Brand names

The ‘A’ List 2009 — a guide to who’s who in media, marketing and advertising — includes the names of Sam Balsara and his daughter Lara, Farokh Balsara, Pheroza Billimoria, Cyrus Broacha, Hormusji Cama, Farrokh Chothia, Keki Dadiseth, Maneck Davar, Navroze Dhondy, Tanya Dubash, Kurush Grant, Zarina Mehta, Malcolm Mistry, Cyrus Oshidar, Kaizad Pardiwala, Rakhshin Patel, Zarvan Patel, Ronnie Screwvala, Hormazd Sorabjee, Jasmin Sohrabji, Dhunji Wadia among those who have made their imprint on their professions.

"The names in the book are the people who make things happen. They are the professionals who create brands, grow brands, create the communication, run the media houses, get the brand messages to the consumer and enable the wheels of the economy to keep turning,” writes Anant Rangaswami, editor, Campaign India, the book’s publishers.

Eminent in media circles, Sam Balsara is the chairman and managing director (MD) of Madison World, Lara is the company’s business development and diversification manager. Billimoria is MD of Business India Publications; Mistry is publishing director, India Today. Cama is a director at The Bombay Samachar. Davar is proprietor and publisher, Spenta Multimedia. Sorabjee is managing director, Haymarket SAC Publishing India Limited.

Screwvala is the founder and CEO (chief executive officer), UTV Software Communications while Mehta is CEO, Bindass and director of UTV.

Sohrabji is MD, OMD India; Pardi­wala is president, OgilvyOne India; Wadia is managing partner, JWT. Rakhshin Patel is partner at M&C Saatchi-i. Dhondy is MD and CEO, Creatigies Communications Private Limited; Zarvan Patel is the founder of ideas@work.

Broacha is a VJ, theater and film actor, Oshidar is the founder, Bawa Broadcasting. Chothia is a photographer.

Corporate tzar Dadiseth is the chairman of Sony India; Dubash the executive director and president, marketing, Godrej Industries Limited while Grant is chief executive, Tobacco Division, ITC. Farokh Balsara is a partner at Ernst and Young, as per the details in the List.