Leo Burnett win at South Asian Agency of 2012

Leo Burnett Solutions Inc. (LBSI), the local office of Leo Burnett Worldwide won two awards at the Campaign Asia Awards, held in Singapore recently.

Leo Burnett Solutions won two Gold awards for the categories of 'Rest of South Asia Creative Agency of the Year' and 'South Asia Creative Agency of the Year'.

Executive Creative Director Subhash Pinnapola and Head of Planning at LBSI, Murtaza Tajbhoy were awarded 'South Asia Creative of the Year' and 'South Asia Account Person of the Year' runner-up awards.

Managing Director, Leo Burnett Solutions Inc., Ranil de Silva said, "We are delighted with the success that Leo Burnett and our team has achieved at the Campaign Asia Awards in the presence of some of the greatest advertising personalities in the Asian continent. At Leo Burnett, our strategic vision for 2012 was to leverage the best ideas, from the best people, to be the best agency and I am thrilled that we were able to bring this to fruition on this landmark occasion, where Leo Burnett stood tall amongst its peers."

"My heartfelt congratulations go out to Arvind Sharma, Subhash Pinnapola, Murtaza Tajbhoy and the entire Leo Burnett local and regional team for their support to help us reach for the stars."

"Leo Burnett continues to set a creative benchmark in Sri Lanka's advertising industry through innovative and bold ideas and our passion for being the best and bringing out the best in our people runs deep," he said.

President, Leo Burnett Asia Pacific, Jarek Ziebinski said, "Leo Burnett Sri Lanka is a highly valuable member of the global Leo Burnett family and I would like to congratulate the entire team for its spectacular success at the Campaign Asia Awards 2012." "This year the agency has achieved multiple successes on the business front and across leading award shows including Cannes, Appies, Effies, AdFest and now Campaign Asia Agency of the Year."