Bahrain-based brand futurist bags two awards in India

Mehrinfar received the coveted recognition from a global jury at a glittering ceremony in Mumbai, India, attended by some of the well-known names from the academic, government, business and marketing world, for his single-handed contributions in raising Middle East branding standards.

Alongside Mehrinfar were other distinguished recipients recognised for their achievements in different sectors, including luminaries such as Her Excellency Shaikha Lubna Al Qasimi UAE's Minister of Economy, Martin Lindstrom author of 'Brand Sense', Prof Renee Mauborgne, author of 'Blue Ocean Strategy' and Ms Esther Lee, CEO, Euro RSCG, North America.

Mehrinfar also received the 'Indira Global Super Achievers Award' from the Indira Group of Institutes alongside 19 other distinguished international awardees at Pune. This prestigious award whilst underlining the high achievements of the individuals in their distinguished careers also recognizes the immense contribution to the industry and environment in their professions.

"The Brand Leadership and Indira Global Super Achievers awards represent acknowledgement of the unique work that we do at Vahid Associates and also reflects the changing face of the communications industry in Bahrain," said Vahid Mehrinfar.

"I dedicate the award to my true mentors - my clients and my team - from whom I have learnt everything," he added.

Addressing a class of post-graduate students after the awards ceremony, at the Indira Group of Institutes in Pune, Mehrinfar engaged them with his talk on 'Achieving Success'.

As part of his contribution to the academic world, Mehrinfar announced that the first of four Indira students would undergo fully sponsored training stints in Bahrain at Vahid Associates Brand Futurists within a year - a program meant to expose bright young talent to the best practices in industry and inspire them.

Mehrinfar will be speaking at a brand manager's conference in the United Arab Emirates next month and has just announced a series of his seminars in Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Dubai, Iran and India in early 2008.