Finalists Announced – WeQual Awards, Asia-Pacific 2022

Congratulations to the 24 women who have reached the final of the WeQual Awards, Asia-Pacific 2022.

The winners will be announced on 15 September 2022. The finalists are:

Finance category:

• Cynthia C. Castro, Vice President, Head of Finance, Philippines & Jollibee Philippines, Jollibee Group Philippines
• Mukti Hariharan, Chief Financial Officer, Homecare – South Asia, Hindustan Unilever Limited
• Rajani Kesari, Chief Financial Officer – Holcim India & Ambuja Cements Ltd., Holcim

Product category:

• Cathy Simone, Vice President Systems Development, Cochlear Limited
• Sarala Menon, Executive Vice President – Manufacturing & Product Supply Chain – India & South Asia, Colgate-Palmolive India & S. Asia
• Sunanda Sharma, Lead Financial & Digital Inclusion, AU Small Finance Bank

Marketing category:

• Paula Pinto, Global Head – Business & Marketing Excellence, UPL
• Veetika Deoras, Vice President – Brands & Marketing, Indian Hotels Company Limited
• Wendy Mak, Chief Marketing Officer, Link Group

Strategy category:

• Mehrnavaz Avari, Area Director UK & General Manager, Indian Hotels Company Ltd
• Umang Agarwal, Senior Vice President, HDFC Life Insurance Company Limited
• Aparna Mantha, Vertical Head – Financial Sector, Wholesale Credit, HDFC Bank

People category:

• Anandi Shankar, Head HR, Beauty & Wellbeing & Personal Care, South Asia, Hindustan Unilever Limited
• Sarah Southwell, General Manager, Human Resources, GrainCorp
• Sonal Vaidya, Global Head – Organization Development & Effectiveness, Larsen & Toubro Technology Services Limited

Communication category:

• Bianca Ghose, Chief Storyteller & Head of CEO Communications, Wipro Limited
• Divya Anand, General Manager | Marketing | Asia-Pacific, Tata Communications
• Frances van Reyk, Head of Investor Relations, Ampol Limited

Operations category:

• Danielle Handley, Executive General Manager, Customer Experience, Insurance Australia Group
• Kavita Jain, Vice President Supply Chain & Operations, South Asia, Hindustan Unilever Limited
• Sabrina Rey, Director – Global Sell-Side Practice Lead, CRISIL

Innovation category:

• Deborah Peach, Vice President – Australia Operations Business & Technical Support, Woodside Energy Limited
• Deepa Ranjeet, Vice President & Head of Digital, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
• Alaa Aziz, Vice President of Technology, Aristocrat Leisure