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2022 JUDGE’S PROFILE<\/span><\/h1>\n

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Karan Kumar<\/h2>\n

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With close to 2 decades of proven experience in steering brands to leadership positions, Karan Kumar is a marketing-anchored business leader. He conceives solutions that deliver business impact, combining analytics-led stakeholder understanding with his innate ability for evocative, content-led storytelling. A celebrated marketeer across categories, sectors and media ecosystems, his campaigns have consistently earned signification recognition and applause for being bold, effective, and efficient at the same time. With rich experience across sectors like FMCG, packaged food, stationery, luxury and lifestyle retailing, Karan has worked across some of the most iconic Indian brands like ITC Limited and Fabindia. Currently, he spearheads the marketing initiatives for DLF Limited, India\u2019s largest publicly listed real estate enterprise, as its Chief Marketing Officer.<\/p>\n

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