From the left: Rajay Singh from Directors ThinkTank, Professor Harmandar Singh from Marketing Magazine Asia, Narishvin Sukumaran from Gameka and James Ho from ClickAcademy Asia

Sime Darby Convention Centre, 16th November 2018- Malaysian CMO Awards 2018, the first inaugural event to recognize and acknowledge individuals who have made significant contributions and achievements in Malaysia’s marketing sector was organized by Marketing Magazine Asia. A total of 30 awards were given out, and Narishvin Sukumaran from Gameka was awarded the “Rising Marketing Star” under the Media & Entertainment category.

Since his addition to Gameka, Narishvin has made great strides in strengthening the company’s brand. His initiatives; ranging from generating significant client leads to bringing media attention to the company, branded Gameka as one of the leading game companies in Malaysia.

“This award is an accumulation of efforts from not just one person but all of us. This is a testimony of the hard work, dedication, and passion of the entire Gameka team and I am proud to represent the company today to receive this award. It’s never an “I”, it’s always a “We” said Narishvin.

Among the award winners, there were many notable individuals from large corporations such as Linda Hassan, Senior Vice President of Marketing from Dominos Pizza, Santharuban Thurai Sundaram, Vice President of Marketing from Etika Holdings and Mohamed Adam Wee, Group Chief Marketing Officer of CIMB Group.

You can find the full list of CMO Award Winners here:

Here are your 2018 CMO Winners!

“We at Gameka are also honored and proud to represent the game industry in the CMO awards, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all the industry stakeholders, in particular: MDEC for their continuous support. Without their support, we would not be here today,” Narishvin added.

From the left: Professor Harmandar Singh from Marketing Magazine Asia, and YB Gobind Singh Deo

Presenting the “Go Gobind” Book

The award-giving ceremony was held at the seventh annual Malaysian CMO conference, officiated by YB Gobind Singh Deo, Minister of Communications and Multimedia of Malaysia. In addition to that, MARKETING magazine’s ‘Go Gobind’ book was also presented during the inaugural event. The book was published by Professor Harmandar Singh, it is a compilation of thoughts from more than 52 of Malaysia’s leading minds in media, marketing, advertising and digital to help drive the narrative of YB Gobind Singh Deo.

For more information, please visit https://marketingmagazine.com.my/go-gobind-book-launched-at-cmo-awards-night/

Digital Marketing Scholarships for all “Rising Marketing Stars”

There will also be a digital marketing scholarship for all six winners of the “Rising Marketing Star” of the CMO Awards. They will be sponsored to participate in the well-established EConsultancy UK’s Fast Track Digital Marketing training programme that has been running since 2011 with consistently high ratings over the years. This scholarship is a collaboration between ClickAcademy Asia and MARKETING Magazine Asia to further incentivize the next generation of marketing leaders to participate in the upcoming CMO Awards.

As one of the “Rising Marketing Star” winners, Narishvin will also be able to participate in this programme.

“We support what the CMO Awards stand for and this is not the first time we have worked together. Helping your marketers grow has always been the mission of all of us at ClickAcademy Asia, and we look forward to accelerating this,” said James Ho, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of ClickAcademy Asia.

 

ABOUT GAMEKA

Gameka is an award-winning game development & gamification solution provider. Founded in 2015, Gameka is the house for a group of passionate gamers, wanting to build great games.

For more information on Gameka, please visit https://www.gameka.my/

ABOUT MALAYSIAN CMO AWARDS

A Malaysian CMO Awards organized by Marketing Magazine Asia to reward the best practitioners of the business of marketing. This award is to recognize and acknowledge the immense contribution, inspiring leadership and trail-blazing achievements in Malaysia’s marketing communications industry. An eminent panel of industry leaders will decide on the winners: all criteria based on results.

For more information on the CMO Awards, please visit https://www.marketingmagazine.com.my/cmo2018/awards

ABOUT MARKETING MAGAZINE ASIA

Marketing Magazine is Malaysia’s leading industry magazine for the marketing communications industry and is read by 30,000 readers who are affluent, advertising, media, and marketing decision makers. They have been around for more than 19 years and is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in marketing communications and serves as an observatory of the marketplace for ideas, insights, and inspiration.

For more information on Marketing Magazine Asia, please visit https://marketingmagazine.com.my/

ABOUT CLICKACADEMY ASIA

ClickAcademy Asia started out by providing ad-hoc public and corporate training in the areas of digital marketing, media and advertising, leadership skills, professional soft skills, and IT in South-East Asia. The academy specializes in digital marketing training covering all spectrum of the new media marketing, media and advertising training, marketing and sales courses, leadership and management skills training and communication courses. The academy conducts public courses ranging from evening workshops and day courses, to boot camps lasting a couple of days and also, longer certification courses. 

For more information on ClickAcademy Asia, please visit https://www.clickacademyasia.com/

ABOUT MALAYSIAN DIGITAL ECONOMY CORPORATION (MDEC)

The Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation Sdn Bhd is a government-owned institution responsible for the management of the Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC Malaysia) in Malaysia as a technology industry and commerce zone.

For more information on MDEC, please visit https://www.mdec.my/

 

CONTACT

Narishvin Sukumaran
Chief Marketing Officer
Email: narishvin@gameka.my
Phone: +6014 921 2028