Tapas Gupta, CMD, BEI Confluence was conferred the prestigious “The Marketing & Advertising Person of the Year” Award at the 5th edition of the “High Flyers 50 Global Icon Awards 2024” by well-known Bollywood celebrity Mandakini for his outstanding contribution in the field of Marketing & Advertising in his long & unbroken career spanning over 45 years.
Tapas has been amongst the top advertising and marketing professionals in India who started his career with McCann -Erickson Group companies and worked with the Group for 21 years before founding his own agency BEI Confluence in 1998. Today BEI Confluence is one of the leading fully independent Indian 360 Advertising Agencies in India and one of the largest and most professionally managed agencies in the North.
Commenting on his achievement Tapas Gupta said, “I am delighted to receive this very coveted global award for a long journey of 46 years in Advertising & Marketing, which I love and is extremely passionate about. I really feel humbled, and thank numerous colleagues and bosses I have worked with, from whom I have learnt a lot. After over four and half decades of continuous working life, I still feel I have a lot to learn from my younger colleagues, and this hunger to learn new things keeps me going”.
‘High Flyers Global 50 Icon Awards’ was conceived five years back to recognise and celebrate exceptional accomplishments of individuals from various professional backgrounds on a global scale in 50 diverse fields ranging from science & technology, IT & computer science, fashion & lifestyle, sustainability, field of medicine, hospitality, financial services, social entrepreneurship, public service, business & commerce, marketing & advertising, to mention a few.
The global award winners come from various parts of the world including the Indian sub-continent and many of the Awards have gone to NRI s who have excelled in their respective fields and have made our country proud.
Past winners include former Chief Economic Advisor to Govt. of India, Kaushik Basu (USA), reputed Bhajan singer Padma Sri Anup Jalota, Dr. Mukesh Batra (Dr. Batra’s Clinic), Vivek Gupta (Founder Licious India), Arun Govil (reputed Actor), well known singer Talat Aziz to name a few.
Giving away the awards, Bollywood celebrity Mandakini, the Chief Guest at the ceremony said “I congratulate all the recipients of High Flyers 50 Global Icon Awards 2024. Success is not just about achieving your goals, but also about the journey you undertake to reach them. It’s about resilience, determination, and staying true to yourself despite the challenges you face along the way.”
BEI Confluence Communication Ltd. Is one of the leading independent agencies in India and is headquartered in New Delhi with operations across the country providing strategy planning, creative, digital, tech driven solutions to some of the leading brands in the country.
