Partho Banerjee to chair jury of e4m Real-Time Programmatic Advertising Awards 2025

The e4m Real-Time Programmatic Advertising Awards is back with its third edition, promising to bring together the best of the advertising, marketing, and media industry. Organised by the exchange4media Group, the prestigious awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, September 18, in Mumbai. This year, Partho Banerjee, Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales at Maruti Suzuki India, has been named the jury chair for the e4m Real-Time Programmatic Advertising Awards.  

With decades of experience in the sales and marketing ecosystem, Banerjee’s leadership is expected to add greater depth and credibility to the judging process of the awards. His expertise will ensure that the winners are judged based on innovation, creativity, and measurable success in the evolving programmatic ecosystem. Banerjee has been associated with Maruti Suzuki India for over 34 years. He has worked across various verticals at the company including Sales, Marketing and Production Engineering.

The jury panel are some of the renowned leaders from the industry including Bhuvan Dheer, Chief Marketing Officer, Maruti Suzuki; Lakshmi Narayanan B, Chief Marketing Officer, CEAT Limited; Puneeth Bekal, EVP and Chief Marketing Officer, HDFC Securities; Ankit Desai, Head - Media & Digital Marketing (India and Global Centre of Excellence), Marico; Priyanka Khaneja Gandhi, Head of Marketing, Amazon India Ads; Pooja Asar, Head of Marketing EV, Tata Motors; Priyanka Sethi, Director & Head of Marketing, Haier Appliances India; Priyanka Bisen Shah, Head of Digital Marketing, Bajaj Auto; Shilpi Kapoor, Chief Marketing Officer, Airtel Payments Bank; Swati Rathi, Head of Marketing, Godrej Appliances; Pritika Shah, Head – Marketing, HDFC Life; Sai Narayan, Chief Marketing Officer, PolicyBazaar.com; Zameer Kochar, Chief Marketing Officer, Angel One; Sumit Bedi, Vice President Marketing, MakeMyTrip; Nitin Khanna, Vice President – Marketing, Acko India and Suresh Chand, Vice President Marketing & Executive Committee Member - Snacks, Noodles & Pasta, ITC Limited.

The other jury members include Sachin Vashishtha, Chief Marketing Officer, Paisabazaar; Shekhar Saurabh, Head of Marketing, TATA AIG General Insurance; Vikram Jeet Bhayana, Head of Marketing, Bajaj Allianz; Shamik Banerjee, Chief Marketing Officer, Apollo 24/7; Mayank Prabhakar, General Manager, Head of Media & Digital Marketing, Vivo; Anil K Pandit, Managing Partner - Data Strategy and Partnerships, Publicis Media; Amrit Baid, General Manager - Marketing and Customer Experience, Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd.; Ashish Morone, EVP & Head – Brand & Marketing Communications, HDFC Bank; Sandesh Damle, Vice President Marketing – Media, Axis Bank; Sushant Vashistha, Head - Product & Digital Marketing, OPPO; Kaushik Chakraborty, Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications, Tata Capital; Ayaaz Khan, Vice President & National Head – Channel Marketing, Axis Max Life Insurance; Jiten Mahendra, Chief Marketing Officer, Shoppers' Stop; Dhruv Dhawan, Vice President – Revenue, The Trade Desk; Utsav Malhotra, Chief Operating Officer, Noise; Yogesh Apte, Growth & Digital Marketer, DSP Mutual Fund and Atin Sharma, Founder & CEO, Aer Media.

The e4m Real-Time Programmatic Advertising Awards aim to celebrate excellence in programmatic advertising, recognising brands, agencies, and individuals who have leveraged technology and data-driven strategies to create impactful campaigns and deliver the right message to the right audience at the right time.

The awards also aim to highlight the growing importance of real-time programmatic advertising in shaping consumer engagement and driving results. By recognising outstanding contributions and setting benchmarks of excellence, the awards not only honours achievements but also inspires the industry to push boundaries further.