SUNWAY Group founder and chairman Tan Sri Dr Jeffrey Cheah was named the Putra Brand Personality of the Year in the 2022 award ceremony that was nothing short of glamorous.
The Putra Brand Awards 2022 is also known as People’s Choice Awards as winners are voted by the public based on their favourite brands in the local market.
It is the premier brand award in Malaysia.
Hundreds of famous teams representing their brands in the country turned up at the night’s venue, One World Hotel in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, in high spirit and celebrated their achievements.
Sunway Group also won the Putra Brand of the Year 2022 award.
Among the other notable winners were Mr DIY named the Putra Enterprising Brand of the Year and Sime Darby Property’s marketing team which won the Putra Marketing Team of the Year award.
Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) strategic planning division senior director Raja Badrulnizam Raja Kamalzaman said the awards were highly commendable as they provided a boost to Malaysian brands.
Brand Icons 2022 were presented to brands with four consecutive Gold Awards.
There were also Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in various categories.
The Platinum winners were Samsung in the cameras, IT and office and business equipment category, Maxis for communications networks category, Gardenia (foodstuff), Farm Fresh (beverage – dairy), 100PLUS (beverage – non-alcoholic), Carlsberg (beverage – alcoholic), Toyota (automotive) and Sime Darby Property (property development).
Among the other categories in the awards were entertainment; apparel and accessories; education and learning; banking, investment and insurance; communication networks; restaurants and fast food; retail; health; e-commerce; personal, household and outdoor appliances; home improvement products and stores; as well as transportation, travel and tourism.