AFAA

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of AdAsia and the 30th anniversary of the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations, the International Council has decided to bestow a special award to advertising industry’s most distinguished servants.

It is in recognition of their career achievement in their country and their stalwart dedication towards furthering the objectives of the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations.Such awards are often the subject of much deliberation as those charged with making the final choice evaluate the merits of many worthy contenders.

But in this case, there was no hesitation in nominating and nor in unanimously agreeing the candidates for their stellar service.It is but a small tribute to persons whose leadership qualities and communication skills have contributed to help shape AFAA in a big way.It is our expression of the industry’s appreciation of their many inspirational contributions.

AFAA special award given in 2007 to

• The late Hideo Yoshida
• The late Antonio De Joya
• The late Dato’ Jaffar Mohamad Ali (Malaysia)
• The late Syed Haseen Hashmi
• Shuzo Ishikawa
• Indra Abidin
• Senyon Kim
• Longmen Hu
• P S Yong
• Goutam Rakshit
• Vinit Suraphongchai
• Geeteara Safiya Choudhury