Sophia Raman, Director of FACES Magazine and CEO of Media 21, received the Women Leadership Award from Her Excellency Lujaina Mohsin Haider Darwish and Haifa Al Khaifi, both named by Forbes Middle East in the list of 100 most powerful Arab Businesswomen in 2016 and Most Influential Woman 2018 respectively, at a glittering ceremony organised by CMO Asia at the Crowne Plaza in Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, recently. The event, which marked CCMO Asia’s tenth anniversary, unfurled the first edition of Oman Leadership Awards 2019. The event was endorsed by World Sustainability, World CSR and the World Federation of Marketing.
CMO Asia, headquartered in Mumbai, India, is dedicated to high-level knowledge exchange through leadership and networking amongst senior chief marketing officers and brand decision-makers across industry segments. It has made its presence in Malaysia, the Philippines, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Bangladesh, Dubai, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Nepal, Bhutan, Thailand, Abu Dhabi and South Africa and is expected to be launched in Singapore later this month.
Sophia Raman’s award is a recognition of her long stint in the print industry, helming the prestigious lifestyle publication FACES, as well as her elite role as the CEO of Media 21. The award ceremony, held on July 21, celebrated some of the finest woman leaders and achievers in organisations that believe in producing leaders – leaders of change, leaders who are iconic and foster talent management strategy alliance with the vision and the mission of the organisation. It was organised as a build-up to the World Women Leadership Congress, which will be in its 7th Edition in 2020.