PrintWeek/WhatPackaging? hosted the Women to Watch Awards 2023, which awarded the work of 12 women across 12 categories the printing and packaging sectors.

The awards were announced by the members of the Jury panel, comprising Aashika Sadh of #ASHTAG; Benita Paul of Siegwerk; Bhavika Shah of Beyondesign; Divya Subramaniam of Haymarket SAC; Nita Uday Dhote of Nagindas Khandwala College and Shormistha Mukherjee of Flying Cursor Interactive.

Winners:

Category 1: Educator of the Year
Lakshmi TKS, Professor, Avinashilingam University

Category 2: Business Leader of the Year
Priyata Raghavan, Deputy CEO, Sai Packaging Co

Category 3: Factory Champion of the Year (JOINT WINNER)
K S Rajalakshmi, Sales & Operations Planning Head, ITC Limited - PSPD Unit Kovai
Usha Garg, Quality Manager, Thomson Press (India) Limited

Category 4: R&D Captain
Sanaa Vasi, Partner, Triace

Category 5: Rising Star of the Year
Shreya Mardia, Executive Director & Marketing Head, Unique Tags Pvt Ltd

Category 6: Fintech Leader
Sonal Sheth, Director, Sheth Printograph Pvt Ltd

Category 7: Designer of the Year
Yugandhara Dalvi, Creative Director, Elephant Design

Category 8: Mentor of the Year
K S Rajalakshmi, Sales & Operations Planning Head, ITC Limited - PSPD Unit Kovai

Category 9: Sales Champion of the Year
Tania Hansoti, Marketing Director, S. Kumar Multiproducts Pvt Ltd

Category 10: Young Business Leader
Zeenia Khushru Patel, Chief Operating Officer, JAK Printers Pvt Ltd

Category 11: Packaging Person of the Year
Preeti Jaiswal, AGM - NPD & MR, Jupiter Laminators Pvt Ltd

Category 12: Publishing Person of the Year
Priti Parmar, CEO (RP) / Owner (NPE), Raj Publication/N Parmar Expositions