's Officer (CPO) - Rajeshwar Tripathi - M&M
• 3. Best Marketing & Sales Head - Rakesh Srivastava - Hyundai Motor India
• 4. Best Chief Finance Officer (CFO) - Ajay Seth Maruti Suzuki India
• 5. Best Manufacturing Head - Sarangarajan T - Hyundai Motor India
• 6. Best Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Rajesh Uppal - Maruti Suzuki India

Most Popular MD & CEO (Poll Based):

• 1. Most Popular MD & CEO - Global - Mary Teresa Barra - General Motors Corporation, USA
• 2. Most Popular MD & CEO - India (CV) - Cyrus Mistry - Tata Motors Limited
• 3. Most Popular MD & CEO - India (2W) - Rajiv Bajaj - Bajaj Auto Limited
• 4. Most Popular MD & CEO India (PV) - Cyrus Mistry - Tata Motors Limited

Best Innovation:

• 1. Maruti Suzuki Limited - Celerio
• 2. Tata Motors Ltd CVBU - Tata T1 Prima Truck Racing
• 3. Ford India Limited - Ecosport