Finalists - WeQual Awards, Asia-Pacific 2022

Published on July 29, 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
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