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Alok Bharadwaj Conferred the CMO of the Year 2009 Award
The US based Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council, having a presence across 100 countries and over 20,000 global executives today conferred the important Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the Year award to Alok Bharadwaj, Senior Vice President, Canon India in the Office Automation Category. The conference on marketing held in Indore is the first by the CMO India Council, under the guidance of its US partners.

The honor is in recognition of his visionary leadership skills in the field of marketing and his contribution towards building the Canon India brand in the digital imaging industry. His strong belief on execution excellence has improved Canon's operational efficiency, speed and quality of performance in various marketing programs as well as its financial performance.

On receiving the award, Alok Bharadwaj, Senior Vice President, Canon India said, “It is an honor for me to be felicitated by the esteemed CMO Council. In all humility, this recognition is a testament to not just my efforts but to Canon’s relentless commitment towards delighting customers with total consumer and business solutions. This award will only encourage us to go a step further and continue delivering on our promise of ‘Delighting you always’.”

“I would also like to highlight that the entire marketing team has created some highly innovative propositions during this difficult year of 2009 resulting into Canon India emerging amongst one of the few companies that have witnessed positive growth in all segments. We at Canon are committed to constantly provide our customers and partners with innovative products, technologies and solutions.” he added

According to Dr RL Bhatia, Founder, CMO Council India, “We would like to congratulate the award winners as well as the nominees as they are visionaries and risk-takers who are motivated by passion in their respective fields. These individuals not only contribute to building brands but also provide inspiration to others.”

The CMO Council is a dedicated organization that provides high-level knowledge exchange, thought leadership and personal relationship building among senior marketing decision makers and brand decision-makers across a wide range of global industries. The CMO Council Asia Pacific will help marketers on both sides of the Pacific acquire competencies and best practices to address global business challenges.

The theme of this year’s award function was aptly Change Ahead, Lead Confidently, Navigate Now to Next, Regain Control. The event was well attended by marketing professionals from prominent organizations like Reliance India Limited, Bennett Coleman & Company Limited, ICICI Lombard General Insurance, Godfrey Philips, Aircel Limited, Zapak Digital Entertainment, etc.

The winners of the CMO award are chosen after a rigorous and comprehensive process by the jury members of the CMO Council.

About Canon Inc

With total revenue of about US $ 45 billion in 2008, Canon Inc. is a global leader in photographic and digital imaging solutions. Its global network now employs some more than 165000 people. Five Technology ‘imaging’ engines of Optical, Electro photography, Bubble Jet, Semiconductor and Display drive Canon’s cutting-edge technology products. Canon is the world leader in office automation and digital imaging technologies. The company is dedicated to the advancement in technology and innovation and commits 8% of its total revenue each year to R&D. Canon is ranked 36th on the Best Global Brands for the second consecutive year in Business Week's 100 Best Global Brands 2008 and 189th on the Fortune Global 500 in year 2008. Canon has consistently remained as one of the top 3 companies to have earned the most number of patents over the last decade. Guided by its kyosei philosophy, which focuses on "living and working together for the common good”, Canon delivers high performance and user-friendly products and solutions to improve efficiency both in the office and home environment. More information is available on www.canon.com

Canon’s product portfolio extends over a vast variety of photocopiers, multi-functional peripherals, fax-machines, printers, scanners, All-in-ones, digital cameras, camcorders and multi media projectors, cable id printers, semi conductors and card printers.

Canon in India

Canon India Pvt. Ltd. is a 100% subsidiary of Canon Singapore Pvt. Ltd., a world leader in imaging technologies. Set up in 1997, Canon India markets over 140 comprehensive range of sophisticated contemporary digital imaging. The company today has offices in 7 cities, warehouses in 11 cities across India and employs over 700 people. Canon products are available in over 300 towns in India. Overall Canon’s presence is expected to increase to 4000 outlets by December 2009.

Canon India closed 2008 with revenue of Rs. 665 crores, which marked 31% growth over 2007. Overall, Canon expects to touch revenue of more than 800 crores in 2009.

About Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council

The Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Council, founded in 2001, is dedicated to high-level knowledge exchange, thought leadership and personal relationship building among senior corporate marketing leaders and brand decision-makers across a wide-range of global industries. The CMO Council's 5,000 members control more than $125 billion in aggregated annual marketing expenditures and run complex, distributed marketing and sales operations worldwide. In total, the CMO Council and its strategic interest communities include over 20,000 global executives across nearly 100 countries in multiple industries, segments and markets. Regional chapters and advisory boards are active in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa and Latin America. The Council's strategic interest groups include the Coalition to Leverage and Optimize Sales Effectiveness (CLOSE), Marketing Supply Chain Institute, and the Forum to Advance the Mobile Experience (FAME).

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