2024 Judge's Profile
Azmar Sukandar
Head of Communications, Asia Pacific
Diageo
Azmar Sukandar is a strategic communications leader with 20 years of experience in building and managing reputation for global brands. Based in Singapore, she is Head of Communications, Asia Pacific, for Diageo and spearheads regional corporate communications, with a focus on progressing the company’s performance ambition and Society 2030: Spirit of Progress ESG objectives.
Before Diageo, Azmar led the APAC regional communications efforts for The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental NGO. Prior to that, she led the APAC communications team at the Financial Times and has also worked with Time and FORTUNE magazines and Microsoft.
Azmar holds degrees in International Relations and Communications from Boston University, and an MSC in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics.
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