Tilaknagar Industries' Ahmed Rahimtoola wins CMO Digital Marketing Award

The Pitch CMO Summit 2026, co-presented by Snapchat and Samsung Ads, was held on March 12 in Mumbai. The event, themed 'The Human Advantage: Marketing in an AI-Native Era', brought together India's most influential marketing leaders for a day of conversation, recognition, and celebration of marketing excellence. At this edition of the summit, Ahmed Rahimtoola, Chief Marketing Officer at Tilaknagar Industries, was honoured with 'The CMO Digital Marketing Award'.

The award is given to a marketer for exceptional skills in reshaping user intent and fostering brand loyalty through strategic and impactful digital marketing campaigns, recognising the adept utilisation of intent and content marketing strategies.

Accepting the honour, Rahimtoola used the occasion to introduce Tilaknagar Industries to those in the audience who may be less familiar with the company. He described it as the country's leading manufacturer of alcoholic beverages, with a portfolio spanning whisky, rum, brandy, and gin. He highlighted Mansion House Brandy as the company's flagship brand and what he called the driver of the brandy revolution in India, and also noted the company's recent acquisition of Imperial Blue Whisky, widely known for its long-running 'Men Will Be Men' campaign. He accepted the award on behalf of his team and their agency partners, calling it "a very proud moment."

Rahimtoola is a marketing professional with over 25 years of experience in branding, customer marketing, advertising, and new product development. Before joining Tilaknagar Industries in September 2022, he spent close to 15 years at Allied Blenders and Distillers, rising to Head of Marketing and subsequently leading Customer Marketing and Key Accounts. Earlier in his career, he held roles at United Breweries and Reliance ADAG. He holds an MBA from SCMHRD and an Executive MBA in Marketing from the Indian School of Business.

The Pitch CMO Awards 2026 celebrated marketing professionals from across India for their creativity, innovation, and lasting impact over the past year, with winners honoured across multiple categories for their exemplary work throughout 2025.