Laqshya Pitch Best CMO Awards 2025 celebrates the masters of marketing

The awards celebrated the best marketing professionals in India for their creativity, innovation, and impact over the past year

by e4m Desk
Published: Mar 21, 2025 10:00 PM | 3 min read

The Laqshya Pitch Best CMO Awards 2025 was held at a star-studded ceremony in Mumbai on Friday, March 21. The prestigious awards recognised, honoured and celebrated the game-changers in the marketing industry for their innovative, creative and outstanding work. The awards ceremony was graced by distinguished leaders, industry titans and experts from the advertising, marketing and media world.

The awards honoured the brightest minds in the Indian marketing ecosystem who have redefined the industry with their exceptional creativity, strategic brilliance, and compelling content. At the dazzling awards night, visionary leaders and brands that have successfully navigated the evolving marketing landscape, setting new benchmarks through innovation and impact, were felicitated. By acknowledging the game-changers who drive brand growth and inspire consumer engagement, the awards serve as a testament to the power of marketing in shaping businesses and cultures.

The Laqshya Pitch Best CMO Awards serve as a platform where brilliance shines the brightest and creativity and innovation are celebrated. The awards aim to honour the best marketing professionals in India and award them for their innovative, creative, and collaborative efforts over the past year.

The winners of Laqshya Pitch Best CMO Awards 2025 were judged across 13 different categories for their exemplary and impactful work throughout the year 2024. The selection process involved a thorough deliberation by a team of experts who focused on key parameters like driving initiatives that contribute towards sustainable business growth/practices; optimising their marketing organisation, delivering outstanding innovation and creative effectiveness and playing an industry leadership role.

The Title Sponsor of the event is Laqshya Best Media Group, the Gold Partners are Sakal Media Group and The Hindu while the Co-Partner is SMINCO.in.

Here's the complete list of winners:

Category	Name	Designation	Company
The CMO Rising Star Award	Shantanu Chauhan	Director Marketing	Noise
The CMO Change Through Technology Award	Karun Arora	Head Marketing Communications	Vivo India
The CMO Creator Ecosystem Award	Inderpreet Singh	Head Marketing	Birla Opus Paints
The CMO Creator Ecosystem Award	Kunal Sharma	Head of Marketing & Business Head, Modern Trade and Ecommerce	KRBL
The CMO Creator Ecosystem Award	Nidhi Rastogi	Marketing Director	UNIQLO India
The CMO Sustainability Award	Tushar Malhotra	Director, Sales and Marketing	Bisleri International Ltd.
The CMO Content Engagement Award	Chandan Mendiratta	Chief Brand Officer & Chief Culture Officer	Zepto
The CMO Content Engagement Award	Sonal Kabi	Director and Head - Marketing	Prime Video, India
The CMO Content Engagement Award	Zoher Kapuswala	Marketing Head, Indian Subcontinent	Tic Tac, Nutella, and Ferrero Rocher
The CMO Digital Marketing Award	Nihal Rajan	Chief Marketing Officer	Jockey
The CMO Digital Marketing Award	Saibal Biswas	SVP, Head of Marketing, Partnerships and PR	MediBuddy
The CMO Experiential Marketing Award	Sahibjeet Singh Sawhney	Marketing Head	Zomato
The CMO Transformation Award	Anuradha Bose	Senior Vice President Marketing	JSW Paints
The CMO Transformation Award	Chandan Mukherji	Director and Executive Vice President of Strategy, Marketing & Communication	Nestle’ India
The CMO Innovation Award	Amrit Baid	General Manager - Marketing and Customer Experience	Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd.
The CMO Innovation Award	Chetan Siyal	Founding Member & Chief Marketing Officer	Snitch
The CMO Innovation Award	Sanjay Mehrotra	Head – Sales, Marketing & CRM	L&T Realty
The CMO Growth Award	Anil Gurnani	Chief Sales and Marketing Officer	TTK Prestige
The CMO Growth Award	Pelki Tshering	Chief Marketing Officer	Tanishq
The CMO Growth Award	Lalatendu Panda	Sr VP & Business Head	JioMart (Grocery) Business
The CMO Leadership Award	Ajay Dang	President, Head – Marketing,	Ultratech Cement - An Aditya Birla Group Company
The CMO Leadership Award	Puneet Das	President - Packaged Beverages, India & South Asia	Tata Consumer Products
The CMO Leadership Award	Rohit Talwar	Vice President and Head of Marketing India and South Asia	Castrol India Limited