AdTech Marketer Awards 2025: Celebrating the Trailblazers of Modern Marketing at Future Forward: Digital 2025
April 2025 — In an era where marketing drives digital transformation, AdTech Today proudly hosted the AdTech Marketer Awards as part of its premium event, Future Forward: Digital 2025. These awards go beyond celebration — they are a tribute to bold ideas, purposeful innovation, and visionary marketing leadership.
Curated with deep intent by the editorial team at AdTech Today, the awards honor individuals reshaping the marketing and advertising landscape through ingenuity, strategy, and a relentless focus on brand-building in a technology-led world.
Among the distinguished honorees was Pritha Mitra Dasgupta of Havas India, recognized for Excellence in Driving Business Growth Through Strategic MarCom. Moneka Khurana from MMA India was awarded for Excellence in Leading a Trade Body for Growth & Innovation, while Gunjit Jain of Colgate-Palmolive (India) received honors for Excellence & Spreading Awareness in Oral Healthcare. Abhinav Iyer from The Muthoot Group was recognized for Excellence in Purpose-Led Marketing & Brand Leadership, and Shwetal Basu of Polycab was awarded for Excellence in Marketing Communication & Brand Marketing. Tushar Malhotra from Bisleri International received the award for Excellence in Beverage Marketing & Brand Leadership. In the insurance sector, Girish Kalra was honored for Excellence in Transforming Insurance Engagement.
In the realm of innovation and product strategy, Nishant Nayyar of Kaya Limited was awarded for Excellence in Innovative Product and Market Strategy, while Nilesh Malani of Waaree Group was recognized for Excellence in Multi-Industry Marketing Leadership. Aditya Oza of EMotorad received accolades for Excellence in Entrepreneurial Marketing & Business Innovation, and Deepak Oram of HDFC Bank was honored for Excellence in Omni-Channel Marketing & Digitalization. Pragya Bijalwan from Voltas received the award for Excellence in Digital & Performance-Driven Brand Strategy, while Rahul Dayama of Urbanic was recognized for Excellence for Understanding Brand Needs & Spreading Awareness Through Innovative Campaigns. Sunita Bangard of Aditya Birla Group received the award for Excellence in Consumer Insights & Brand Growth Leadership.
In the FMCG and innovation space, Rasika Prashant of Soulfull, Tata Consumer Products Ltd was honored for Excellence in FMCG Leadership & Millet-Based Innovation. Paramjeet Singh Mehta from Asus was recognized for Excellence in Integrated Marketing Leadership & Business Impact, while Kuldeep Pawar of Spice Money received the award for Excellence in Rural Fintech. Rohit Bhasin of Kotak Mahindra Bank was celebrated for Excellence in Transformational Brand Leadership, and Saloni Shah Jhaveri of L’Oréal India received the award for Excellence in Transforming Beauty Marketing Through Digital Innovation. Deepak Mutreja of Suzuki Motorcycle India, nominated by DentsuX & Explurger, was honored for Excellence in Two-Wheeler Marketing & Automation. Santosh Krishnamoorthy from LinkedIn Marketing Solutions was awarded for Excellence in Customer-Centric Brand Growth.
In the special recognition categories, Mayur Hola of Swiggy was awarded for Excellence in Creative Brand Leadership and Innovation, while Anuja Mishra of Honasa Consumer received recognition for Excellence in Strategic Marketing & Category Innovation.
    
The event also spotlighted leading platforms transforming the AdTech ecosystem. MGID was awarded Best Native Advertising Platform – 2025, Hybrid was named Best Programmatic Platform – 2025, Apptrove by Trackier was recognized as the Best MMP Platform – 2025, Explurger was celebrated as the Best Social Media Platform – 2025, and Magnite was awarded as Best CTV Platform – 2025.
The AdTech Marketer Awards 2025 stand as a testament to one powerful belief: when marketing leads with vision, the future gets bolder.
